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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.
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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.
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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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 9, 1924
Died
August 24, 2001
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
Against All Odds
1984
Out of the Past
1947
The Outfit
1973
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
The Shadow Riders
1982
The Big Steal
1949
The Company She Keeps
1951
Station West
1948
You're in the Navy Now
1951
Immediate Family
1989
Run for the Sun
1956
Billie
1965
Dick Tracy
1945
Just Between Friends
1986
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
The Clown
1953
Where Love Has Gone
1964
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
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Columbo
1971
Saturday Night Live
1975
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Bonanza
1959
Twin Peaks
1990
Falcon Crest
1981
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Burke's Law
1963
Thriller
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Playhouse 90
1956
Suspicion
1957
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
The Insiders
1985