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Jane Withers

Apr 12, 1926 - Aug 07, 2021 (95 years old) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of 3, Withers was a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s, and probably best known for playing the obnoxious Joy Smythe in the film Bright Eyes, where she paired with Shirley Temple.

Known For

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Murder, She Wrote
Marge Allen
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The Munsters
Fanny Pike
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Additional Laverne Dialogue (voice)
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Mary Stevens, M.D.
Little Girl in Lobby (uncredited)

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