Jane Powell Net Worth
Jane Powell Net Worth is
$7 Million
Jane Powell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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... | Full Name | Jane Powell |
| Date Of Birth | April 1, 1929 |
| Place Of Birth | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Height | 4' 11½" (1.51 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Dickie Moore (m. 1988) |
| Children | Suzanne "Sissy" Ilene Steffen, Gearhardt Anthony "G.A." Steffen III, Lindsey Averill Nerney |
| Parents | Eileen Baker Burce, Paul E. Burce |
| Nominations | NME Award for Favourite US Female Singer |
| Movies | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Royal Wedding, A Date with Judy, Nancy Goes to Rio, Two Weeks with Love, Hit the Deck, Small Town Girl, Delightfully Dangerous, Holiday in Mexico, Song of the Open Road, Three Daring Daughters, Rich, Young and Pretty, Three Sailors and a Girl, The Girl Most Likely, T... |
| TV Shows | Alcoa Theatre, Michael Jackson |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Soft-spoken, sultry voice. |
| 2 | Short stature. |
| 3 | Her unique singing and dancing. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | The only thing I knew was MGM, where I had worked since I was 14. Unions were not even a part of my vocabulary. SAG meant a gravity problem. EQUITY meant owning a house. |
| 2 | I didn't quit movies. They quit me. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Despite being three years apart, both Powell and Debbie Reynolds celebrate their own birthdays, every April 1 of each year. |
| 2 | A Republican, she sang the National Anthem at the 1956 Republican National Convention. |
| 3 | Powell and child star husband, Dickie Moore, call a quaint cottage in Fairfield County, Connecticut home. [March 2007] |
| 4 | Friends with Debbie Reynolds; they share the same birthday. |
| 5 | In 2005, she served as mistress of ceremonies at the memorial service for the deceased author Evan Hunter also known as Ed McBain, and famous as the screenwriter for The Birds (1963) . |
| 6 | Son Geary Anthony Steffen III ("G.A.") born July 21, 1951. Daughter Suzanne Ilene Steffen ("Sissy") born November 21, 1952. Daughter Lindsay Averille Nerney born February 1, 1956. |
| 7 | With the decline of movie musicals in the late 1950s, Jane left MGM before they could fire her. She resuscitated her career by making a move to the East Coast and appearing on the musical stage. |
| 8 | The character she played in the movie Song of the Open Road (1944) was named Jane Powell. MGM gave her the name of the character she played for her own stage moniker. |
| 9 | Had never met former child actor and future husband Dickie Moore until 1981 when he was researching his book on child stars, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.". |
| 10 | Has performed before five U.S. Presidents and the Queen of England. |
| 11 | First husband Geary Steffin gained fame as a professional figure skater partnering with Sonja Henie. They appeared in ice carnivals as well as motion pictures during the 1940s. He died on July 14, 2004 in Santa Monica, California. |
| 12 | One of her hobbies is gardening. |
| 13 | Beside actress Elizabeth Taylor, other bridesmaids at her wedding to Geary Anthony Steffen Jr. included Roddy McDowall's sister Virginia McDowall, Ed Sullivan's daughter Betty Sullivan and Powell's good friend Margie Dillon. |
| 14 | Her husband Patrick Nerney bought her a pair of diamond earrings and due to her fear of needles, she figured the only way she would have of wearing them was to have her ears pierced under anaesthetic. Upon discovering she was pregnant with her last daughter Lindsay, she explained to the doctor that he could only handle her case if he would pierce her ears while she was on the delivery table. He agreed, and she left the delivery room with a baby daughter and two pierced ears. |
| 15 | Dated dancer Stanley Catron after meeting on the set of Song of the Open Road (1944). |
| 16 | Christened the ship Peter Skene Ogden on November 14, 1942. It was torpedoed and sank in WWII on February 22, 1944). |
| 17 | Attended Agnes Peters Dancing School as a child in Portland, Oregon. |
| 18 | Although one of the best singers of her time, Powell never learned to play an instrument or read music. |
| 19 | Appeared on stage with Howard Keel after her movie career was over. They performed together in I Do, I Do! and South Pacific among others. |
| 20 | Her father worked for Wonder Bread for almost 2 decades, before the family moved to Oakland. |
| 21 | At the age of 12, Jane Powell was selected "Oregon Victory Girl". |
| 22 | Learned and loved to cook before she was 10 years old. |
| 23 | When the Burce family first arrived in Hollywood, they rented Donald Meek's house. |
| 24 | Jane replaced June Allyson and Judy Garland for the part in Royal Wedding (1951), after June became pregnant and Judy became ill. |
| 25 | Roddy McDowall, a friend from the beginning of Jane's Hollywood career and the remainder of his life, was an usher at her first wedding. |
| 26 | Sang at the Inaugural Ball for President Harry S. Truman, January 20, 1949. |
| 27 | Was bridesmaid for Elizabeth Taylor for her first marriage. Taylor was bridesmaid for Powell's first marriage. |
| 28 | Best known as 'Milly' in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) |
| 29 | Grew up watching Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy movies. |
| 30 | Her role model and favorite actress is the lyrical soprano/actress, Jeanette MacDonald. |
| 31 | Based out of Roanoke and is currently singing on NCL cruise ships. [February 2006] |
| 32 | Is a coloratura soprano who started her career singing on the radio before age 13. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2002 | TV Series | Bess Sherman |
| The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | 2000 | TV Movie | Delia Ferguson |
| Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder | 2000 | TV Movie | Kit Andre |
| Picture This | 1999 | ||
| Growing Pains | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Irma Seaver Overmier |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987 | TV Series | Rev. Mother Claire |
| Loving | 1983 | TV Series | Rebecca Beecham (1985-1986) |
| The Love Boat | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Grace Bostwick / Aunt Loretta |
| Fantasy Island | 1978-1982 | TV Series | Eunice Picard / Margaret Chase Wilkerson / Joan Wade |
| Mayday at 40,000 Feet! | 1976 | TV Movie | Kitty Douglass |
| Tubby the Tuba | 1975 | Celeste (voice) | |
| The Letters | 1973 | TV Movie | Elaine Anderson (The Andersons Episode) |
| Wheeler and Murdoch | 1972 | TV Movie | Dorcie |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1962-1970 | TV Series | Penelope Farnsworth / Fairy Godmother / Natasha / ... |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | Alice Wood |
| The Jane Powell Show | 1961 | TV Movie | K.C. McCay Edwards |
| Feathertop | 1961 | TV Movie | Julie Balfour |
| Hooray for Love | 1960 | TV Movie | |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1959 | TV Series | Lois Walters |
| Meet Me in St. Louis | 1959 | TV Movie | Esther Smith |
| Enchanted Island | 1958 | Fayaway | |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Susan Martin / Kathy Dorn / Julie Kingstone / ... |
| Goodyear Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Marian Evers / Laura Cabot / Joan Lindsey / ... |
| The Girl Most Likely | 1958 | Dodie | |
| The Female Animal | 1958 | Penny Windsor | |
| Producers' Showcase | 1957 | TV Series | Clementine |
| As the World Turns | 1956 | TV Series | Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi (1990s) (temporary substitute for Eileen Fulton) |
| Hit the Deck | 1955 | Susan Smith | |
| Deep in My Heart | 1954 | Jane Powell | |
| Athena | 1954 | Athena Mulvain | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | 1954 | Milly | |
| Three Sailors and a Girl | 1953 | Penny Weston | |
| Small Town Girl | 1953 | Cindy Kimbell | |
| Rich, Young and Pretty | 1951 | Elizabeth Rogers | |
| Royal Wedding | 1951 | Ellen Bowen | |
| Two Weeks with Love | 1950 | Patti Robinson | |
| Nancy Goes to Rio | 1950 | Nancy Barklay | |
| Luxury Liner | 1948 | Polly Bradford | |
| A Date with Judy | 1948 | Judy Foster | |
| Three Daring Daughters | 1948 | Tess Morgan | |
| Holiday in Mexico | 1946 | Christine Evans | |
| Delightfully Dangerous | 1945 | Sherry Williams | |
| Song of the Open Road | 1944 | Jane Powell |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Performances | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Growing Pains | TV Series 1 episode, 1989 performer - 1 episode, 1989 | ||
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | Documentary performer: "I Left My Hat in Haiti" | |
| The Magic of David Copperfield | 1978 | TV Special performer: "It's a Most Unusual Day" | |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special performer: "The Slipper and the Rose Waltz He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me" | |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | performer: "It's a Most Unusual Day" 1948, "Hallelujah" 1927 - uncredited | |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1968 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1968 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1968 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1966 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Girl Most Likely | 1958 | performer: "I Don't Know What I Want", "We Gotta Keep Up With the Joneses", "Travelogue", "Balboa", "Crazy Horse", "All the Colors of the Rainbow" | |
| The 28th Annual Academy Awards | 1956 | TV Special performer: "I'll Never Stop Loving You" | |
| Hit the Deck | 1955 | performer: "Lucky Bird" 1927, "Why, Oh Why?" 1927, "Sometimes I'm Happy" 1927, "I Know That You Know" 1926, "Ciribiribin" 1898, "Hallelujah" 1927 - uncredited | |
| Deep in My Heart | 1954 | performer: "Will You Remember Sweetheart" | |
| Athena | 1954 | performer: "I Never Felt Better", "Chacun le sait" | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | 1954 | performer: "Wonderful, Wonderful Day", "When You're in Love", "Goin' Co'tin'" - uncredited | |
| Three Sailors and a Girl | 1953 | performer: "Face to Face", "My Heart Is a Singing Heart", "There Must Be a Reason", "When It's Love", "Kiss Me or I'll Scream", "Show Me a Happy Woman and I'll Show You a Miserable Man" - uncredited | |
| Rich, Young and Pretty | 1951 | performer: "Wonder Why", "Dark is the Night" | |
| Royal Wedding | 1951 | performer: "TOO LATE NOW", "EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN", "OPEN YOUR EYES", "THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE", "I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI", "HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I LOVED YOU WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE" - uncredited | |
| Two Weeks with Love | 1950 | performer: "The Oceana Roll", "A Heart That's Free", "My Hero" - uncredited | |
| Nancy Goes to Rio | 1950 | performer: "Embraceable You", "Musetta's Waltz", "Love Is Like This" - uncredited | |
| Luxury Liner | 1948 | performer: "Spring Came Back to Vienna" uncredited, "Alouette" uncredited, "Obéissons quand leur voix appelle", "The Peanut Vendor" uncredited, "Spring came back to Vienna" reprise uncredited | |
| A Date with Judy | 1948 | performer: "Judaline", "Its a Most Unusual Day", "I'm Strictly on the Corny Side", "Love Is Where You Find It", "Smiling Through The Years", "Love Is Where You Find It Reprise", "Home Sweet Home", "Its a Most Unusual Day" Reprise #2 - Finale | |
| Three Daring Daughters | 1948 | performer: "THE DICKEY-BIRD-SONG", "ALMA MATER", "SPRINGTIDE Der Frühling, Op. 33, No. 2", "ROUTE 66", "PASSEPIED", "JE VEUX VIVRE", "FLEURETTE", "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" - uncredited | |
| Delightfully Dangerous | 1945 | performer: "Once Upon A Song", "Through Your Eyes ... To Your Heart", "In A Shower Of Stars" | |
| Song of the Open Road | 1944 | performer: "Rollin' Down the Road" 1944, " I'm Havin' Fun in the Sun" 1944, "Carmena" 1901, "Here It Is Monday" 1944 - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| Private Screenings | 1996-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane | 2007 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| That's Entertainment!: The Masters Behind the Musicals | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | 1997 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Nelson and Jeanette | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| Burt Reynolds' Conversation With | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Great Performances | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sonya Live in L.A. | 1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Hour Magazine | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| Circus of the Stars #11 | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Dinah! | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Herself |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Scenic Designer |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Tom Jones | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1969 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Jimmie Rodgers Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Match Game | 1968 | TV Series | Team Captain |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1953-1968 | TV Series | Herself / Singer / Herself - Singer / ... |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself - Dancer / Singer |
| The 22th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1960-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Dancer / Herself - Hostess / Hostess |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Judy Garland Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1960-1963 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1959-1963 | TV Series | Herself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| Password All-Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| At This Very Moment | 1962 | TV Special | Herself |
| What's My Line? | 1956-1962 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Mystery Guest #2 |
| Person to Person | 1961 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1960 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Hostess |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series | Herself - Performer |
| The Juke Box Jury | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment | 1957 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 28th Annual Academy Awards | 1956 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration | 1955 | Short documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. | 1949 | Short | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCM: Twenty Classic Moments | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Private Screenings | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary | Performer in Film Clip (uncredited) |
| The Our Gang Story | 1994 | Video documentary | Judy Foster |
| The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones | 1988 | Video documentary | Herself |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | Clip from 'A Date with Judy' | |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Judy Garland Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | 1951 | Documentary | |
| Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership | 1949 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6818 Hollywood Blvd. |
Known for movies
Royal Wedding (1951)
as Ellen Bowen
As the World Turns (1956)
as Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi (1990s) (temporary substitute for Eileen Fulton)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
as Milly
Loving (1983)
as Rebecca Beecham (1985-1986)