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Jane Powell
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American actress, dancer, and singer (1929-2021)
Film & TV
Portland, Oregon, USA
Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio and performed in theaters before her screen debut in 1944. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera -- on television, in…
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Private Screenings: Robert Osborne — Self2014
- Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter — Herself2011
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical — Self (archive)2009
- Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane — Self2007
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder — Kit Andre2000
- The Sandy Bottom Orchestra — Delia Ferguson2000
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Bess Sherman1999
- Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' — Herself1997
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Key facts
- Born
- Suzanne Lorraine Burce , ( 1929-04-01 ) April 1, 1929, Portland, Oregon , U.S.
- Died
- September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16) (aged 92), Wilton, Connecticut , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress singer dancer
- Years active
- 1941–2007
- Known for
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers A Date with Judy Royal Wedding Hit the Deck
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lorraine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portland
- Place of death
- Wilton
- Spouse
- Dickie Moore
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jane Powell 1952.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- 1929-04-01
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- Jane Powell
- birth name
- Suzanne Lorraine Burce
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-09-16
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the stage, performing in the musicals A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Hit the Deck (1955).
In the 1950s Powell starred in the film noir The Female Animal (1958) and adventure film Enchanted Island (1958). She made appearances on stage in My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music, and television appearances in guest roles on The Love Boat (1981–1982) and the sitcom Growing Pains (1988–1992). She was a veteran of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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