Jane Withers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1926
- Died
- August 7, 2021
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression 2009
as Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II 2002
as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints 2000
as Self
Memories of Giant 1998
as Self
- Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star 1996
as Self
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996
as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling 1993
as Self
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen 1989
as Self
All Together Now 1975
as Helen Drummond
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife 1974
as Self
Captain Newman, M.D. 1963
as Lt. Grace Blodgett
The Right Approach 1961
as Liz Fargo
The Heart Is a Rebel 1958
as Grace
Armored Attack! 1957
as as Clavdia Kurin
Giant 1956
as Vashti Synthe
Danger Street 1947
as Pat Marvin
Affairs of Geraldine 1946
as Geraldine Cooper
Peeks at Hollywood 1946
Actor
Faces in the Fog 1944
as Mary Elliott
My Best Gal 1944
as Kitty O'Hara
The North Star 1943
as Clavdia Kurin
Johnny Doughboy 1942
as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
The Mad Martindales 1942
as Kathy Martindale
Young America 1942
as Jane Campbell
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Actor
Small Town Deb 1941
as Patricia Randall, Writer
A Very Young Lady 1941
as Kitty Russell
- Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play 1941
as Self
Her First Beau 1941
as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Golden Hoofs 1941
as Jane Drake
Youth Will Be Served 1940
as Eadie-May
The Girl from Avenue A 1940
as Jane
Shooting High 1940
as Jane Pritchard
High School 1940
as Jane Wallace
Pack Up Your Troubles 1939
as Colette
Chicken Wagon Family 1939
as Addie Fippany
Boy Friend 1939
as Sally Murphy
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Self (uncredited)
The Arizona Wildcat 1939
as Mary Jane Patterson
Always in Trouble 1938
as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
Keep Smiling 1938
as Jane Rand
Rascals 1938
as Gypsy
Checkers 1937
as Checkers
45 Fathers 1937
as Judy
Wild and Woolly 1937
as Arnette Flynn
Angel's Holiday 1937
as June 'Angel' Everett
The Holy Terror 1937
as Corky
Can This Be Dixie? 1936
as Peg Gurgle
Pepper 1936
as Pepper Jolly
Little Miss Nobody 1936
as Judy Devlin
Gentle Julia 1936
as Florence Atwater
Paddy O'Day 1936
as Paddy O'Day
This Is the Life 1935
as Geraldine Revier
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Della
Ginger 1935
as Ginger
The Good Fairy 1935
as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
Bright Eyes 1934
as Joy Smythe
Imitation of Life 1934
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Buddy's Garage 1934
as Cookie (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy's Day Out 1933
as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933
as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
Zoo in Budapest 1933
as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.