Jane Withers
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1926-04-12
- Died
- 2021-08-07
- Place of birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- Jerrie Walters
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Gladys
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Marge Allen / Alma Sobel
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Edith Swinney
Hart to Hart
1979
The Munsters
1964
as Fanny Pike
Pete and Gladys
1960
Weekend Special
1977
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sue Ann Baines / Betty Hamilton
Movies (62)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
Giant
1956
as Vashti Synthe
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002
as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Checkers
1937
as Checkers
Boy Friend
1939
as Sally Murphy
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Lt. Grace Blodgett
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Self
The Arizona Wildcat
1939
as Mary Jane Patterson
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Judy Devlin
The North Star
1943
as Clavdia Kurin
Bright Eyes
1934
as Joy Smythe
The Good Fairy
1935
as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Arnette Flynn
Her First Beau
1941
as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Zoo in Budapest
1933
as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
This Is the Life
1935
as Geraldine Revier
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Della
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Buddy's Garage
1934
as Cookie (voice) (uncredited)
Affairs of Geraldine
1946
as Geraldine Cooper
Danger Street
1947
as Pat Marvin
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Paddy O'Day
Rascals
1938
as Gypsy
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self
Ginger
1935
as Ginger
Armored Attack!
1957
as as Clavdia Kurin
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
as Self
The Heart Is a Rebel
1958
as Grace
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Jane Drake
Shooting High
1940
as Jane Pritchard
Small Town Deb
1941
as Patricia Randall
Angel's Holiday
1937
as June 'Angel' Everett
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Colette
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
Keep Smiling
1938
as Jane Rand
High School
1940
as Jane Wallace
A Very Young Lady
1941
as Kitty Russell
Memories of Giant
1998
as Self
The Holy Terror
1937
as Corky
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Kathy Martindale
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
All Together Now
1975
as Helen Drummond
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
The Right Approach
1961
as Liz Fargo
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Mary Elliott
Young America
1942
as Jane Campbell
45 Fathers
1937
as Judy
Pepper
1936
as Pepper Jolly
Youth Will Be Served
1940
as Eadie-May
My Best Gal
1944
as Kitty O'Hara
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Addie Fippany
Always in Trouble
1938
as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
Gentle Julia
1936
as Florence Atwater
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Peg Gurgle
Peeks at Hollywood
1946
The Girl from Avenue A
1940
as Jane
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
1941
as Self
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self
Buddy's Day Out
1933
as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)
About Jane Withers
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… With 72 credits spanning from 1933 to 2009, Jane Withers has appeared in 62 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jane Withers Movies
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) — as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
- Giant (1956) — as Vashti Synthe
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) — as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
- Checkers (1937) — as Checkers
- Boy Friend (1939) — as Sally Murphy
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