Jane Greer
Actor
Born September 9, 1924 in Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Filmography
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self
Perfect Mate
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self
Twin Peaks
Vivian Smythe Niles
Immediate Family
Michael's Mother
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
Just Between Friends
Ruth Chadwick
The Insiders
Mrs. West
Murder, She Wrote
Bonnie Phelps
Against All Odds
Mrs. Wyler
The Shadow Riders
Ma Traven
Falcon Crest
Charlotte Pershing
A Christmas for Boomer
Quincy, M.E.
Saturday Night Live
Kathie (uncredited)
The Outfit
Alma Macklin
Columbo
Sylvia Danziger
Billie
Agnes Carol
Where Love Has Gone
Marian Spicer
Burke's Law
Lonnie Smith
Thriller
Ann Moffat
Bonanza
Julia Bulette
No Time at All
Karen
Suspicion
Clare Stengler
Man of a Thousand Faces
Hazel Bennet Chaney
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ellen Morrow
Playhouse 90
Karen
Run for the Sun
Katherine 'Katie' Connors
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Diana Forrester
The Clown
Paula Henderson
Desperate Search
Julie Heldon
The Prisoner of Zenda
Antoinette de Mauban
The Ford Television Theatre
Mona Patton
You for Me
Katie McDermad
You're in the Navy Now
Ellie C. Harkness
The Company She Keeps
Diane
The Big Steal
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Station West
Charlie
Out of the Past
Kathie Moffat
They Won't Believe Me
Janice Bell
Sinbad the Sailor
Pirouze
The Bamboo Blonde
Eileen Sawyer
Sunset Pass
Lolite Baxter
The Falcon's Alibi
Lola Carpenter
Dick Tracy
Judith Owens
George White's Scandals
Billie Randall
Two O'Clock Courage
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Pan-Americana
Miss Downing (uncredited)