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Jane Greer

Acting Born Sep 9, 1924 Washington, D.C., USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Film

The Color Purple

as Sylvia Danziger

Saturday Night Live

as Kathie (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

as Bonnie Phelps
Film

Mulholland Drive

as Julia Bulette

Twin Peaks

as Vivian Smythe Niles
Film

Anatomy of a Murder

as Charlotte Pershing

Burke's Law

as Lonnie Smith
Film

Out of the Past

as Kathie Moffat
Film

Hancock

as Mrs. West

Full filmography

  • Columbo (1971) as Sylvia Danziger
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Kathie (uncredited)
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Bonnie Phelps
  • Bonanza (1959) as Julia Bulette
  • Twin Peaks (1990) as Vivian Smythe Niles
  • Falcon Crest (1981) as Charlotte Pershing
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Lonnie Smith
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Ellen Morrow
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Ellie Matson
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Julie Benton
  • Thriller (1960) as Ann Moffat
  • Suspicion (1957) as Clare Stengler
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
  • Playhouse 90 (1956) as Karen
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mona Patton
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
  • Out of the Past (1947) as Kathie Moffat
  • Against All Odds (1984) as Mrs. Wyler
  • The Insiders (1985) as Mrs. West
  • Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953)
  • The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987) as Self
  • The Shadow Riders (1982) as Ma Traven
  • The Outfit (1973) as Alma Macklin