Jane Powell
Born April 01, 1929 (Age: 97)
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Portland, Oregon, USA
Biography
Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in commercials, and in a workout video. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carousel," and a one-woman show "The Girl Next Door and How She Grew," from which she took the title of her 1988 autobiography. From the 1980s to the 2010s, Powell lived with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore, in New York City and Connecticut, active in television and theater through the 2000s. Moore passed away in 2015 and Powell moved full-time to Wilton, Connecticut after that. Jane Powell passed away on September 16, 2021, of natural causes, at the age of 92. Despite the same last name she is not related to actors William Powell, Dick Powell, or Eleanor Powell.
Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in commercials, and in a workout video. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carousel," and a one-woman show "The Girl Next Door and How She Grew," from which she took the title of her 1988 autobiography.
From the 1980s to the 2010s, Powell lived with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore, in New York City and Connecticut, active in television and theater through the 2000s. Moore passed away in 2015 and Powell moved full-time to Wilton, Connecticut after that. Jane Powell passed away on September 16, 2021, of natural causes, at the age of 92.
Despite the same last name she is not related to actors William Powell, Dick Powell, or Eleanor Powell.
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Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
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as Self (archive)
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Age: 79
No Image
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
2007
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as Self
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Age: 78
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
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as Delia Ferguson
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Age: 71
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
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as Kit Andre
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Age: 70
No Image
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
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as Herself
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Age: 67
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 65
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
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as Host
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Age: 62
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 58
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 55
That's Dancing!
1985
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as
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Age: 55
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 45
The Letters
1973
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as Elaine Anderson
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Age: 43
Feathertop
1961
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as Julie Balfour
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Age: 32
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
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as Esther Smith
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Age: 30
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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as Self
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Age: 29
Enchanted Island
1958
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as Fayaway
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Age: 29
The Girl Most Likely
1958
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as Dodie
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Age: 28
The Female Animal
1958
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as Penny Windsor
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Age: 28
Hit the Deck
1955
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as Susan Smith
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Age: 25
Deep in My Heart
1954
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as Performer in Maytime
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Age: 25
Athena
1954
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as Athena Mulvain
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Age: 25
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
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as Bride Milly Pontipee
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Age: 25
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
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as Penny Weston
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Age: 24
Small Town Girl
1953
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as Cindy Kimbell
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Age: 24
Two Weeks with Love
1950
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as Patti Robinson
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Age: 21
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
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as Nancy Barklay
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Age: 20
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
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as Sherry Williams
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Age: 15