Jane Greer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 9, 1924
- Died
- Aug 24, 2001 (aged 76)
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Credits
- 53
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.
Known for
Filmography
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006Movie
Self
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998Movie
Self
Perfect Mate
1996Movie
Secret Lives
1995TV
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991Movie
Self
Twin Peaks
1990TV
Vivian Smythe Niles
Immediate Family
1989Movie
Michael's Mother
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987TV
Self
Just Between Friends
1986Movie
Ruth Chadwick
The Insiders
1985TV
Mrs. West
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Bonnie Phelps
Against All Odds
1984Movie
Mrs. Wyler
The Shadow Riders
1982Movie
Ma Traven
Falcon Crest
1981TV
Charlotte Pershing
A Christmas for Boomer
1979Movie
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Kathie (uncredited)
The Outfit
1973Movie
Alma Macklin
Columbo
1971TV
Sylvia Danziger
Billie
1965Movie
Agnes Carol
Where Love Has Gone
1964Movie
Marian Spicer
Burke's Law
1963TV
Lonnie Smith
Thriller
1960TV
Ann Moffat
Bonanza
1959TV
Julia Bulette
No Time at All
1958Movie
Karen
Suspicion
1957TV
Clare Stengler
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957Movie
Hazel Bennet Chaney
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Ellen Morrow, Ellie Matson, Julie Benton
Playhouse 90
1956TV
Karen
Run for the Sun
1956Movie
Katherine 'Katie' Connors
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953TV
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953Movie
Diana Forrester
The Clown
1953Movie
Paula Henderson
Desperate Search
1952Movie
Julie Heldon
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952Movie
Antoinette de Mauban
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Mona Patton
You for Me
1952Movie
Katie McDermad
You're in the Navy Now
1951Movie
Ellie C. Harkness
The Company She Keeps
1951Movie
Diane
The Big Steal
1949Movie
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Station West
1948Movie
Charlie
Out of the Past
1947Movie
Kathie Moffat
They Won't Believe Me
1947Movie
Janice Bell
Sinbad the Sailor
1947Movie
Pirouze
The Bamboo Blonde
1946Movie
Eileen Sawyer
Sunset Pass
1946Movie
Lolite Baxter
The Falcon's Alibi
1946Movie
Lola Carpenter
Dick Tracy
1945Movie
Judith Owens
George White's Scandals
1945Movie
Billie Randall
Two O'Clock Courage
1945Movie
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Pan-Americana
1945Movie
Miss Downing (uncredited)