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Jane Withers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1926-04-12

Day of Death

2021-08-07

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography (62)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009
⭐ 5.4 Role: Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

2000
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Memories of Giant

1998
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

1996
⭐ 7.1 Role: Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993
⭐ 0 Role: Self

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989
⭐ 8.0 Role: Helen Drummond

All Together Now

1975
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

1974
⭐ 6.7 Role: Lt. Grace Blodgett

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963
⭐ 7.0 Role: Liz Fargo

The Right Approach

1961
⭐ 8.0 Role: Grace

The Heart Is a Rebel

1958
⭐ 6.2 Role: as Clavdia Kurin

Armored Attack!

1957
⭐ 7.6 Role: Vashti Synthe

Giant

1956