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Jane Powell (born April 1, 1928) is an United
States|American actress.  She was the petite
blonde with an operatic singing voice in many MGM
musicals in the 1940s and 1950s.

Born Suzanne Burce in Portland, Oregon, USA, she
sang on the radio as a child, and performed in
theater before her film career began in 1944.  She
appeared in her first film, Song of the Open Road
(1944), at age 15. Her first MGM musical was
Holiday in Mexico (1946), which brought her to the
public's attention, and she was later billed as
the co-star in several films including A Date with
Judy (1948), and Nancy Goes to Rio (1950).  

Powell got the chance to sing and dance with Fred
Astaire in Royal Wedding (1951), when she was
brought in as a replacement for both June Allyson
and Judy Garland.  Her best known film is probably
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), which gave
her the opportunity to play a more mature
character than previous films.  Her other films
include:   Rich, Young and Pretty (1951), Small
Town Girl (1953), Three Sailors and a Girl (1953),
Athena (1954), Deep in My Heart (1954), Hit the
Deck (1955), and The Girl Most Likely (1957). 

By the end of the 1950s, Hollywood musicals began
to lose popularity, and her film career ended. 
Since then Powell has continued to work in
television, radio, and live performances.  Her
stage roles include the touring productions of
South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, My
Fair Lady, Carousel, The Girl Next Door and How
She Grew, and Irene.  

Powell lives in Connecticut, with her fifth
husband, Dick Moore, and still performs today.

==Filmography==
*Song of the Road (1944)
*Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
*Holiday in Mexico (1946)
*Luxury Liner (1948)
*Three Daring Daughters (1948)
*A Date with Judy (1948)
*Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc.
(1949) (short subject)
*Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
*Two Weeks with Love (1950)
*Royal Wedding (1951)
*Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
*Small Town Girl (1953)
*Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
*Athena (1954)
*Deep in My Heart (1954)
*1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
(short subject)
*Hit the Deck (1955)
*The Girl Most Likely (1957)
*The Female Animal (1958)
*Enchanted Island (1958)
*Tubby the Tuba (1976) (voice)
*Marie (1985)
*Picture This (1999)
*Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were
There (2003) (documentary)