JANE POWELL MOORE

From 1944-1958, actress/singer/dancer Jane Powell co-starred in 19 films, most of them acknowledged to be major contributions to the Golden Age of the Movie Musical. As a child vocal prodigy, she made her radio debut at the age of 2 in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, and by 12, hosted two radio shows of her own. While vacationing with her family in Los Angeles, she appeared on a local radio talent show and was signed by MGM for films at the age of 14. She made her film debut in 1944's Song of the Open Road and dazzled audiences with her remarkable soprano voice. Among her subsequent musical film appearances are A Date with Judy, Nancy Goes to Rio, Two Weeks With Love, Royal Wedding, Small Town Girl, Three Sailors and Girl, Athena, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and The Girl Most Likely. Retiring from films, she scored successes in nightclubs and in her Broadway debut in Irene in 1973, and touring productions of South Pacific and I Do! I Do! Marrying former child-star - and now public relations executive - Dick Moore and relocating to New York, she actively returned to performing on television in "As the World Turns, " "Loving," "Growing Pains," "Perfect Murder. Perfect Town" and "The Sandy Bottom Orchestra". Recent stage appearances include Cinderella (NY City Opera's 1995 revival), After Play (off-Broadway 1996), Avow (off-Broadway 2000), York Theatre Company's production of 70, Girls, 70 (2002) and in 2003, she co-starred in the World Premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Bounce. She is the author of the The Jane Powell Story, published by Berkley Books in 1988, in which she details her remarkable film career.