Jane Powell

Personal Info

Birthday

April 1, 1929

Day of Death

2021-09-16

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Also Known As

Suzanne Lorraine Burce

Jane Powell

Biography

Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944.

Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in commercials, and in a workout video.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Fantasy Island

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Growing Pains

Alcoa Theatre

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
2011
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
as Herself
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
2007
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
as Self
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2000
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
as Delia Ferguson
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Kit Andre
1997
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1992
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Host
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Kitty Douglass
1975
Tubby the Tuba
as Celeste (voice)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1973
The Letters
as Elaine Anderson
1961
Feathertop
as Julie Balfour
1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Esther Smith
1958
Enchanted Island
as Fayaway
The Girl Most Likely
as Dodie
The Female Animal
as Penny Windsor
1955
Hit the Deck
as Susan Smith
1954
Deep in My Heart
as Performer in Maytime
Athena
as Athena Mulvain
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Bride Milly Pontipee
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Penny Weston
Small Town Girl
as Cindy Kimbell
1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
as Elizabeth Rogers
Royal Wedding
as Ellen Bowen
1950
Two Weeks with Love
as Patti Robinson
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Nancy Barklay
1948
Luxury Liner
as Polly Bradford
A Date with Judy
as Judy Foster
Three Daring Daughters
as Tess Morgan
1946
Holiday in Mexico
as Christine Evans
1945
Delightfully Dangerous
as Sherry Williams
1944
Song of the Open Road
as Jane Powell