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
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
as Herself
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
as Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
as Self
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
as Delia Ferguson
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
as Delia Ferguson
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Kit Andre
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Kit Andre
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Host
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Host
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Kitty Douglass
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Kitty Douglass
Tubby the Tuba
as Celeste (voice)
Tubby the Tuba
as Celeste (voice)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Letters
as Elaine Anderson
The Letters
as Elaine Anderson
Feathertop
as Julie Balfour
Feathertop
as Julie Balfour
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Esther Smith
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Esther Smith
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
Enchanted Island
as Fayaway
Enchanted Island
as Fayaway
The Girl Most Likely
as Dodie
The Girl Most Likely
as Dodie
The Female Animal
as Penny Windsor
The Female Animal
as Penny Windsor
Hit the Deck
as Susan Smith
Hit the Deck
as Susan Smith
Deep in My Heart
as Performer (segment "Maytime")
Deep in My Heart
as Performer (segment "Maytime")
Athena
as Athena
Athena
as Athena
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Bride Milly Pontipee
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Bride Milly Pontipee
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Penny Weston
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Penny Weston
Small Town Girl
as Cindy Kimbell
Small Town Girl
as Cindy Kimbell
Rich, Young and Pretty
as Elizabeth Rogers
Rich, Young and Pretty
as Elizabeth Rogers
Royal Wedding
as Ellen Bowen
Royal Wedding
as Ellen Bowen
Two Weeks with Love
as Patti Robinson
Two Weeks with Love
as Patti Robinson
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Nancy Barklay
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Nancy Barklay
Luxury Liner
as Polly Bradford
Luxury Liner
as Polly Bradford
A Date with Judy
as Judy Foster
A Date with Judy
as Judy Foster
Three Daring Daughters
as Tess Morgan
Three Daring Daughters
as Tess Morgan
Holiday in Mexico
as Christine Evans
Holiday in Mexico
as Christine Evans
Delightfully Dangerous
as Sherry Williams
Delightfully Dangerous
as Sherry Williams
Song of the Open Road
as Jane Powell
Song of the Open Road
as Jane Powell