Jane Powell

In 1964, Powell was diagnosed with tuberculous, Powell had her tonsils replaced to clear her tuberculous in 1964. Read Less

Asked after the performance if the production was going to be made available on a commercial recording, she said simply, "No."

In the early 1980s she toured in the comedies Same Time, Next Year, The Marriage-Go-Round, and Chapter Two.

In 1996 and 1997 she appeared in the off-broadway production After-Play. She also performed the role of the Queen in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" at New York City Opera.

In 2000 she appeared in the off-broadway production Avow, for which she received great reviews for a role which showed off her excellent comedic timing.

During the 1950s and 1960s Powell appeared regularly on television. These credits included guest spots on nearly all the major variety shows of the period such as The Perry Como Show, The Andy Williams Show, The Kraft Music Hall, Frank Sinatra, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Red Skelton Show, Eddie Fisher, The Dinah Shore Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Smothers Brothers, Jonathan Winters, This is Tom Jones, The Garry Moore Show, The Jerry Lewis Show and The Judy Garland Show. She twice appeared as one of the What's My Line? Mystery Guests on the popular Sunday night CBS-TV program. She also appeared as a guest panelist on What's My Line? and on the ABC musical quiz program, Jukebox Jury. Her television specials included "Meet Me in St. Louis", "Young at Heart", "Feathertop", "The Danny Thomas Show 1967", "The Victor Borge Show", "Ruggles of Red Gap" on Producers' Showcase and "Hooray for Love". Read Less

She has also appeared on numerous TV Talk shows and co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show in 1970.

Powell lives in Manhattan and (since 1985), in Wilton, Connecticut, with her fifth husband, former child actor Dick Moore. They met when Moore interviewed Powell for a book on child actors. Read Less