Acting
Jane 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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Film · 2021
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Film · 2011
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Film · 2009
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Film · 2007
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Film · 2000
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
Film · 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
Film · 1997
Private Screenings
Series · 1996
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Film · 1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Series · 1991
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Film · 1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
That's Dancing!
Film · 1985
Growing Pains
Series · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Tubby the Tuba
Film · 1975
That's Entertainment!
Film · 1974
The Letters
Film · 1973
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
The Judy Garland Show
Series · 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Feathertop
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Meet Me in St. Louis
Film · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
The Girl Most Likely
Film · 1958
Enchanted Island
Film · 1958
The Female Animal
Film · 1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
Film · 1958
Alcoa Theatre
Series · 1957
Alcoa Theatre
Series · 1957
Alcoa Theatre
Series · 1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Hit the Deck
Film · 1955
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Film · 1954
Athena
Film · 1954
Deep in My Heart
Film · 1954
Small Town Girl
Film · 1953
Three Sailors and a Girl
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Royal Wedding
Film · 1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
Film · 1951
Two Weeks with Love
Film · 1950
Nancy Goes to Rio
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
A Date with Judy
Film · 1948
Luxury Liner
Film · 1948
Three Daring Daughters
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Holiday in Mexico
Film · 1946
Delightfully Dangerous
Film · 1945
Song of the Open Road
Film · 1944