How old was Jane Withers in…

Jane Withers

Bio: 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

Born: Mon, Apr 12 1926

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Death: Sat, Aug 07 2021

Jane Withers is 95 years old

External Links

Sort by Popularity

Scroll to TV Credits

Acting Roles

Crew Roles

Movies (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date

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

Jane Withers was

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

as 'Self'.

Thu, Jan 01 2009

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

Jane Withers was

75 in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

as 'Gargoyle Laverne (voice)'.

Wed, Feb 06 2002

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

Jane Withers was

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

as 'Self'.

Sat, Jan 01 2000

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Jane Withers was

70 in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as 'Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)'.

Fri, Jun 21 1996

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Jane Withers was

67 in Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

as 'Self'.

Tue, Aug 31 1993

All Together Now

Jane Withers was

48 in All Together Now

as 'Helen Drummond'.

Wed, Feb 05 1975

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

Jane Withers was

47 in Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

as 'Self'.

Mon, Feb 04 1974

Captain Newman, M.D.

Jane Withers was

37 in Captain Newman, M.D.

as 'Lt. Grace Blodgett'.

Wed, Dec 25 1963

The Right Approach

Jane Withers was

35 in The Right Approach

as 'Liz Fargo'.

Wed, May 17 1961

The Heart is a Rebel

Jane Withers was

31 in The Heart is a Rebel

as 'Grace'.

Wed, Jan 01 1958

Armored Attack!

Jane Withers was

30 in Armored Attack!

as 'as Clavdia Kurin'.

Tue, Jan 01 1957

Giant

Jane Withers was

30 in Giant

as 'Vashti Synthe, Fanny Pike'.

Thu, Nov 08 1956

Danger Street

Jane Withers was

21 in Danger Street

as 'Pat Marvin'.

Fri, Jun 20 1947

Affairs of Geraldine

Jane Withers was

20 in Affairs of Geraldine

as 'Geraldine Cooper'.

Mon, Nov 18 1946

Peeks at Hollywood

Jane Withers was

19 in Peeks at Hollywood

Sat, Jan 26 1946

Faces in the Fog

Jane Withers was

18 in Faces in the Fog

as 'Mary Elliott'.

Thu, Nov 30 1944

My Best Gal

Jane Withers was

17 in My Best Gal

as 'Kitty O'Hara'.

Tue, Mar 28 1944

The North Star

Jane Withers was

17 in The North Star

as 'Clavdia Kurin'.

Thu, Nov 04 1943

Johnny Doughboy

Jane Withers was

16 in Johnny Doughboy

as 'Ann Winters / Penny Ryan'.

Thu, Dec 31 1942

The Mad Martindales

Jane Withers was

16 in The Mad Martindales

as 'Kathy Martindale'.

Fri, May 15 1942

Young America

Jane Withers was

15 in Young America

as 'Jane Campbell'.

Fri, Feb 06 1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Jane Withers was

15 in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Fri, Dec 05 1941

Small Town Deb

Jane Withers was

15 in Small Town Deb

as 'Patricia Randall'.

Fri, Nov 07 1941

A Very Young Lady

Jane Withers was

15 in A Very Young Lady

as 'Kitty Russell'.

Fri, Jun 27 1941

Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

Jane Withers was

15 in Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play

as 'Self'.

Thu, May 29 1941

Her First Beau

Jane Withers was

15 in Her First Beau

as 'Penelope 'Penny' Wood'.

Thu, May 08 1941

Golden Hoofs

Jane Withers was

14 in Golden Hoofs

as 'Jane Drake'.

Fri, Feb 14 1941

Youth Will Be Served

Jane Withers was

14 in Youth Will Be Served

as 'Eadie-May'.

Fri, Nov 22 1940

The Girl from Avenue A

Jane Withers was

14 in The Girl from Avenue A

as 'Jane'.

Fri, Aug 09 1940

Shooting High

Jane Withers was

14 in Shooting High

as 'Jane Pritchard'.

Thu, Apr 25 1940

High School

Jane Withers was

13 in High School

as 'Jane Wallace'.

Fri, Jan 26 1940

Pack Up Your Troubles

Jane Withers was

13 in Pack Up Your Troubles

as 'Colette'.

Tue, Oct 24 1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Jane Withers was

13 in Chicken Wagon Family

as 'Addie Fippany'.

Thu, Aug 10 1939

Boy Friend

Jane Withers was

13 in Boy Friend

as 'Sally Murphy'.

Fri, May 19 1939

Hollywood Hobbies

Jane Withers was

13 in Hollywood Hobbies

as 'Self (uncredited)'.

Wed, May 03 1939

The Arizona Wildcat

Jane Withers was

12 in The Arizona Wildcat

as 'Mary Jane Patterson'.

Sat, Feb 11 1939

Always in Trouble

Jane Withers was

12 in Always in Trouble

as 'Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington'.

Fri, Oct 28 1938

Keep Smiling

Jane Withers was

12 in Keep Smiling

as 'Jane Rand'.

Fri, Aug 12 1938

Rascals

Jane Withers was

12 in Rascals

as 'Gypsy'.

Fri, May 20 1938

Checkers

Jane Withers was

11 in Checkers

as 'Checkers'.

Wed, Dec 08 1937

45 Fathers

Jane Withers was

11 in 45 Fathers

as 'Judy'.

Fri, Nov 26 1937

Wild and Woolly

Jane Withers was

11 in Wild and Woolly

as 'Arnette Flynn'.

Mon, Jul 19 1937

Angel's Holiday

Jane Withers was

11 in Angel's Holiday

as 'June 'Angel' Everett'.

Mon, Jun 07 1937

The Holy Terror

Jane Withers was

10 in The Holy Terror

as 'Corky'.

Fri, Feb 05 1937

Can This Be Dixie?

Jane Withers was

10 in Can This Be Dixie?

as 'Peg Gurgle'.

Fri, Nov 13 1936

Pepper

Jane Withers was

10 in Pepper

as 'Pepper Jolly'.

Sat, Aug 08 1936

Little Miss Nobody

Jane Withers was

10 in Little Miss Nobody

as 'Judy Devlin'.

Fri, Jun 05 1936

Gentle Julia

Jane Withers was

9 in Gentle Julia

as 'Florence Atwater'.

Fri, Apr 10 1936

Paddy O'Day

Jane Withers was

9 in Paddy O'Day

as 'Paddy O'Day'.

Fri, Jan 17 1936

This Is the Life

Jane Withers was

9 in This Is the Life

as 'Geraldine Revier'.

Mon, Oct 07 1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Jane Withers was

9 in The Farmer Takes a Wife

as 'Della'.

Fri, Jul 05 1935

Ginger

Jane Withers was

9 in Ginger

as 'Ginger'.

Thu, Jul 04 1935

The Good Fairy

Jane Withers was

8 in The Good Fairy

as 'Child, Orphanage Sequence (uncredited)'.

Mon, Feb 18 1935

Bright Eyes

Jane Withers was

8 in Bright Eyes

as 'Joy Smythe'.

Fri, Dec 28 1934

Imitation of Life

Jane Withers was

8 in Imitation of Life

as 'Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)'.

Fri, Nov 23 1934

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Jane Withers was

7 in Mary Stevens, M.D.

as 'Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)'.

Sat, Jul 22 1933

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

Murder, She Wrote

Jane Withers was

58+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Marge Allen, Alma Sobel'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Hart to Hart

Jane Withers was

53+ in Hart to Hart

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1979

The Love Boat

Jane Withers was

51+ in The Love Boat

as 'Gladys'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

Weekend Special

Jane Withers was

51+ in Weekend Special

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1977

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Jane Withers was

36+ in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Jane Withers was

36+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as 'Edith Swinney'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Jane Withers was

35+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Pete and Gladys

Jane Withers was

34+ in Pete and Gladys

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1960

General Electric Theater

Jane Withers was

26+ in General Electric Theater

as 'Sue Ann Baines, Betty Hamilton'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953