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Jane Greer
Actor
Born September 9, 1924Died August 24, 2001 (76 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2009 | The Rules of Film Noir · as Kathie (clip From Out Of The Past (1947)) |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Vivian Smythe Niles |
| 1989 | Immediate Family · as Michael's Mother |
| 1988 | HeartBeat (TV Series) · as Valerie |
| 1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw (TV Series) · as Augusta Stillman |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends · as Ruth Chadwick |
| 1985 | The Insiders (TV Series) · as Mrs. West |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Bonnie Phelps |
| 1984 | Against All Odds · as Mrs. Wyler |
| 1982 | The Shadow Riders · as Ma Traven |
| 1981 | Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook · as Paula Henderson-The Clown |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Charlotte Pershing |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Kathie (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Outfit · as Alma Macklin |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Sylvia Danziger |
| 1965 | Billie · as Agnes Carol |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone · as Marian Spicer |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Lonnie Smith |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Kathleen Kane |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Ann Moffat |
| 1959 | Bonanza (TV Series) · as Julia Bulette |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces · as Hazel Bennet Chaney |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Clare Stengler |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Ellie Matson |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Karen |
| 1956 | Run for the Sun · as Katherine 'katie' Connors |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cannon-Hughes |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Clown · as Paula Henderson |
| 1952 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms · as Diana Forrester |
| 1952 | Desperate Search · as Julie Heldon |
| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zenda · as Antoinette De Mauban |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Mona Patton |
| 1952 | You for Me · as Katie Mcdermad |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps · as Diane |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now · as Ellie C. Harkness |
| 1949 | The Big Steal · as Joan 'chiquita' Graham |
| 1948 | Station West · as Charlie |
| 1947 | Out of the Past · as Kathie Moffat |
| 1947 | They Won't Believe Me · as Janice Bell |
| 1947 | Sinbad, the Sailor · as Pirouze |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde · as Eileen Sawyer |
| 1946 | Sunset Pass · as Lolite Baxter |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi · as Lola Carpenter |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy · as Judith Owens |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals · as Billie Randall |
| 1945 | Pan-Americana · as Miss Downing (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage · as Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer) |