Cast
Jane Powell
Acting
Cast
Jane Powell
Known for
Acting
Born
1929-04-01
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Died
2021-09-16
Also known as Suzanne Lorraine Burce
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.
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That's Entertainment!
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That's Entertainment! III
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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Song of the Open Road
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Athena
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Night of 100 Stars II
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The Female Animal
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Hit the Deck
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Night of 100 Stars
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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
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That's Dancing!
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Rich, Young and Pretty
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Royal Wedding
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A Date with Judy
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Small Town Girl
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
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Tubby the Tuba
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
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Meet Me in St. Louis
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Deep in My Heart
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Delightfully Dangerous
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The All-Star Christmas Show
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
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The Letters
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Three Sailors and a Girl
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Three Daring Daughters
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The Girl Most Likely
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
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Feathertop
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Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
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The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
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Enchanted Island
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Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
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Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
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Holiday in Mexico
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Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
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