1926-04-12 Atlanta, 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.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self | 2009-01-01 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Gargoyle Laverne (voice) | 2002-02-06 |
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star | Self | 1996-12-08 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice) | 1996-06-21 |
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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self | 1993-08-31 |
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When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen | Self | 1989-12-02 |
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All Together Now | Helen Drummond | 1975-02-05 |
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Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife | Self | 1974-02-04 |
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Captain Newman, M.D. | Lt. Grace Blodgett | 1963-12-25 |
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The Right Approach | Liz Fargo | 1961-05-17 |
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The Heart is a Rebel | Grace | 1958-01-01 |
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Armored Attack! | as Clavdia Kurin | 1957-01-01 |
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Giant | Vashti Synthe | 1956-11-08 |
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Danger Street | Pat Marvin | 1947-06-20 |
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Peeks at Hollywood | 1946-01-26 | |
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Affairs of Geraldine | Geraldine Cooper | 1946-11-18 |
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My Best Gal | Kitty O'Hara | 1944-03-28 |
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Faces in the Fog | Mary Elliott | 1944-11-30 |
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The North Star | Clavdia Kurin | 1943-11-04 |
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Johnny Doughboy | Ann Winters / Penny Ryan | 1942-12-31 |
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The Mad Martindales | Kathy Martindale | 1942-05-15 |
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Young America | Jane Campbell | 1942-02-06 |
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A Very Young Lady | Kitty Russell | 1941-06-27 |
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Her First Beau | Penelope 'Penny' Wood | 1941-05-08 |
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Golden Hoofs | Jane Drake | 1941-02-14 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
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Small Town Deb | Patricia Randall | 1941-11-07 |
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Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play | Self | 1941-05-29 |
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Shooting High | Jane Pritchard | 1940-04-25 |
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The Girl from Avenue A | Jane | 1940-08-09 |
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Youth Will Be Served | Eadie-May | 1940-11-22 |
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High School | Jane Wallace | 1940-01-26 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Colette | 1939-10-24 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Boy Friend | Sally Murphy | 1939-05-19 |
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The Arizona Wildcat | Mary Jane Patterson | 1939-02-11 |
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Chicken Wagon Family | Addie Fippany | 1939-08-10 |
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Keep Smiling | Jane Rand | 1938-08-12 |
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Always in Trouble | Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington | 1938-10-28 |
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Rascals | Gypsy | 1938-05-20 |
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Angel's Holiday | June 'Angel' Everett | 1937-06-07 |
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The Holy Terror | Corky | 1937-02-05 |
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Wild and Woolly | Arnette Flynn | 1937-07-19 |
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Checkers | Checkers | 1937-12-08 |
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45 Fathers | Judy | 1937-11-26 |
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Gentle Julia | Florence Atwater | 1936-04-10 |
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Paddy O'Day | Paddy O'Day | 1936-01-17 |
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Can This Be Dixie? | Peg Gurgle | 1936-11-13 |
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Little Miss Nobody | Judy Devlin | 1936-06-05 |
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Pepper | Pepper Jolly | 1936-08-08 |
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This Is the Life | Geraldine Revier | 1935-10-07 |
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The Good Fairy | Girl in Orphanage (uncredited) | 1935-02-18 |
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Ginger | Ginger | 1935-07-04 |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Della | 1935-07-05 |
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Bright Eyes | Joy Smythe | 1934-12-28 |
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Imitation of Life | Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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Mary Stevens, M.D. | Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |