Jane Withers

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 12, 1926

died

August 7, 2021

place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

also known as

Jerrie Walters

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.1

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
Giant
7.6

Giant

1956as Vashti Synthe
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
5.4

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Captain Newman, M.D.
6.7

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963as Lt. Grace Blodgett
Imitation of Life
7.0

Imitation of Life

1934as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Keep Smiling
8.0

Keep Smiling

1938as Jane Rand
Bright Eyes
6.7

Bright Eyes

1934as Joy Smythe
The North Star
6.0

The North Star

1943as Clavdia Kurin
High School
6.7

High School

1940as Jane Wallace
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009as Self
Mary Stevens, M.D.
6.2

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
7.5

The Mad Martindales

1942as Kathy Martindale
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993as Self
The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.2

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935as Della
Paddy O'Day
7.0

Paddy O'Day

1936as Paddy O'Day
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Can This Be Dixie?
7.0

Can This Be Dixie?

1936as Peg Gurgle
Faces in the Fog
4.3

Faces in the Fog

1944as Mary Elliott
The Good Fairy
7.1

The Good Fairy

1935as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
10.0

Chicken Wagon Family

1939as Addie Fippany
Memories of Giant

Memories of Giant

1998as Self
My Best Gal
9.0

My Best Gal

1944as Kitty O'Hara
Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939as Colette
The Heart Is a Rebel
8.0

The Heart Is a Rebel

1958as Grace
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
9.0

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

2000as Self
Rascals
7.0

Rascals

1938as Gypsy
Johnny Doughboy
5.6

Johnny Doughboy

1942as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
6.0

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

1974as Self
Little Miss Nobody
7.5

Little Miss Nobody

1936as Judy Devlin
Wild and Woolly
10.0

Wild and Woolly

1937as Arnette Flynn
Armored Attack!
6.2

Armored Attack!

1957as as Clavdia Kurin
Danger Street
6.5

Danger Street

1947as Pat Marvin
Ginger
4.8

Ginger

1935as Ginger
Angel's Holiday
6.0

Angel's Holiday

1937as June 'Angel' Everett
All Together Now
8.0

All Together Now

1975as Helen Drummond
Affairs of Geraldine
7.0

Affairs of Geraldine

1946as Geraldine Cooper
Hollywood Hobbies
5.6

Hollywood Hobbies

1939as Self (uncredited)
Her First Beau
6.5

Her First Beau

1941as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
A Very Young Lady
4.5

A Very Young Lady

1941as Kitty Russell
Young America
9.0

Young America

1942as Jane Campbell
Golden Hoofs
8.0

Golden Hoofs

1941as Jane Drake
The Arizona Wildcat
6.7

The Arizona Wildcat

1939as Mary Jane Patterson
Checkers
10.0

Checkers

1937as Checkers
The Right Approach
7.0

The Right Approach

1961as Liz Fargo
Shooting High
7.0

Shooting High

1940as Jane Pritchard
This Is the Life
6.5

This Is the Life

1935as Geraldine Revier
The Holy Terror
5.0

The Holy Terror

1937as Corky
The Girl from Avenue A
7.5

The Girl from Avenue A

1940as Jane
Zoo in Budapest
4.8

Zoo in Budapest

1933as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)
Buddy's Day Out
4.9

Buddy's Day Out

1933as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)