Jane Greer
Acting
Born: September 9, 1924 · Washington, D.C., USA
Died: August 24, 2001 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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
Twin Peaks
1990
Columbo
1971
Out of the Past
1947
Bonanza
1959
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Against All Odds
1984
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Big Steal
1949
The Outfit
1973
Falcon Crest
1981
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Photos (8)
Movies (31)
Against All Odds
Mrs. Wyler
Out of the Past
Kathie Moffat
The Outfit
Alma Macklin
They Won't Believe Me
Janice Bell
The Shadow Riders
Ma Traven
The Company She Keeps
Diane
Man of a Thousand Faces
Hazel Bennet Chaney
Dick Tracy
Judith Owens
Sinbad the Sailor
Pirouze
The Prisoner of Zenda
Antoinette de Mauban
Immediate Family
Michael's Mother
Billie
Agnes Carol
The Big Steal
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Station West
Charlie
You're in the Navy Now
Ellie C. Harkness
Just Between Friends
Ruth Chadwick
Run for the Sun
Katherine 'Katie' Connors
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Diana Forrester
Where Love Has Gone
Marian Spicer
The Bamboo Blonde
Eileen Sawyer
Two O'Clock Courage
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
No Time at All
Karen
The Falcon's Alibi
Lola Carpenter
George White's Scandals
Billie Randall
A Christmas for Boomer
1979
The Clown
Paula Henderson
Sunset Pass
Lolite Baxter
You for Me
Katie McDermad
Pan-Americana
Miss Downing (uncredited)
Desperate Search
Julie Heldon
Perfect Mate
1996
TV Shows (19)
Saturday Night Live
Kathie (uncredited) · 1 eps
Columbo
Sylvia Danziger · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Bonnie Phelps · 1 eps
Twin Peaks
Vivian Smythe Niles · 3 eps
Bonanza
Julia Bulette · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Charlotte Pershing · 6 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
Thriller
Ann Moffat · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Lonnie Smith · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ellen Morrow · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ellie Matson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Julie Benton · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Mona Patton · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
1 eps
Playhouse 90
Karen · 1 eps
Suspicion
Clare Stengler · 1 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1 eps
The Insiders
Mrs. West · 1 eps
