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.

Cast

Out of the Past

(Kathie Moffat)

Against All Odds

(Mrs. Wyler)

The Company She Keeps

(Diane)

They Won't Believe Me

(Janice Bell)

The Outfit

(Alma Macklin)

The Prisoner of Zenda

(Antoinette de Mauban)

Station West

(Charlie)

Sinbad the Sailor

(Pirouze)

Man of a Thousand Faces

(Hazel Bennet Chaney)

Two O'Clock Courage

(Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer))

The Falcon's Alibi

(Lola Carpenter)

Run for the Sun

(Katherine 'Katie' Connors)

The Big Steal

(Joan 'Chiquita' Graham)

You're in the Navy Now

(Ellie C. Harkness)

Where Love Has Gone

(Marian Spicer)

Billie

(Agnes Carol)

A Christmas for Boomer

The Clown

(Paula Henderson)

Desperate Search

(Julie Heldon)

The Bamboo Blonde

(Eileen Sawyer)

Dick Tracy

(Judith Owens)

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

(Diana Forrester)

You for Me

(Katie McDermad)

Sunset Pass

(Lolite Baxter)

No Time at All

(Karen)

George White's Scandals

(Billie Randall)

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

(Self)

Pan-Americana

(Miss Downing (uncredited))

Just Between Friends

(Ruth Chadwick)

Immediate Family

(Michael's Mother)

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

(Self)

The Shadow Riders

(Ma Traven)

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

(Self)

Falcon Crest

(Charlotte Pershing)

Murder, She Wrote

(Bonnie Phelps)

Burke's Law

(Lonnie Smith)

Twin Peaks

(Vivian Smythe Niles)

Quincy, M.E.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Mrs. Cannon-Hughes)

Thriller

(Ann Moffat)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(Ellen Morrow)

The Ford Television Theatre

(Mona Patton)

Columbo

(Sylvia Danziger)

Bonanza

(Julia Bulette)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(Ellie Matson)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(Julie Benton)

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

(Self)

Playhouse 90

(Karen)

The Insiders

(Mrs. West)

The Ford Television Theatre

Suspicion

(Clare Stengler)

Saturday Night Live

(Kathie (uncredited))