Jane Greer

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.

Known For

Columbo

Saturday Night Live

Murder, She Wrote

Bonanza

Falcon Crest

Twin Peaks

Quincy, M.E.

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

All Movies (34)

• Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006 · as Self
• Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero1998 · as Self
• Perfect Mate1996
• Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star1991 · as Self
• Immediate Family1989 · as Michael's Mother
• Just Between Friends1986 · as Ruth Chadwick
• Against All Odds1984 · as Mrs. Wyler
• The Shadow Riders1982 · as Ma Traven
• A Christmas for Boomer1979
• The Outfit1973 · as Alma Macklin
• Billie1965 · as Agnes Carol
• Where Love Has Gone1964 · as Marian Spicer
• No Time at All1958 · as Karen
• Man of a Thousand Faces1957 · as Hazel Bennet Chaney
• Run for the Sun1956 · as Katherine 'Katie' Connors
• Down Among the Sheltering Palms1953 · as Diana Forrester
• The Clown1953 · as Paula Henderson
• Desperate Search1952 · as Julie Heldon
• The Prisoner of Zenda1952 · as Antoinette de Mauban
• You for Me1952 · as Katie McDermad
• You're in the Navy Now1951 · as Ellie C. Harkness
• The Company She Keeps1951 · as Diane
• The Big Steal1949 · as Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
• Station West1948 · as Charlie
• Out of the Past1947 · as Kathie Moffat
• They Won't Believe Me1947 · as Janice Bell
• Sinbad the Sailor1947 · as Pirouze
• The Bamboo Blonde1946 · as Eileen Sawyer
• Sunset Pass1946 · as Lolite Baxter
• The Falcon's Alibi1946 · as Lola Carpenter
• Dick Tracy1945 · as Judith Owens
• George White's Scandals1945 · as Billie Randall
• Two O'Clock Courage1945 · as Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
• Pan-Americana1945 · as Miss Downing (uncredited)

All TV Shows (20)

• Twin Peaks1990 · as Vivian Smythe Niles
• The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood1987 · as Self
• The Insiders1985 · as Mrs. West
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Bonnie Phelps
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Charlotte Pershing
• Quincy, M.E.1976
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Kathie (uncredited)
• Columbo1971 · as Sylvia Danziger
• Burke's Law1963 · as Lonnie Smith
• Thriller1960 · as Ann Moffat
• Bonanza1959 · as Julia Bulette
• Suspicion1957 · as Clare Stengler
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Ellen Morrow
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Ellie Matson
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Julie Benton
• Playhouse 901956 · as Karen
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
• Revlon Mirror Theatre1953
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Mona Patton
• The Ford Television Theatre1952