Person file · Acting
Jane Withers
Born 1926-04-12Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelfThe Hunchback of Notre Dame IIGargoyle Laverne (voice)Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre FootprintsSelfMemories of GiantSelfShirley Temple: The Biggest Little StarSelfThe Hunchback of Notre DameAdditional Laverne Dialogue (voice)Shirley Temple: America's Little DarlingSelfWhen We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenSelfAll Together NowHelen DrummondMitzi... A Tribute to the American HousewifeSelfCaptain Newman, M.D.Lt. Grace BlodgettThe Right ApproachLiz FargoThe Heart Is a RebelGraceArmored Attack!as Clavdia KurinGiantVashti SyntheDanger StreetPat MarvinAffairs of GeraldineGeraldine CooperPeeks at HollywoodRoleFaces in the FogMary ElliottMy Best GalKitty O'HaraThe North StarClavdia KurinJohnny DoughboyAnn Winters / Penny RyanThe Mad MartindalesKathy MartindaleYoung AmericaJane Campbell