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