Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 12, 1926
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Jane Withers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of 3, Withers was a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s, and probably best known for playing the obnoxious Joy Smythe in the film Bright Eyes, where she paired with Shirley Temple.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self |
| 2002 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Gargoyle Laverne (voice) |
| 2000 | Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice) |
| 1996 | Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star | Self |
| 1993 | Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self |
| 1975 | All Together Now | Helen Drummond |
| 1974 | Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife | Self |
| 1963 | Captain Newman, M.D. | Lt. Grace Blodgett |
| 1961 | The Right Approach | Liz Fargo |
| 1958 | The Heart is a Rebel | Grace |
| 1957 | Armored Attack! | as Clavdia Kurin |
| 1956 | Giant | Vashti Synthe |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Pat Marvin |
| 1946 | Affairs of Geraldine | Geraldine Cooper |
| 1946 | Peeks at Hollywood | |
| 1944 | My Best Gal | Kitty O'Hara |
| 1944 | Faces in the Fog | Mary Elliott |
| 1943 | The North Star | Clavdia Kurin |
| 1942 | Johnny Doughboy | Ann Winters / Penny Ryan |
| 1942 | The Mad Martindales | Kathy Martindale |
| 1942 | Young America | Jane Campbell |
| 1941 | Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play | Self |
| 1941 | Small Town Deb | Patricia Randall |
| 1941 | Golden Hoofs | Jane Drake |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1941 | Her First Beau | Penelope 'Penny' Wood |
| 1941 | A Very Young Lady | Kitty Russell |
| 1940 | Youth Will Be Served | Eadie-May |
| 1940 | High School | Jane Wallace |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Jane Pritchard |
| 1940 | The Girl from Avenue A | Jane |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Colette |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Chicken Wagon Family | Addie Fippany |
| 1939 | Boy Friend | Sally Murphy |
| 1939 | The Arizona Wildcat | Mary Jane Patterson |
| 1938 | Always in Trouble | Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington |
| 1938 | Keep Smiling | Jane Rand |
| 1938 | Rascals | Gypsy |
| 1937 | Angel's Holiday | June 'Angel' Everett |
| 1937 | Checkers | Checkers |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror | Corky |
| 1937 | 45 Fathers | Judy |
| 1937 | Wild and Woolly | Arnette Flynn |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Paddy O'Day |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Judy Devlin |
| 1936 | Pepper | Pepper Jolly |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Peg Gurgle |
| 1936 | Gentle Julia | Florence Atwater |
| 1935 | Ginger | Ginger |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Della |
| 1935 | The Good Fairy | Girl in Orphanage (uncredited) |
| 1935 | This Is the Life | Geraldine Revier |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes | Joy Smythe |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life | Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Marge Allen |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Alma Sobel |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1977 | Weekend Special | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Gladys |
| 1964 | The Munsters | Fanny Pike |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Edith Swinney |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sue Ann Baines |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Betty Hamilton |