Acting · Portland, Oregon, USA · Born April 1, 1929
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.
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MoviePrivate Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
as Self
MovieDon Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
as Herself
MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
2007
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
as Delia Ferguson
MoviePerfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Kit Andre
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Bess Sherman
MovieSobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
as Herself
TVPrivate Screenings
1996
as Self
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieNelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
as Host
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
as Self
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
TVGrowing Pains
1985
as Irma Seaver Overmier
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Rev. Mother Claire
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
TVFantasy Island
1978
as Joan Wade
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Aunt Loretta
MovieMayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
as Kitty Douglass
MovieTubby the Tuba
1975
as Celeste (voice)
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Letters
1973
as Elaine Anderson
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
TVThe Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieFeathertop
1961
as Julie Balfour
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Lois Walters
MovieMeet Me in St. Louis
1959
as Esther Smith
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
MovieEnchanted Island
1958
as Fayaway
MovieThe Girl Most Likely
1958
as Dodie
MovieThe Female Animal
1958
as Penny Windsor
TVAlcoa Theatre
1957
as Julie Kingstone / Hilde Frenz
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
MovieHit the Deck
1955
as Susan Smith
MovieDeep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "Maytime")
MovieAthena
1954
as Athena
MovieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Bride Milly Pontipee
MovieThree Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Penny Weston
MovieSmall Town Girl
1953
as Cindy Kimbell
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieRich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Elizabeth Rogers
MovieRoyal Wedding
1951
as Ellen Bowen
MovieTwo Weeks with Love
1950
as Patti Robinson
MovieNancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Nancy Barklay
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieLuxury Liner
1948
as Polly Bradford
MovieA Date with Judy
1948
as Judy Foster
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThree Daring Daughters
1948
as Tess Morgan
MovieHoliday in Mexico
1946
as Christine Evans
MovieDelightfully Dangerous
1945
as Sherry Williams
MovieSong of the Open Road
1944
as Jane Powell
