Personal Info
Birthday
April 12, 1926
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (69)
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie2009
5.4
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Movie2002
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9.0
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Movie2000
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Memories of Giant
Movie1998
7.1
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie1996
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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Movie1993
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When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Movie1989
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
6.8
Hart to Hart
TV Series1979
6.3
The Love Boat
TV Series1977
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8.0
All Together Now
Movie1975
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6.0
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Movie1974
7.9
The Munsters
TV Series1964
6.7
Captain Newman, M.D.
Movie1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
7.0
The Right Approach
Movie1961
6.3
Pete and Gladys
TV Series1960
8.0
The Heart Is a Rebel
Movie1958
6.2
Armored Attack!
Movie1957
7.6
Giant
Movie1956
6.8
General Electric Theater
TV Series1953
6.5
Danger Street
Movie1947
7.0
Affairs of Geraldine
Movie1946
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Peeks at Hollywood
Movie1946
4.3
Faces in the Fog
Movie1944
9.0
My Best Gal
Movie1944
6.0
The North Star
Movie1943
5.6
Johnny Doughboy
Movie1942
7.5
The Mad Martindales
Movie1942
9.0
Young America
Movie1942
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7.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie1941
6.5
Small Town Deb
Movie1941
4.5
A Very Young Lady
Movie1941
6.5
Her First Beau
Movie1941
8.0
Golden Hoofs
Movie1941
4.0
Youth Will Be Served
Movie1940
7.5
The Girl from Avenue A
Movie1940
7.0
Shooting High
Movie1940
6.7
High School
Movie1940
6.8
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie1939
10.0
Chicken Wagon Family
Movie1939
9.0
Boy Friend
Movie1939
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5.6
Hollywood Hobbies
Movie1939
6.7
The Arizona Wildcat
Movie1939
7.3
Always in Trouble
Movie1938
8.0
Keep Smiling
Movie1938
7.0
Rascals
Movie1938
10.0
Checkers
Movie1937
4.5
45 Fathers
Movie1937
10.0
Wild and Woolly
Movie1937
6.0
Angel's Holiday
Movie1937
5.0
The Holy Terror
Movie1937
7.0
Can This Be Dixie?
Movie1936
5.0
Pepper
Movie1936
7.5
Little Miss Nobody
Movie1936
7.0
Gentle Julia
Movie1936
7.0
Paddy O'Day
Movie1936
6.5
This Is the Life
Movie1935
6.2
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie1935
4.8
Ginger
Movie1935
7.1
The Good Fairy
Movie1935
6.7
Bright Eyes
Movie1934
7.0
Imitation of Life
Movie1934
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4.0
Buddy's Garage
Movie1934
4.9
Buddy's Day Out
Movie1933
6.2
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Movie1933
4.8
Zoo in Budapest
Movie1933