Jane Greer
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Columbo
Sylvia Danziger
1971
Series
Saturday Night Live
Kathie (uncredited)
1975
Series
Bonanza
Julia Bulette
1959
Series
Falcon Crest
Charlotte Pershing
1981
Series
Twin Peaks
Vivian Smythe Niles
1990
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Bonnie Phelps
1984
Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ellen Morrow
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ellie Matson
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Julie Benton
1956
Series
Burke's Law
Lonnie Smith
1963
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
1955
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Mona Patton
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
Thriller
Ann Moffat
1960
Series
Playhouse 90
Karen
1956
Series
Suspicion
Clare Stengler
1957
Secret Lives
1995
Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Film
Out of the Past
Kathie Moffat
1947
Series
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
1987
Series
The Insiders
Mrs. West
1985
Film
Against All Odds
Mrs. Wyler
1984
Film
Billie
Agnes Carol
1965
Film
Sinbad the Sailor
Pirouze
1947
Film
Dick Tracy
Judith Owens
1945
Film
The Outfit
Alma Macklin
1973
Film
Man of a Thousand Faces
Hazel Bennet Chaney
1957
Film
Run for the Sun
Katherine 'Katie' Connors
1956
Film
The Shadow Riders
Ma Traven
1982
Film
The Prisoner of Zenda
Antoinette de Mauban
1952
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Janice Bell
1947
Film
Two O'Clock Courage
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
1945
Film
The Company She Keeps
Diane
1951
Film
The Bamboo Blonde
Eileen Sawyer
1946
Film
The Clown
Paula Henderson
1953
Film
Where Love Has Gone
Marian Spicer
1964
Film
You're in the Navy Now
Ellie C. Harkness
1951
Film
The Falcon's Alibi
Lola Carpenter
1946
Film
Station West
Charlie
1948
Film
The Big Steal
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
1949
Film
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self
1991
Film
Immediate Family
Michael's Mother
1989
Film
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006
Film
George White's Scandals
Billie Randall
1945
Film
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Diana Forrester
1953
Film
Just Between Friends
Ruth Chadwick
1986
Film
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self
1998
Film
No Time at All
Karen
1958
Film
Pan-Americana
Miss Downing (uncredited)
1945
Film
You for Me
Katie McDermad
1952
Film
A Christmas for Boomer
1979
Film
Sunset Pass
Lolite Baxter
1946
Film
Perfect Mate
1996
Film
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Desperate Search
Julie Heldon
1952