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Jane Withers
Jane Withers

Jane Withers

ActingBorn April 12, 1926Died August 7, 2021 (age 95)Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography

2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

Movie
1998Movie
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Marge Allen

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Alma Sobel

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Gladys

TV
1975
All Together Now

as Helen Drummond

Movie
1964
The Munsters

as Fanny Pike

TV
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.

as Lt. Grace Blodgett

Movie
1962TV
1961
The Right Approach

as Liz Fargo

Movie
1958Movie
1957
Armored Attack!

as as Clavdia Kurin

Movie
1956
Giant

as Vashti Synthe

Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Sue Ann Baines

TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Betty Hamilton

TV
1947
Danger Street

as Pat Marvin

Movie
1946
Affairs of Geraldine

as Geraldine Cooper

Movie
1944
Faces in the Fog

as Mary Elliott

Movie
1944
My Best Gal

as Kitty O'Hara

Movie
1943
The North Star

as Clavdia Kurin

Movie
1942
Johnny Doughboy

as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan

Movie
1942
The Mad Martindales

as Kathy Martindale

Movie
1942
Young America

as Jane Campbell

Movie
1941
Small Town Deb

as Patricia Randall

Movie
1941
A Very Young Lady

as Kitty Russell

Movie
1941
Her First Beau

as Penelope 'Penny' Wood

Movie
1941
Golden Hoofs

as Jane Drake

Movie
1940Movie
1940Movie
1940
Shooting High

as Jane Pritchard

Movie
1940
High School

as Jane Wallace

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Chicken Wagon Family

as Addie Fippany

Movie
1939
Boy Friend

as Sally Murphy

Movie
1939
Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1939
The Arizona Wildcat

as Mary Jane Patterson

Movie
1938
Always in Trouble

as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington

Movie
1938
Keep Smiling

as Jane Rand

Movie
1938
Rascals

as Gypsy

Movie
1937
Checkers

as Checkers

Movie
1937
45 Fathers

as Judy

Movie
1937
Wild and Woolly

as Arnette Flynn

Movie
1937
Angel's Holiday

as June 'Angel' Everett

Movie
1937Movie
1936
Can This Be Dixie?

as Peg Gurgle

Movie
1936
Pepper

as Pepper Jolly

Movie
1936
Little Miss Nobody

as Judy Devlin

Movie
1936
Gentle Julia

as Florence Atwater

Movie
1936
Paddy O'Day

as Paddy O'Day

Movie
1935
This Is the Life

as Geraldine Revier

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Ginger

as Ginger

Movie
1935
The Good Fairy

as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Bright Eyes

as Joy Smythe

Movie
1934
Imitation of Life

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Buddy's Garage

as Cookie (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Buddy's Day Out

as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Zoo in Budapest

as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 12, 1926
Day of DeathAugust 7, 2021
Place of BirthAtlanta, Georgia, USA
Popularity0.6