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 ear...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002
as Gargoyle Laverne (voice)
Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stop...

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self
Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew att...
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Self

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
as Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced ...

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self
There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her...

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous oth...

All Together Now
1975
as Helen Drummond
Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without adult supervision. Based on a true story.

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
as Self
Mitzi Gaynor and guests Ted Knight (Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jerry Orbach (Chicago), Suzanne Pleshette (Bob Newhart Show) and Jane Withers in music, da...

Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Lt. Grace Blodgett
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital i...

The Right Approach
1961
as Liz Fargo
An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in order to achieve success and fame.

The Heart is a Rebel
1958
as Grace
While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife’s acceptance of C...

Armored Attack!
1957
as as Clavdia Kurin
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version of The North Star (1943), to remove positive referenc...

Giant
1956
as Vashti Synthe
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...

Danger Street
1947
as Pat Marvin
Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

Affairs of Geraldine
1946
as Geraldine Cooper
When the wealthy Mrs. Cooper passes away, she divides her estate between her sons, Henry and Wayne, and her only daughter, the tomboyish Geraldine.

Peeks at Hollywood
1946
Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.

Faces in the Fog
1944
as Mary Elliott
Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the docto...

My Best Gal
1944
as Kitty O'Hara
A girl from a show-business family seeks a backer for her boyfriend's musical.

The North Star
1943
as Clavdia Kurin
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."

Johnny Doughboy
1942
as Ann Winters / Penny Ryan
As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group o...

The Mad Martindales
1942
as Kathy Martindale
A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.

Young America
1942
as Jane Campbell
Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Lynne Ro...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's co...

Small Town Deb
1941
as Patricia Randall
Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.

Small Town Deb
1941
Writer
Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.

A Very Young Lady
1941
as Kitty Russell
A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on the headmaster leads to serious complications.
Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play
1941
as Self
Jane Withers entertains her teenage friends with archery and jitterbug dancing; Cesar Romero and Patricia Morison play backgammon; Rita Hayworth super...

Her First Beau
1941
as Penelope 'Penny' Wood
15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also...

Golden Hoofs
1941
as Jane Drake
A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sold.

Youth Will Be Served
1940
as Eadie-May
A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.

The Girl from Avenue A
1940
as Jane
A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.

Shooting High
1940
as Jane Pritchard
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.

High School
1940
as Jane Wallace
A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled at her father's Texas ranch must adjust to her new surroundings and being with other students when she'...

Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Colette
Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Addie Fippany
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading t...

Boy Friend
1939
as Sally Murphy
A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing ther...

Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

The Arizona Wildcat
1939
as Mary Jane Patterson
In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery.

Always in Trouble
1938
as Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington
Jane's dad (Tombes) is an oil field worker who comes into a fortune and is then pushed into society by his wife.

Keep Smiling
1938
as Jane Rand
Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.

Rascals
1938
as Gypsy
A Gypsy band takes lots of stuff but always in a good cause. Led by Jane Withers, they pick up a socialite who has amnesia. She works as a fortune tel...

Checkers
1937
as Checkers
A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.

45 Fathers
1937
as Judy
An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.

Wild and Woolly
1937
as Arnette Flynn
Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Searl (who gives Jane her first on screen kiss!) tea...

Angel's Holiday
1937
as June 'Angel' Everett
Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes involved in intrigue centering on movie star Pauline K...

The Holy Terror
1937
as Corky
Corky is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.

Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Peg Gurgle
A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an old plantation.

Pepper
1936
as Pepper Jolly
Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to take her gang to Coney Island and prevents his daughter f...

Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Judy Devlin
A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

Gentle Julia
1936
as Florence Atwater
A shy newspaperman nearly gives up when his girlfriend falls for the new guy in town till Withers sets things right.

Paddy O'Day
1936
as Paddy O'Day
A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in ...

This Is the Life
1935
as Geraldine Revier
A popular child star, exploited and overworked by her greedy guardians, decides enough is enough--and takes it on the lam.

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Della
A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Ginger
1935
as Ginger
Ginger, an orphan, is living with her foster-uncle, Rexford Whittington, a broken-down Shakesperian actor. Although denied the love of a mother and fa...

The Good Fairy
1935
as Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie house, determined to succeed in her first job by doing goo...

Bright Eyes
1934
as Joy Smythe
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for c...

Imitation of Life
1934
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face fami...

Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.