Jane Withers

Known for: Acting
Born: April 12, 1926, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: August 7, 2021
Movies: 63

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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.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

5.4

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002

7.6

Giant

1956

7.0

Imitation of Life

1934

6.8

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

7.1

The Good Fairy

1935

6.7

Bright Eyes

1934

6.0

The North Star

1943

6.2

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

4.8

Zoo in Budapest

1933

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

1941

Small Town Deb

Writer

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