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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Memories of Giant | 1998-05-06 | |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice) | 1996-06-21 |
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Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star | Self | 1996-12-08 |
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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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Affairs of Geraldine | Geraldine Cooper | 1946-11-18 |
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Peeks at Hollywood | 1946-01-26 | |
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Faces in the Fog | Mary Elliott | 1944-11-30 |
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My Best Gal | Kitty O'Hara | 1944-03-28 |
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The North Star | Clavdia Kurin | 1943-11-04 |
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Young America | Jane Campbell | 1942-02-06 |
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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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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
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Golden Hoofs | Jane Drake | 1941-02-14 |
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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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Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play | Self | 1941-05-29 |
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Small Town Deb | Patricia Randall | 1941-11-07 |
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Shooting High | Jane Pritchard | 1940-04-25 |
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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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The Girl from Avenue A | Jane | 1940-08-09 |
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Boy Friend | Sally Murphy | 1939-05-19 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Colette | 1939-10-24 |
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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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Always in Trouble | Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington | 1938-10-28 |
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Rascals | Gypsy | 1938-05-20 |
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Keep Smiling | Jane Rand | 1938-08-12 |
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Checkers | Checkers | 1937-12-08 |
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Wild and Woolly | Arnette Flynn | 1937-07-19 |
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The Holy Terror | Corky | 1937-02-05 |
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Angel's Holiday | June 'Angel' Everett | 1937-06-07 |
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45 Fathers | Judy | 1937-11-26 |
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Paddy O'Day | Paddy O'Day | 1936-01-17 |
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Little Miss Nobody | Judy Devlin | 1936-06-05 |
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Gentle Julia | Florence Atwater | 1936-04-10 |
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Can This Be Dixie? | Peg Gurgle | 1936-11-13 |
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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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Ginger | Ginger | 1935-07-04 |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Della | 1935-07-05 |
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The Good Fairy | Girl in Orphanage (uncredited) | 1935-02-18 |
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Bright Eyes | Joy Smythe | 1934-12-28 |
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Buddy's Garage | Cookie (voice) (uncredited) | 1934-04-14 |
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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 |
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Buddy's Day Out | Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-09-09 |
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Zoo in Budapest | Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited) | 1933-04-28 |