Acting
Jane Greer
EN cinema · 35 credits
Born
9 September 1924
Died
24 August 2001 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Bettejane 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.
Known for
Filmography
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
as Self (archive footage)
Immediate Family
as Michael's Mother
Just Between Friends
as Ruth Chadwick
Against All Odds
as Mrs. Wyler
The Shadow Riders
as Ma Traven
The Outfit
as Alma Macklin
Billie
as Agnes Carol
Where Love Has Gone
as Marian Spicer
No Time at All
as Karen
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Hazel Bennet Chaney
Run for the Sun
as Katherine 'Katie' Connors
The Clown
as Paula Henderson
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Diana Forrester
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Antoinette de Mauban
Desperate Search
as Julie Heldon
You for Me
as Katie McDermad
You're in the Navy Now
as Ellie C. Harkness
The Big Steal
as Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
Station West
as Charlie
Out of the Past
as Kathie Moffat
They Won't Believe Me
as Janice Bell
Sinbad the Sailor
as Pirouze
The Falcon's Alibi
as Lola Carpenter
The Bamboo Blonde
as Eileen Sawyer
Sunset Pass
as Lolite Baxter
Two O'Clock Courage
as Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Dick Tracy
as Judith Owens
George White's Scandals
as Billie Randall
Pan-Americana
as Miss Downing (uncredited)