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Jane Powell (I)
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...
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Actress (44 credits)
2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(TV Series)
Bess Sherman
Bess Sherman
- Vulnerable
(2002)
... Bess Sherman
1988-1990
Growing Pains
(TV Series)
Irma Seaver Overmier
Irma Seaver Overmier
- Divorce Story
(1990)
... Irma Seaver Overmier
- Weekend at Mike's
(1990)
... Irma Seaver Overmier
- Teach Me
(1989)
... Irma Seaver Overmier
- Mike and Julie's Wedding
(1989)
... Irma Seaver Overmier
- The Looooove Boat: Part 2
(1989)
... Irma Seaver Overmier
1987
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Rev. Mother Claire
Rev. Mother Claire
- Old Habits Die Hard
(1987)
... Rev. Mother Claire
1981-1982
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Grace Bostwick / Aunt Loretta
Grace Bostwick / Aunt Loretta
- April in Boston/Saving Grace/Breaks of Life
(1982)
... Grace Bostwick
- Maid for Each Other/Lost and Found/Then There Were Two
(1981)
... Aunt Loretta
1978-1982
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Eunice Picard / Margaret Chase Wilkerson / Joan Wade
Eunice Picard / Margaret Chase Wilkerson / Joan Wade
- Challenge, The/A Genie Named Joe
(1982)
... Eunice Picard
- Loving Strangers/Something Borrowed, Something Blue...
(1981)
... Margaret Chase Wilkerson
- Bet a Million/Mr. Irresistible
(1978)
... Joan Wade
1963-1970
The Red Skelton Hour
(TV Series)
Penelope Farnsworth / Fairy Godmother / Natasha / ...
Penelope Farnsworth / Fairy Godmother / Natasha / ...
- Charity Begins at Home, But Nowadays, Who Can Afford a Home?
(1970)
... Penelope Farnsworth
- Love Is a Funny Thing
(1968)
... Fairy Godmother
- Fairy Tales for Old Children
(1968)
... Natasha
/ Mrs. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
/ Sleeping Beauty
- Don't Sit Under the Tombstone with Anybody Else But Me
(1963)
... Sagebrush Sal
1962
The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series)
Alice Wood
Alice Wood
- View from the Eiffel Tower
(1962)
... Alice Wood
1957-1958
Alcoa Theatre
(TV Series)
Susan Martin / Kathy Dorn / Julie Kingstone / ...
Susan Martin / Kathy Dorn / Julie Kingstone / ...
- Decoy Duck
(1958)
... Susan Martin
- Cupid Wore a Badge
(1957)
... Kathy Dorn
- Encounter on a Second-Class Coach
(1957)
... Julie Kingstone
/ Hilde Frenz
1957-1958
Goodyear Theatre
(TV Series)
Marian Evers / Laura Cabot / Joan Lindsey / ...
Marian Evers / Laura Cabot / Joan Lindsey / ...
- The Lady Takes the Stand
(1958)
... Marian Evers
- Fix a Frame for Mourning
(1958)
... Laura Cabot
- Music in the Night
(1958)
... Joan Lindsey
- Hurricane
(1957)
... Harriet Kennedy
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She played Mama Mizner in Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Bounce," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Richard Kind (Addison Minzer); Howard McGillin (Wilson); Herndon Lackey (Papa Mizner); Gavin Creel (Hollis Bessemer); and Michele Pawk (Nellie) in the cast. John Weidman was librettist. Harold Prince was director. ... See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Article | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
4' 11½" (1.51 m)
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