Portrait of Jane Powell

Acting

Jane Powell

Career

Active from 1944 to 2000, with a break from 1976 to 1999, busiest in 1948 and 1958 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Powell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good 4
  • Musical 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Romantic 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Wholesome 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 61
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Delia Ferguson

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kit Andre

1990s

2 titles · average score 80
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Bess Sherman

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles · average score 73
Growing Pains
Growing Pains (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Irma Seaver Overmier

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Rev. Mother Claire

1970s

6 titles · average score 61
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Joan Wade

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Aunt Loretta / Grace Bostwick

Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kitty Douglass

Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (1975)

as Celeste (voice)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Letters
The Letters (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Elaine Anderson

1960s

1 title
Feathertop
Feathertop (1961)

as Julie Balfour

1950s

16 titles · average score 57
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)

as Esther Smith

The Female Animal
The Female Animal (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Penny Windsor

The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
GoodWatch score 36

as Dodie

Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Susan Smith

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

as Bride Milly Pontipee

Athena
Athena (1954)
GoodWatch score 50

as Athena

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 45

as Cindy Kimbell

Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Penny Weston

Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ellen Bowen

Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as Elizabeth Rogers

Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Patti Robinson

Nancy Goes to Rio
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Nancy Barklay

1940s

6 titles · average score 51
A Date with Judy
A Date with Judy (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Judy Foster

Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tess Morgan

Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner (1948)
GoodWatch score 55

as Polly Bradford

Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

as Christine Evans

Delightfully Dangerous
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
GoodWatch score 37

as Sherry Williams

Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road (1944)

as Jane Powell