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.
Acted in 61
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1975
All Together Now
Helen Drummond
1960s
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
The Right Approach
Liz Fargo
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
The Heart Is a Rebel
Grace
- 1957
Armored Attack!
as Clavdia Kurin
- 1956
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Sue Ann Baines, Betty Hamilton · 1 episode
1940s
- 1947
Danger Street
Pat Marvin
- 1946
Affairs of Geraldine
Geraldine Cooper
Peeks at Hollywood
Movie
- 1944
Faces in the Fog
Mary Elliott
My Best Gal
Kitty O'Hara
- 1943
- 1942
Johnny Doughboy
Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
The Mad Martindales
Kathy Martindale
Young America
Jane Campbell
- 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie
Small Town Deb
Patricia Randall
A Very Young Lady
Kitty Russell
Her First Beau
Penelope 'Penny' Wood
Golden Hoofs
Jane Drake
- 1940
Youth Will Be Served
Eadie-May
The Girl from Avenue A
Jane
Shooting High
Jane Pritchard
High School
Jane Wallace
1930s
- 1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
Colette
Chicken Wagon Family
Addie Fippany
Boy Friend
Sally Murphy
The Arizona Wildcat
Mary Jane Patterson
- 1938
Always in Trouble
Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
Keep Smiling
Jane Rand
Rascals
Gypsy
- 1937
Checkers
Checkers
45 Fathers
Judy
Wild and Woolly
Arnette Flynn
Angel's Holiday
June 'Angel' Everett
The Holy Terror
Corky
- 1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Peg Gurgle
Pepper
Pepper Jolly
Little Miss Nobody
Judy Devlin
Gentle Julia
Florence Atwater
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day
- 1935
This Is the Life
Geraldine Revier
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Della
Ginger
Ginger
The Good Fairy
Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
- 1934
Imitation of Life
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Buddy's Garage
Cookie (voice) (uncredited)
- 1933
Buddy's Day Out
Cookie / Elmer (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
Zoo in Budapest
Little Girl at Zoo (uncredited)
Wrote 1
1940s
- 1941
Small Town Deb
Writer
Appearances9
2000s
- 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
- 2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Self
1990s
- 1998
Memories of Giant
Self
- 1993
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self
1980s
- 1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
1970s
- 1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Self
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1930s
- 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)