Acting · Washington, D.C., USA · Born September 9, 1924
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.
MovieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
MovieGary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self
MoviePerfect Mate
1996
MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self
TVTwin Peaks
1990
as Vivian Smythe Niles
MovieImmediate Family
1989
as Michael's Mother
TVThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieJust Between Friends
1986
as Ruth Chadwick
TVThe Insiders
1985
as Mrs. West
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Bonnie Phelps
MovieAgainst All Odds
1984
as Mrs. Wyler
MovieThe Shadow Riders
1982
as Ma Traven
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Charlotte Pershing
MovieA Christmas for Boomer
1979
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Kathie (uncredited)
MovieThe Outfit
1973
as Alma Macklin
TVColumbo
1971
as Sylvia Danziger
MovieBillie
1965
as Agnes Carol
MovieWhere Love Has Gone
1964
as Marian Spicer
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Lonnie Smith
TVThriller
1960
as Ann Moffat
TVBonanza
1959
as Julia Bulette
MovieNo Time at All
1958
as Karen
TVSuspicion
1957
as Clare Stengler
MovieMan of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Hazel Bennet Chaney
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ellen Morrow
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Karen
MovieRun for the Sun
1956
as Katherine 'Katie' Connors
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
TVRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
MovieDown Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
as Diana Forrester
MovieThe Clown
1953
as Paula Henderson
MovieDesperate Search
1952
as Julie Heldon
MovieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as Antoinette de Mauban
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mona Patton
MovieYou for Me
1952
as Katie McDermad
MovieYou're in the Navy Now
1951
as Ellie C. Harkness
MovieThe Company She Keeps
1951
as Diane
MovieThe Big Steal
1949
as Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
MovieStation West
1948
as Charlie
MovieOut of the Past
1947
as Kathie Moffat
MovieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
as Janice Bell
MovieSinbad the Sailor
1947
as Pirouze
MovieThe Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Eileen Sawyer
MovieSunset Pass
1946
as Lolite Baxter
MovieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Lola Carpenter
MovieDick Tracy
1945
as Judith Owens
MovieGeorge White's Scandals
1945
as Billie Randall
MovieTwo O'Clock Courage
1945
as Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
MoviePan-Americana
1945
as Miss Downing (uncredited)
