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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000) -- The JonBenet Ramsey Case, which has caused a media frenzy not only in the United States, but all over the world, is one of the biggest mysteries in modern criminal history. What happened in the Ramsey house on the night that JonBenet died?
"Growing Pains" (1985): Season 4: Episode 15 -- Jason and Maggie are in for a surprise when an anniversary party is planned without their knowledge. As things get out of hand, desserts start flying.
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000) -- The JonBenet Ramsey Case, which has caused a media frenzy not only in the United States, but all over the world, is one of the biggest mysteries in modern criminal history. What happened in the Ramsey house on the night that JonBenet died?
Royal Wedding (1951) -- Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding...

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Date of Birth:

1 April 1929, Portland, Oregon, USA more

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Mini Biography:

Jane Powell was singing and dancing at an early age. She sang on the radio... more

Trivia:

With the decline of movie musicals in the late 1950s, Jane left MGM before... more

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Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)   Bess Sherman (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - 8.6 (7,953)
AKAs:
  • Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000) (TV) Delia Ferguson 2000 - 6.2 (158)
- 3. Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000) (TV) Dance Instructor 2000 - 5.9 (294)
- 4. Picture This (1999) 1999 - 5.6 (11)
- 5. "Growing Pains" (1985)   Irma Seaver Overmier (5 episodes, 1988-1990) 1990 - 7.0 (1,809)
5 TV episodes:
- 6. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Rev. Mother Claire (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 7.1 (2,299)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Loving" (1983) Rebecca Beecham (unknown episodes, 1985-1986) 1985 - 6.8 (45)
- 8. Marie (1985)   Singer at Rally 1985 - 6.5 (311)
AKAs:
  • Marie: A True Story
- 9. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Aunt Loretta / Grace Bostwick (2 episodes, 1981-1982) 1982 - 5.6 (1,093)
- 10. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   Eunice Picard / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1978-1982) 1982 - 6.3 (626)
3 TV episodes:
- 11. Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976) (TV) Kitty Douglas 1976 - 4.8 (81)
- 12. Tubby the Tuba (1975) (voice) Celeste 1975 - 5.8 (45)
- 13. Wheeler and Murdoch (1973) (TV) Dorcie 1973 - -
- 14. The Letters (1973) (TV) Elaine Anderson (The Andersons Episode) 1973 - 4.6 (75)
- 15. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Fairy Godmother / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1963-1970) 1970 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- 16. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Alice Wood (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 17. Feathertop (1961) (TV) 1961 - -
- 18. Hooray for Love (1960) (TV) 1960 - -
- 19. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959)   Lois Walters (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.1 (26)
AKAs:
  • The June Allyson Show
1 TV episode:
- 20. Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) (TV) Esther Smith 1959 - 7.7 (32)
- 21. Enchanted Island (1958)   Fayaway 1958 - 5.0 (41)
AKAs:
  • Typee (International: English title)
- 22. "Alcoa Theatre" (1957)   Hilde Frenz / 4 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 6.8 (11)
3 TV episodes:
- 23. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   Harriet Kennedy / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
4 TV episodes:
- 24. The Girl Most Likely (1958) Dodie 1958 - 6.0 (123)
- 25. The Female Animal (1958) Penny Windsor 1958 - 5.3 (53)
- 26. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   Clementine (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "As the World Turns" (1956) Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi (1990s) (temporary substitute for Eileen Fulton) (unknown episodes) 1956 - -
- 28. Hit the Deck (1955) Susan Smith 1955 - 6.4 (174)
- 29. Deep in My Heart (1954) Ottilie van Zandt in 'Maytime' 1954 - 6.5 (249)
- 30. Athena (1954) Athena Mulvain 1954 - 5.4 (122)
- 31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Milly Pontipee 1954 - 7.3 (6,811)
- 32. Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)   Penny Weston 1953 - 5.8 (60)
AKAs:
  • 3 Sailors and a Girl (USA: poster title)
- 33. Small Town Girl (1953) Cindy Kimbell 1953 - 6.4 (183)
- 34. Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) Elizabeth Rogers 1951 - 5.7 (115)
- 35. Royal Wedding (1951)   Ellen Bowen 1951 - 6.7 (1,551)
AKAs:
  • Wedding Bells (UK)
- 36. Two Weeks with Love (1950) Patti Robinson 1950 - 6.6 (264)
- 37. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) Nancy Barklay 1950 - 6.4 (131)
- 38. Luxury Liner (1948) Polly Bradford 1948 - 6.0 (122)
- 39. A Date with Judy (1948) Judy Foster 1948 - 6.3 (372)
- 40. Three Daring Daughters (1948)   Tess Morgan 1948 - 6.1 (153)
AKAs:
  • The Birds and the Bees (UK)
- 41. Holiday in Mexico (1946) Christine Evans 1946 - 6.2 (128)
- 42. Delightfully Dangerous (1945) Sherry Williams 1945 - 5.9 (63)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Great Performances" (1972)   (1 episode, 1991) 1991 - 8.3 (107)
1 TV episode:
  • The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) (performer: "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life")
- 2. That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "I Left My Hat in Haiti") 1985 - 7.1 (464)
- 3. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) (performer: "The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)") 1978 - 6.6 (116)
- 4. That's Entertainment! (1974)   (performer: "Hallelujah") ("It's a Most Unusual Day") 1974 - 7.6 (2,526)
AKAs:
  • That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
- 5. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1967)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 5.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The Jerry Lewis Show" (1967)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 6.7 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.4 (112)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.4 (138)
AKAs:
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Sunday Showcase" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
  • NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) (performer: "That's Entertainment" (uncredited), "I Could Have Danced All Night" (uncredited), "You Gotta Have Heart" (uncredited), "Mary Is a Grand Old Name" (uncredited), "Give Me Regards to Broadway" (uncredited))
- 12. 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") 1958 - 6.0 (123)
- 13. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) (performer: "I'll Never Stop Loving You") 1956 - 4.1 (36)
- 14. Hit the Deck (1955) (performer: "Sometimes I'm Happy", "Hallelujah") 1955 - 6.4 (174)
- 15. Deep in My Heart (1954) (performer: "Will You Remember (Sweetheart)") 1954 - 6.5 (249)
- 16. Athena (1954) (performer: "I Never Felt Better", "Chacun le sait") 1954 - 5.4 (122)
- 17. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (performer: "Wonderful, Wonderful Day", "When You're in Love", "Goin' Co'tin'") 1954 - 7.3 (6,811)
- 18. Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)   (performer: "Face to Face") 1953 - 5.8 (60)
AKAs:
  • 3 Sailors and a Girl (USA: poster title)
- 19. Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) (performer: "Wonder Why", "Dark is the Night") 1951 - 5.7 (115)
- 20. 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") 1951 - 6.7 (1,551)
AKAs:
  • Wedding Bells (UK)
- 21. Two Weeks with Love (1950) (performer: "The Oceana Roll" (uncredited), "A Heart That's Free" (uncredited), "My Hero" (uncredited)) 1950 - 6.6 (264)
- 22. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) (performer: "Embraceable You" (uncredited), "Musetta's Waltz" (uncredited)) 1950 - 6.4 (131)
- 23. 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)) 1948 - 6.0 (122)
- 24. 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)) 1948 - 6.3 (372)
- 25. Three Daring Daughters (1948)   (performer: "THE DICKEY-BIRD-SONG" (uncredited), "ALMA MATER" (uncredited), "SPRINGTIDE" (uncredited), "ROUTE 66" (uncredited), "PASSEPIED" (uncredited), "JE VEUX VIVRE" (uncredited), "FLEURETTE" (uncredited), "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" (uncredited)) 1948 - 6.1 (153)
AKAs:
  • The Birds and the Bees (UK)
- 26. Delightfully Dangerous (1945) (performer: "Once Upon A Song", "Through Your Eyes ... To Your Heart", "In A Shower Of Stars") 1945 - 5.9 (63)
- 27. Song of the Open Road (1944) (performer: "ROLLIN' DOWN THE ROAD", "(I'M HAVIN') FUN IN THE SUN", "CARMENA", "HERE IT IS MONDAY") 1944 - 6.0 (47)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) Herself 2007 - -
- 2. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)   Herself 2003 - 8.1 (272)
AKAs:
  • Broadway (USA: short title)
  • Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
  • Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
- 3. Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) Herself 2001 - 6.4 (375)
- 4. "Biography" (1987)   Herself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.0 (267)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997) (TV) Herself 1997 - 7.1 (52)
- 6. "Private Screenings" (1996)   Herself (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 8.8 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 7. Nelson and Jeanette (1992) (TV)   Host 1992 - 8.6 (30)
AKAs:
  • Nelson and Jeanette, America's Singing Sweethearts
- 8. "Great Performances" (1972)   Herself (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 8.3 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 9. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) Herself 1987 - 6.6 (43)
- 10. Circus of the Stars #11 (1986) (TV) Herself 1986 - 4.7 (11)
- 11. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) Herself - Performer 1986 - 5.3 (144)
- 12. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) Herself 1985 - 6.4 (18)
- 13. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration 1984 - 5.2 (76)
- 14. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) Herself 1982 - 7.0 (108)
- 15. The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) Herself 1981 - 7.2 (82)
- 16. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) Herself - Performer 1978 - 6.6 (116)
- 17. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Herself (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.6 (80)
1 TV episode:
- 18. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) Herself - Presenter 1974 - 4.5 (14)
- 19. "This Is Tom Jones" (1969)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.0 (31)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "The Jimmie Rodgers Show" (1959)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
AKAs:
  • Carol Burnett Presents the Jimmie Rodgers Show
1 TV episode:
- 21. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 5.5 (17)
- 22. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 6.6 (117)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Jerry Lewis Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 6.7 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Herself / 5 characters not shown (8 episodes, 1953-1968) 1968 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 25. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.4 (112)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)   Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 8.4 (138)
AKAs:
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 27. "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)   Herself - Singer / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1964-1966) 1966 - 9.5 (45)
3 TV episodes:
- 28. "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1959)   Herself - Dancer / Herself - Hostess (3 episodes, 1960-1965) 1965 - 6.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
3 TV episodes:
- 29. "The Andy Williams Show" (1962)   Herself (2 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 7.3 (37)
2 TV episodes:
- 30. "The Judy Garland Show" (1963)   Herself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 9.6 (87)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   Herself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
- 32. "The Garry Moore Show" (1958)   Herself (5 episodes, 1959-1963) 1963 - 7.3 (30)
5 TV episodes:
- 33. "I've Got a Secret" (1952)   Herself (3 episodes, 1959-1962) 1962 - 8.3 (89)
3 TV episodes:
- 34. "Password" (1961)   Panelist (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.8 (93)
AKAs:
  • Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 35. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) Herself 1962 - -
- 36. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Guest Panelist / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1956-1962) 1962 - 8.9 (268)
3 TV episodes:
- 37. "Person to Person" (1953)   Herself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)   Herself / Herself - Hostess (4 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 7.7 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
4 TV episodes:
- 39. "Sunday Showcase" (1959)   Herself - Performer (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
  • NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)   Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 9.2 (68)
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 41. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) Herself - Performer 1956 - 4.1 (36)
- 42. 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) (uncredited) Herself 1955 - 5.6 (26)
- 43. Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) Herself 1949 - -
- 44. Song of the Open Road (1944) Herself 1944 - 6.0 (47)
Archive Footage
- 1. "American Masters"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) Herself, film clip
- 3. The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) Herself
- 4. That's Dancing! (1985) Herself (clip from "Royal Wedding")
- 5. That's Entertainment! (1974) Clip from 'A Date with Judy'

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Appeared in TV commercials for Polident throughout the 1990s. more

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Comedy | Music | Family | Drama more

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