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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. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carousel," and a one-woman show "The Girl Next Door and How She Grew," from which she took the title of her 1988 autobiography.
As of 2010, Powell lives with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore, in New York City and Connecticut, and is still active in television and theater.
Despite the same last name she is not related to actors William Powell, Dick Powell, or Eleanor Powell.
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April 1, 1929, Portland, Oregon, USA
Female
Works 31
1946
Holiday in MexicoChristine Evans
1948
A Date with JudyJudy Foster
1950
Two Weeks with LovePatti Robinson
1950
Nancy Goes to RioNancy Barklay
1951
Royal WeddingEllen Bowen
1953
Small Town GirlCindy Kimbell
1954
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersBride Milly Pontipee
1954
Deep in My HeartJane Powell
1958
Enchanted IslandFayaway
1974
That's Entertainment!(archive footage)
1975
Tubby the TubaCeleste
1985
That's Dancing!
1994
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of BoulderKit Andre
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereHerself
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