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Jane Greer
Actor

Jane Greer

9 Sep 1924Born
24 Aug 2001Died
76Age at death
47Credits

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1996Perfect MateFilm
  2. 1995Secret LivesSeries (1 episode)
  3. 1990Twin PeaksSeries: Vivian Smythe Niles (3 episodes)
  4. 1989Immediate FamilyFilm: Michael's Mother
  5. 1986Just Between FriendsFilm: Ruth Chadwick
  6. 1985The InsidersSeries: Mrs. West (1 episode)
  7. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Bonnie Phelps (1 episode)
  8. 1984Against All OddsFilm: Mrs. Wyler
  9. 1982The Shadow RidersFilm: Ma Traven
  10. 1981Falcon CrestSeries: Charlotte Pershing (6 episodes)
  11. 1979A Christmas for BoomerFilm
  12. 1976Quincy, M.E.Series (1 episode)
  13. 1973The OutfitFilm: Alma Macklin
  14. 1971ColumboSeries: Sylvia Danziger (1 episode)
  15. 1965BillieFilm: Agnes Carol
  16. 1964Where Love Has GoneFilm: Marian Spicer
  17. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Lonnie Smith (1 episode)
  18. 1960ThrillerSeries: Ann Moffat (1 episode)
  19. 1959BonanzaSeries: Julia Bulette (1 episode)
  20. 1958No Time at AllFilm: Karen
  21. 1957SuspicionSeries: Clare Stengler (1 episode)
  22. 1957Man of a Thousand FacesFilm: Hazel Bennet Chaney
  23. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Ellen Morrow, Ellie Matson, Julie Benton (1 episode)
  24. 1956Playhouse 90Series: Karen (1 episode)
  25. 1956Run for the SunFilm: Katherine 'Katie' Connors
  26. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Mrs. Cannon-Hughes (1 episode)
  27. 1953Revlon Mirror TheatreSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1953Down Among the Sheltering PalmsFilm: Diana Forrester
  29. 1953The ClownFilm: Paula Henderson
  30. 1952Desperate SearchFilm: Julie Heldon
  31. 1952The Prisoner of ZendaFilm: Antoinette de Mauban
  32. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries: Mona Patton (1 episode)
  33. 1952You for MeFilm: Katie McDermad
  34. 1951You're in the Navy NowFilm: Ellie C. Harkness
  35. 1951The Company She KeepsFilm: Diane
  36. 1949The Big StealFilm: Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
  37. 1948Station WestFilm: Charlie
  38. 1947Out of the PastFilm: Kathie Moffat
  39. 1947They Won't Believe MeFilm: Janice Bell
  40. 1947Sinbad the SailorFilm: Pirouze
  41. 1946The Bamboo BlondeFilm: Eileen Sawyer
  42. 1946Sunset PassFilm: Lolite Baxter
  43. 1946The Falcon's AlibiFilm: Lola Carpenter
  44. 1945Dick TracyFilm: Judith Owens
  45. 1945George White's ScandalsFilm: Billie Randall
  46. 1945Two O'Clock CourageFilm: Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
  47. 1945Pan-AmericanaFilm: Miss Downing (uncredited)

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