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

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Hart to Hart

The Munsters

All Movies (62)

• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II2002 · as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
• Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints2000 · as Self
• Memories of Giant1998 · as Self
• Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star1996 · as Self
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996 · as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
• Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling1993 · as Self
• When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen1989 · as Self
• All Together Now1975 · as Helen Drummond
• Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife1974 · as Self
• Captain Newman, M.D.1963 · as Lt. Grace Blodgett
• The Right Approach1961 · as Liz Fargo
• The Heart Is a Rebel1958 · as Grace
• Armored Attack!1957 · as as Clavdia Kurin
• Giant1956 · as Vashti Synthe
• Danger Street1947 · as Pat Marvin
• Affairs of Geraldine1946 · as Geraldine Cooper
• Peeks at Hollywood1946
• Faces in the Fog1944 · as Mary Elliott
• My Best Gal1944 · as Kitty O'Hara
• The North Star1943 · as Clavdia Kurin
• Johnny Doughboy1942 · as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
• The Mad Martindales1942 · as Kathy Martindale
• Young America1942 · as Jane Campbell
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941
• Small Town Deb1941 · as Patricia Randall
• A Very Young Lady1941 · as Kitty Russell
• Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play1941 · as Self
• Her First Beau1941 · as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
• Golden Hoofs1941 · as Jane Drake
• Youth Will Be Served1940 · as Eadie-May
• The Girl from Avenue A1940 · as Jane
• Shooting High1940 · as Jane Pritchard
• High School1940 · as Jane Wallace
• Pack Up Your Troubles1939 · as Colette
• Chicken Wagon Family1939 · as Addie Fippany
• Boy Friend1939 · as Sally Murphy
• Hollywood Hobbies1939 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Arizona Wildcat1939 · as Mary Jane Patterson
• Always in Trouble1938 · as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
• Keep Smiling1938 · as Jane Rand
• Rascals1938 · as Gypsy
• Checkers1937 · as Checkers
• 45 Fathers1937 · as Judy
• Wild and Woolly1937 · as Arnette Flynn
• Angel's Holiday1937 · as June 'Angel' Everett
• The Holy Terror1937 · as Corky
• Can This Be Dixie?1936 · as Peg Gurgle
• Pepper1936 · as Pepper Jolly
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Judy Devlin
• Gentle Julia1936 · as Florence Atwater
• Paddy O'Day1936 · as Paddy O'Day
• This Is the Life1935 · as Geraldine Revier
• The Farmer Takes a Wife1935 · as Della
• Ginger1935 · as Ginger
• The Good Fairy1935 · as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
• Bright Eyes1934 · as Joy Smythe
• Imitation of Life1934 · as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
• Buddy's Garage1934 · as Cookie (voice) (uncredited)
• Buddy's Day Out1933 · as Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)
• Mary Stevens, M.D.1933 · as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
• Zoo in Budapest1933 · as Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)

All TV Shows (12)

• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Marge Allen
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Alma Sobel
• Hart to Hart1979
• The Love Boat1977 · as Gladys
• Weekend Special1977
• The Munsters1964 · as Fanny Pike
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Edith Swinney
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Pete and Gladys1960
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Sue Ann Baines
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Betty Hamilton