- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Died
- August 24, 2001
Jane Greer
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…
Filmography
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieGary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 · Self
moviePerfect Mate
1996
movieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Self
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · Vivian Smythe Niles
movieImmediate Family
1989 · Michael's Mother
tvThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
movieJust Between Friends
1986 · Ruth Chadwick
tvThe Insiders
1985 · Mrs. West
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Bonnie Phelps
movieAgainst All Odds
1984 · Mrs. Wyler
movieThe Shadow Riders
1982 · Ma Traven
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Charlotte Pershing
movieA Christmas for Boomer
1979
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Kathie (uncredited)
movieThe Outfit
1973 · Alma Macklin
tvColumbo
1971 · Sylvia Danziger
movieBillie
1965 · Agnes Carol
movieWhere Love Has Gone
1964 · Marian Spicer
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Lonnie Smith
tvThriller
1960 · Ann Moffat
tvBonanza
1959 · Julia Bulette
movieNo Time at All
1958 · Karen
tvSuspicion
1957 · Clare Stengler
movieMan of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Hazel Bennet Chaney
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Ellen Morrow, Ellie Matson, Julie Benton
tvPlayhouse 90
1956 · Karen
movieRun for the Sun
1956 · Katherine 'Katie' Connors
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
tvRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
movieDown Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · Diana Forrester
movieThe Clown
1953 · Paula Henderson
movieDesperate Search
1952 · Julie Heldon
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Antoinette de Mauban
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Mona Patton
movieYou for Me
1952 · Katie McDermad
movieYou're in the Navy Now
1951 · Ellie C. Harkness
movieThe Company She Keeps
1951 · Diane
movieThe Big Steal
1949 · Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
movieStation West
1948 · Charlie
movieOut of the Past
1947 · Kathie Moffat
movieThey Won't Believe Me
1947 · Janice Bell
movieSinbad the Sailor
1947 · Pirouze
movieThe Bamboo Blonde
1946 · Eileen Sawyer
movieSunset Pass
1946 · Lolite Baxter
movieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946 · Lola Carpenter
movieDick Tracy
1945 · Judith Owens
movieGeorge White's Scandals
1945 · Billie Randall
movieTwo O'Clock Courage
1945 · Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
moviePan-Americana
1945 · Miss Downing (uncredited)