From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 AwardFormer 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