Jane Withers

Jane Withers

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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TV Series

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
The Munsters

The Munsters

7.9
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

6.831
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
Weekend Special

Weekend Special

7.571
Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

6.5
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.262
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

Movies

Giant

Giant

7.6
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

1
Armored Attack!

Armored Attack!

6.2
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

6.5
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

6.667
Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

5.5
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day

7
Danger Street

Danger Street

4
Ginger

Ginger

4.7
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

6.1
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

6.2
The Right Approach

The Right Approach

0
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

6
High School

High School

5.5
Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy

5.429
Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

6
Shooting High

Shooting High

8
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

5.6
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

7
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

6
The North Star

The North Star

6.1
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

5.372
Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

6
Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

0
This Is the Life

This Is the Life

6
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

0
My Best Gal

My Best Gal

0
Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

3
Affairs of Geraldine

Affairs of Geraldine

0
Pepper

Pepper

1
Boy Friend

Boy Friend

0
The Arizona Wildcat

The Arizona Wildcat

5.5
Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

0
Rascals

Rascals

6
Golden Hoofs

Golden Hoofs

7
Checkers

Checkers

0
The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

5
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

6
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

6
All Together Now

All Together Now

0
Young America

Young America

0
Her First Beau

Her First Beau

5
Peeks at Hollywood

Peeks at Hollywood

0
The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror

1
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

7.116
A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

1
45 Fathers

45 Fathers

1
The Girl from Avenue A

The Girl from Avenue A

0
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

0
Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?

0
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

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

0
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

6
Gentle Julia

Gentle Julia

0
The Heart is a Rebel

The Heart is a Rebel

0
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

0
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

0