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Jane Greer

Jane Greer

Actor · Born 1924-09-09 · Washington, D.C., USA

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Biography

Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress. Although best known for her femme fatale role in the noir Out of the Past (1947), her noteworthy roles in television include guest appearances on episodes of numerous shows over the decades, such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Quincy, M.E., Murder, She Wrote, and a 1975 gig with Peter Falk and Robert Vaughn in an episode of Columbo titled Troubled Waters. She even got to make fun of Out of the Past in a parody with Robert Mitchum on TV's Saturday Night Live in 1987. Greer joined the casts of Falcon Crest in 1984 and Twin Peaks in 1990 in recurring roles until her retirement in 1996. Greer was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1634 Vine Street for her contributions to the motion picture industry. The star was dedicated on February 8, 1960. In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Twin Peaks (1990) — Vivian Smythe Niles
  2. Columbo (1971) — Sylvia Danziger
  3. Out of the Past (1947) — Kathie Moffat
  4. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Kathie (uncredited)
  5. Bonanza (1959) — Julia Bulette
  6. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Bonnie Phelps
  7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
  8. Against All Odds (1984) — Mrs. Wyler
  9. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  10. The Big Steal (1949) — Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
  11. The Outfit (1973) — Alma Macklin
  12. Falcon Crest (1981) — Charlotte Pershing
  13. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) — Antoinette de Mauban
  14. The Shadow Riders (1982) — Ma Traven
  15. They Won't Believe Me (1947) — Janice Bell
  16. Sinbad the Sailor (1947) — Pirouze
  17. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) — Hazel Bennet Chaney
  18. Immediate Family (1989) — Michael's Mother
  19. Run for the Sun (1956) — Katherine 'Katie' Connors
  20. Dick Tracy (1945) — Judith Owens
  21. Station West (1948) — Charlie
  22. Two O'Clock Courage (1945) — Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
  23. Where Love Has Gone (1964) — Marian Spicer
  24. Thriller (1960) — Ann Moffat
  25. The Company She Keeps (1951) — Diane
  26. You're in the Navy Now (1951) — Ellie C. Harkness
  27. Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) — Self
  28. Billie (1965) — Agnes Carol
  29. Just Between Friends (1986) — Ruth Chadwick
  30. Burke's Law (1963) — Lonnie Smith
  31. The Falcon's Alibi (1946) — Lola Carpenter
  32. The Clown (1953) — Paula Henderson
  33. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Ellen Morrow
  34. Playhouse 90 (1956) — Karen
  35. Suspicion (1957) — Clare Stengler
  36. Desperate Search (1952) — Julie Heldon
  37. Pan-Americana (1945) — Miss Downing (uncredited)
  38. The Bamboo Blonde (1946) — Eileen Sawyer
  39. You for Me (1952) — Katie McDermad
  40. George White's Scandals (1945) — Billie Randall