Jane Withers

Born: 1926-04-12

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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Released: 1996-06-21

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge...

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Giant

as Vashti Synthe
Released: 1956-11-08

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Released: 2002-02-05

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and...

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Imitation of Life

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-23

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter....

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Bright Eyes

as Joy Smythe
Released: 1934-12-28

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety...

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Captain Newman, M.D.

as Lt. Grace Blodgett
Released: 1963-12-25

In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at...

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The Good Fairy

as Child, Orphanage Sequence (uncredited)
Released: 1935-02-18

In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie...

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Golden Hoofs

as Jane Drake
Released: 1941-02-14

A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is...

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The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Della
Released: 1935-07-05

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

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The North Star

as Clavdia Kurin
Released: 1943-11-04

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited...

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Her First Beau

as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Released: 1941-05-08

15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some...

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Hollywood Hobbies

as Herself (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-03

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood...

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High School

as Jane Wallace
Released: 1940-01-26

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled at her father's Texas ranch must adjust to her...

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Pepper

as Pepper Jolly
Released: 1936-08-08

Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to...

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Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
Released: 1933-07-22

A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.

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Faces in the Fog

as Mary Elliott
Released: 1944-11-30

Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary...

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Shooting High

as Jane Pritchard
Released: 1940-04-25

A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.

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Affairs of Geraldine

as Geraldine Cooper
Released: 1946-11-18

When the wealthy Mrs. Cooper passes away, she divides her estate between her sons, Henry and...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as uncredited
Released: 1941-12-05

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...

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Danger Street

as Pat Marvin
Released: 1947-06-20

Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

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Armored Attack!

as as Clavdia Kurin
Released: 1957-01-01

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version...

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Johnny Doughboy

as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
Released: 1942-12-31

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career,...

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Youth Will Be Served

as Eadie-May
Released: 1940-11-22

A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.

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Paddy O'Day

as Paddy O'Day
Released: 1936-01-17

A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to...

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The Mad Martindales

as Kathy Martindale
Released: 1942-05-15

A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's...

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Wild and Woolly

as Arnette Flynn
Released: 1937-07-19

Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and...

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The Right Approach

as Liz Fargo
Released: 1961-05-17

An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in...

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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

as Self
Released: 1993-08-31

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already...

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A Very Young Lady

as Kitty Russell
Released: 1941-06-27

A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on...

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Rascals

as Gypsy
Released: 1938-05-20

A Gypsy band takes lots of stuff but always in a good cause. Led by Jane Withers, they pick up a...

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Can This Be Dixie?

as Peg Gurgle
Released: 1936-11-13

A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an...

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

as Self
Released: 2000-01-01

Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927...

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45 Fathers

as Judy
Released: 1937-11-26

An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them....

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Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

as Self
Released: 1974-02-04

Mitzi Gaynor and guests Ted Knight (Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jerry Orbach (Chicago), Suzanne...

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Pack Up Your Troubles

as Colette
Released: 1939-10-24

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

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Checkers

as Checkers
Released: 1937-12-08

A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's...

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Always in Trouble

as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
Released: 1938-10-28

Jane's dad (Tombes) is an oil field worker who comes into a fortune and is then pushed into...

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The Girl from Avenue A

as Jane
Released: 1940-08-09

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source...

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Little Miss Nobody

as Judy Devlin
Released: 1936-06-05

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

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My Best Gal

as Kitty O'Hara
Released: 1944-03-28

A girl from a show-business family seeks a backer for her boyfriend's musical.

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Chicken Wagon Family

as Addie Fippany
Released: 1939-08-10

Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile...

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Gentle Julia

as Florence Atwater
Released: 1936-04-10

A shy newspaperman nearly gives up when his girlfriend falls for the new guy in town till...

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Angel's Holiday

as June 'Angel' Everett
Released: 1937-06-07

Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes...

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Keep Smiling

as Jane Rand
Released: 1938-08-12

Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director...

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Boy Friend

as Sally Murphy
Released: 1939-05-19

A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club...

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The Heart is a Rebel

as Grace
Released: 1958-01-01

While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her...

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The Arizona Wildcat

as Mary Jane Patterson
Released: 1939-02-11

In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold...

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Ginger

as Ginger
Released: 1935-07-04

Ginger, an orphan, is living with her foster-uncle, Rexford Whittington, a broken-down...

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This Is the Life

as Geraldine Revier
Released: 1935-10-07

A popular child star, exploited and overworked by her greedy guardians, decides enough is...

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The Holy Terror

as Corky
Released: 1937-02-05

Corky is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows...

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Young America

as Jane Campbell
Released: 1942-02-06

Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G....

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Small Town Deb

as Patricia Randall
Released: 1941-11-07

Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Love Boat

as Gladys
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Marge Allen
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Alma Sobel
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Edith Swinney
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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Hart to Hart

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-22

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...

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The Munsters

as Fanny Pike
First aired: 1964-09-24

A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...

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Pete and Gladys

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-19

Pete and Gladys is an American situation comedy television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara...

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General Electric Theater

as Sue Ann Baines
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Betty Hamilton
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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