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.
Known For
Patti Robinson
Two Weeks with Love
Bride Milly Pontipee
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Ellen Bowen
Royal Wedding
Judy Foster
A Date with Judy
Polly Bradford
Luxury Liner
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Athena Mulvain
Athena
Tess Morgan
Three Daring Daughters
Cindy Kimbell
Small Town Girl
Dodie
The Girl Most Likely
Elizabeth Rogers
Rich, Young and Pretty
Susan Smith
Hit the Deck
Christine Evans
Holiday in Mexico
Nancy Barklay
Nancy Goes to Rio
Sherry Williams
Delightfully Dangerous
Penny Weston
Three Sailors and a Girl
Fayaway
Enchanted Island
Jane Powell
Song of the Open Road
Penny Windsor
The Female Animal
Herself
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Kit Andre
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Self
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
Celeste (voice)
Tubby the Tuba
Elaine Anderson
The Letters
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Performer in Maytime
Deep in My Heart
Esther Smith
Meet Me in St. Louis
Delia Ferguson
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Herself
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
That's Dancing!
Kitty Douglass
Mayday at 40,000 Feet!
Host
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Julie Balfour
Feathertop
Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-04-01
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also Known As
Suzanne Lorraine Burce