Jane Withers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-04-12

Day of death

2021-08-07 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jane Withers

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

  • The Right Approach

    The Right Approach

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Captain Newman, M.D.

    Captain Newman, M.D.

  • When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

    When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

  • The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.

    Mary Stevens, M.D.

  • Zoo in Budapest

    Zoo in Budapest

  • Weekend Special

    Weekend Special

  • Youth Will Be Served

    Youth Will Be Served

  • Bright Eyes

    Bright Eyes

  • Paddy O'Day

    Paddy O'Day

  • The North Star

    The North Star

  • Ginger

    Ginger

  • Always in Trouble

    Always in Trouble

  • A Very Young Lady

    A Very Young Lady

  • Pepper

    Pepper

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • The Holy Terror

    The Holy Terror

  • Buddy's Day Out

    Buddy's Day Out

  • Armored Attack!

    Armored Attack!

  • The Heart is a Rebel

    The Heart is a Rebel

  • Affairs of Geraldine

    Affairs of Geraldine

  • Keep Smiling

    Keep Smiling

  • Gentle Julia

    Gentle Julia

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • 45 Fathers

    45 Fathers

  • Danger Street

    Danger Street

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • The Girl from Avenue A

    The Girl from Avenue A

  • Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

  • High School

    High School

  • My Best Gal

    My Best Gal

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Little Miss Nobody

    Little Miss Nobody

  • Chicken Wagon Family

    Chicken Wagon Family

  • Golden Hoofs

    Golden Hoofs

  • Young America

    Young America

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Memories of Giant

    Memories of Giant

  • 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

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Rascals

    Rascals

  • Faces in the Fog

    Faces in the Fog

  • Peeks at Hollywood

    Peeks at Hollywood

  • All Together Now

    All Together Now

  • Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

    Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Doughboy

  • Checkers

    Checkers

  • Buddy's Garage

    Buddy's Garage

  • Angel's Holiday

    Angel's Holiday

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Shooting High

    Shooting High

  • Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

  • Boy Friend

    Boy Friend

  • The Arizona Wildcat

    The Arizona Wildcat

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

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

  • This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

  • Her First Beau

    Her First Beau

  • Small Town Deb

    Small Town Deb

  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

    Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

  • Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

    Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play