
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. As of 2010, Powell lives with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore, in New York City and Connecticut, and is still active in television and theater. Despite the same last name she is not related to actors William Powell, Dick Powell, or Eleanor Powell.
Movie | Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter | Herself | 2011-04-09 |
Movie | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Herself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder | Kit Andre | 2000-02-27 |
Movie | The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | Delia Ferguson | 2000-08-27 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Herself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
Movie | That's Dancing! | 1985-01-01 | |
Series | Growing Pains | Unknown | 1985-09-24 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Rev. Mother Claire | 1984-09-30 |
Series | The Love Boat | Grace Bostwick | 1977-09-24 |
Movie | Mayday at 40,000 Feet! | Kitty Douglass | 1976-11-12 |
Movie | Tubby the Tuba | Celeste | 1975-04-30 |
Movie | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
Movie | The Letters | Elaine Anderson | 1973-03-03 |
Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
Movie | Meet Me in St. Louis | Esther Smith | 1959-04-26 |
Movie | The Female Animal | Penny Windsor | 1958-01-22 |
Movie | Enchanted Island | Fayaway | 1958-11-08 |
Movie | The Girl Most Likely | Dodie | 1958-02-05 |
Series | Alcoa Theatre | 1957-10-07 | |
Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
Movie | Hit the Deck | Susan Smith | 1955-02-24 |
Movie | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Bride Milly Pontipee | 1954-07-22 |
Movie | Athena | Athena Mulvain | 1954-11-04 |
Movie | Deep in My Heart | Jane Powell | 1954-12-09 |
Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
Movie | Three Sailors and a Girl | Penny Weston | 1953-11-23 |
Movie | Small Town Girl | Cindy Kimbell | 1953-04-10 |
Movie | Royal Wedding | Ellen Bowen | 1951-03-08 |
Movie | Rich, Young and Pretty | Elizabeth Rogers | 1951-07-09 |
Series | What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950-02-02 |
Movie | Nancy Goes to Rio | Nancy Barklay | 1950-03-10 |
Movie | Two Weeks with Love | Patti Robinson | 1950-11-10 |
Movie | Three Daring Daughters | Tess Morgan | 1948-02-12 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
Movie | A Date with Judy | Judy Foster | 1948-07-29 |
Movie | Luxury Liner | Polly Bradford | 1948-11-09 |
Movie | Holiday in Mexico | Christine Evans | 1946-08-15 |
Movie | Delightfully Dangerous | Sherry Williams | 1945-03-31 |
Movie | Song of the Open Road | Jane Powell | 1944-06-21 |