Jane Kean

Jane Kean

Birth : 1923-04-10, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death : 2013-11-26

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Jane Kean

Movies

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Herself
The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century. Before Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West, Sophie Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other. Using all of "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas" 400-plus recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker's sixty-year career in show business.`
Abner, the Invisible Dog
Aunt Ida
A bullied teen stumbles into possession of a top-secret government formula that turns his dog invisible and gives it the power of speech.
Gideon
Karaoke Woman
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.
Fatal Charm
Home-Ec Teacher
Valerie's (Amanda Peterson) prosecutor mom is trying to put away Adam (Christopher Atkins), an alleged serial killer on trial for murdering six women. But he's so charming that the teenage Valerie just can't believe he really did it, and soon they begin sending each other letters. Adam is caught up in a jailbreak and ends up on the run.
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Self / Trixie Norton (archive footage)
Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.
The Scarlett O'Hara War
Louella Parsons
The trials and tribulations of David O. Selznick as he attempts to find an actress to play the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Pete's Dragon
Miss Taylor
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Chatterbox!
Eleanor Pittman
A young woman who works in a beauty parlor discovers that she has a unique and special talent, which causes her no end of trouble.
Really, Raquel
Mae West/Various Characters
TV special, adapted from Raquel Welch's live 1973 dinner club production, featuring Welch and puppets from the World of Sid & Marty Krofft.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Belle (voice)
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
Flying with Music
Bobbie
The "Flyer" in question is William Marshall, a young man falsely accused of a crime. Escaping the clutches of the law, he becomes involved with several pretty young ladies. Marjorie Woodworth plays the girl who helps Marshall in his escape, pausing occasionally to participate in a some lively but forgettable musical numbers.
Sailors on Leave
Sunshine
If a shy sailor marries before his next birthday, he will inherit a fortune.