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.
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Movies (40)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self
2009
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
2002
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
2000
Memories of Giant
1998
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Self
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
1996
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self
1993
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
1989
All Together Now
as Helen Drummond
1975
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
as Self
1974
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Lt. Grace Blodgett
1963
The Right Approach
as Liz Fargo
1961
The Heart is a Rebel
as Grace
1958
Armored Attack!
as as Clavdia Kurin
1957
Giant
as Vashti Synthe
1956
Danger Street
as Pat Marvin
1947
Affairs of Geraldine
as Geraldine Cooper
1946
Peeks at Hollywood
1946
Faces in the Fog
as Mary Elliott
1944
My Best Gal
as Kitty O'Hara
1944
The North Star
as Clavdia Kurin
1943
Johnny Doughboy
as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
1942
The Mad Martindales
as Kathy Martindale
1942
Young America
as Jane Campbell
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Small Town Deb
as Patricia Randall
1941
A Very Young Lady
as Kitty Russell
1941
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
as Self
1941
Her First Beau
as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
1941
Golden Hoofs
as Jane Drake
1941
Youth Will Be Served
as Eadie-May
1940
The Girl from Avenue A
as Jane
1940
Shooting High
as Jane Pritchard
1940
High School
as Jane Wallace
1940
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Colette
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as Addie Fippany
1939
Boy Friend
as Sally Murphy
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
1939
The Arizona Wildcat
as Mary Jane Patterson
1939
Always in Trouble
as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
1938
TV Shows (10)
Murder, She Wrote
as Marge Allen
1984
Hart to Hart
1979
The Love Boat
as Gladys
1977
Weekend Special
1977
The Munsters
as Fanny Pike
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Edith Swinney
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Pete and Gladys
1960
General Electric Theater
as Sue Ann Baines
1953