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Jane Greer

Jane Greer

Acting

Born September 9, 1924 · Washington, D.C., USA

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…

Known For · 40 titles

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
Columbo

Columbo

1971
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
Thriller

Thriller

1960
Suspicion

Suspicion

1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

1984
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947
The Insiders

The Insiders

1985
Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953
The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders

1982
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

1947
Billie

Billie

1965
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945
Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

1986
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

1964
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

1946
The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951
The Outfit

The Outfit

1973
Immediate Family

Immediate Family

1989
Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

1945
Station West

Station West

1948
You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

1951
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949
The Clown

The Clown

1953
Run for the Sun

Run for the Sun

1956
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991