Acting
Jane Powell
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.
Movies with Jane Powell
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Athena
1954
That's Dancing!
1985
That's Entertainment!
1974
Royal Wedding
1951
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Hit the Deck
1955
A Date with Judy
1948
The Female Animal
1958
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Deep in My Heart
1954
Small Town Girl
1953
Tubby the Tuba
1975
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
The Letters
1973
Song of the Open Road
1944
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
Two Weeks with Love
1950
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Enchanted Island
1958
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
Luxury Liner
1948
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
Three Daring Daughters
1948
The Girl Most Likely
1958
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
2007
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
Holiday in Mexico
1946
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
Feathertop
1961
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
TV Shows with Jane Powell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Love Boat
1977
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Fantasy Island
1978
What's My Line?
1950
The Oscars
1953
Growing Pains
1985
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Alcoa Theatre
1957
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Judy Garland Show
1963
Private Screenings
1996
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991