Jane Greer

Known for ActingBorn 1924-09-09Died 2001-08-24Washington, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Christmas for Boomer

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Twin Peaks

Columbo

No Time at All

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Murder, She Wrote

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Ford Television Theatre

Quincy, M.E.

Playhouse 90

Out of the Past

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Bonanza

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Perfect Mate

Saturday Night Live

The Outfit

The Prisoner of Zenda

Man of a Thousand Faces

The Shadow Riders

Thriller

The Big Steal

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

They Won't Believe Me

George White's Scandals

Station West

Burke's Law

The Insiders

Immediate Family

Suspicion

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Where Love Has Gone

Two O'Clock Courage

The Company She Keeps

Sunset Pass

Against All Odds

Run for the Sun

Desperate Search

Falcon Crest

Sinbad the Sailor

You for Me

Just Between Friends

The Clown

The Bamboo Blonde

The Falcon's Alibi

Dick Tracy

You're in the Navy Now