Jane Withers

Jane Withers

1926-04-12 – 2021-08-07 (age 95) Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Biography

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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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Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)

Giant
Giant

1956

as Vashti Synthe

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002

as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

as Lt. Grace Blodgett

Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes

1934

as Joy Smythe

The North Star
The North Star

1943

as Clavdia Kurin

Keep Smiling
Keep Smiling

1938

as Jane Rand

Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day

1936

as Paddy O'Day

Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!

1957

as as Clavdia Kurin

The Farmer Takes a Wife
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family

1939

as Addie Fippany

Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy

1935

as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)

Memories of Giant
Memories of Giant

1998

as Self

All Together Now
All Together Now

1975

as Helen Drummond

The Mad Martindales
The Mad Martindales

1942

as Kathy Martindale