Jane Greer
Acting
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
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tvTwin Peaks
1990
Vivian Smythe Niles
movieImmediate Family
1989
Michael's Mother
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
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
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
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 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)