Jane Withers

Acting

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.

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Movies (62)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002
Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
Self
Memories of Giant
1998
Self
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
Self
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
Self
All Together Now
1975
Helen Drummond
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
Self
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
Lt. Grace Blodgett
The Right Approach
1961
Liz Fargo
The Heart Is a Rebel
1958
Grace
Armored Attack!
1957
as Clavdia Kurin
Giant
1956
Vashti Synthe
Danger Street
1947
Pat Marvin
Affairs of Geraldine
1946
Geraldine Cooper
Peeks at Hollywood
1946
Faces in the Fog
1944
Mary Elliott
My Best Gal
1944
Kitty O'Hara
The North Star
1943
Clavdia Kurin
Johnny Doughboy
1942
Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
The Mad Martindales
1942
Kathy Martindale
Young America
1942
Jane Campbell
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Small Town Deb
1941
Patricia Randall
A Very Young Lady
1941
Kitty Russell
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
1941
Self
Her First Beau
1941
Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Golden Hoofs
1941
Jane Drake