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, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
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Movies (35)
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 · Self
Perfect Mate
1996
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Self
Immediate Family
1989 · Michael's Mother
Just Between Friends
1986 · Ruth Chadwick
Against All Odds
1984 · Mrs. Wyler
The Shadow Riders
1982 · Ma Traven
A Christmas for Boomer
1979
The Outfit
1973 · Alma Macklin
Billie
1965 · Agnes Carol
Where Love Has Gone
1964 · Marian Spicer
No Time at All
1958 · Karen
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Hazel Bennet Chaney
Run for the Sun
1956 · Katherine 'Katie' Connors
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · Diana Forrester
The Clown
1953 · Paula Henderson
Desperate Search
1952 · Julie Heldon
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Antoinette de Mauban
You for Me
1952 · Katie McDermad
You're in the Navy Now
1951 · Ellie C. Harkness
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Diane
The Big Steal
1949 · Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Station West
1948 · Charlie
Out of the Past
1947 · Kathie Moffat
They Won't Believe Me
1947 · Janice Bell
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Pirouze
The Bamboo Blonde
1946 · Eileen Sawyer
Sunset Pass
1946 · Lolite Baxter
The Falcon's Alibi
1946 · Lola Carpenter
Dick Tracy
1945 · Judith Owens
George White's Scandals
1945 · Billie Randall
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 · Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Pan-Americana
1945 · Miss Downing (uncredited)
TV shows (18)
Secret Lives
1995
Twin Peaks
1990 · Vivian Smythe Niles
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
The Insiders
1985 · Mrs. West
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Bonnie Phelps
Falcon Crest
1981 · Charlotte Pershing
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Kathie (uncredited)
Columbo
1971 · Sylvia Danziger
Burke's Law
1963 · Lonnie Smith
Thriller
1960 · Ann Moffat
Bonanza
1959 · Julia Bulette
Suspicion
1957 · Clare Stengler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Ellen Morrow, Ellie Matson, Julie Benton
Playhouse 90
1956 · Karen
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Mona Patton