Personal Info
Suzanne Lorraine Burce
Jane Powell
Acting
Biography
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 commercials, and in a workout video. She has had a variety of roles on stage since the end of her movie career, including the musicals "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," "My Fair Lady," "Carou…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
as Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Kit Andre
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
as Delia Ferguson
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
as Herself
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bess Sherman · 1 ep.
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
as Self · 1 ep.
Growing Pains
as Irma Seaver Overmier · 8 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Rev. Mother Claire · 1 ep.
Fantasy Island
as Joan Wade · 1 ep.
The Love Boat
as Grace Bostwick · 1 ep.
The Hollywood Palace
as Self · 3 ep.
The Judy Garland Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1 ep.