
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.
Acting (38 movies)

Two Weeks with Love
1950

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954

Royal Wedding
1951

A Date with Judy
1948

Luxury Liner
1948

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

Athena
1954

Three Daring Daughters
1948

Small Town Girl
1953

The Girl Most Likely
1958

Hit the Deck
1955

Rich, Young and Pretty
1951

Holiday in Mexico
1946

Nancy Goes to Rio
1950

Delightfully Dangerous
1945

Three Sailors and a Girl
1953

Enchanted Island
1958

Song of the Open Road
1944

The Female Animal
1958

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000

Tubby the Tuba
1975

The Letters
1973

That's Entertainment!
1974

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

Deep in My Heart
1954

Meet Me in St. Louis
1959

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
2000

That's Entertainment! III
1994

That's Dancing!
1985

Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977

Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014

Night of 100 Stars
1982

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

Feathertop
1961

The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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