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Jane Withers

Jane Withers

Acting

Born April 12, 1926 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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, wher…

Known For · 40 titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979
The Munsters

The Munsters

1964
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996
Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

1960
Weekend Special

Weekend Special

1977
Giant

Giant

1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Checkers

Checkers

1937
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1935
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934
Boy Friend

Boy Friend

1939
Her First Beau

Her First Beau

1941
The North Star

The North Star

1943
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1937
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

1996
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935
Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

1944
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933
Buddy's Garage

Buddy's Garage

1934
Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

1938
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934
The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

1942
Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

1938
Pepper

Pepper

1936
The Arizona Wildcat

The Arizona Wildcat

1939
Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933
The Right Approach

The Right Approach

1961
Gentle Julia

Gentle Julia

1936
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

1941
Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

1941
This Is the Life

This Is the Life

1935