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Jane Greer (I) (1924–2001)

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As a baby, she was winning beauty contests; as a teenager, with good looks and an attractive contralto voice, she was singing with big bands (most notably Enric Madriguera's orchestra in Latin Club Del Rio in Washington, D.C.. She met Rudy Vallee, her first husband, on the radio where she also enjoyed a brief stint as a singer... See full bio »

Born:

Bettejane Greer
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Jane Greer golfing, c. 1955. Still of Jane Greer in The Prisoner of Zenda Still of Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer in Out of the Past Still of Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past Still of Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer in Out of the Past Still of Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past
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1996 Perfect Mate
Mom
 
1990 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Vivian Smythe Niles
– Episode #2.10 (1990) … Vivian Smythe Niles
– Episode #2.9 (1990) … Vivian Smythe Niles
– Episode #2.8 (1990) … Vivian Smythe Niles
 
1989 Immediate Family
Michael's Mother
 
1989 Heartbeat (TV series)
Valerie
– Stress (1989) … Valerie
 
1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Bonnie Phelps
– The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel (1988) … Bonnie Phelps
 
1987 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Kathy
– Robert Mitchum/Simply Red (1987) … Kathy (uncredited)
 
1986 Just Between Friends
Ruth Chadwick
 
1984-1985 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Charlotte Pershing
– Acid Tests (1985) … Charlotte Pershing
– Insult and Injury (1985) … Charlotte Pershing
– Vicious Circle (1985) … Charlotte Pershing
– Suitable for Framing (1984) … Charlotte Pershing
– Winner Take All (1984) … Charlotte Pershing
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1984 Against All Odds
Mrs. Wyler
 
1982 The Shadow Riders (TV movie)
Ma Traven
 
1979 A Christmas for Boomer (TV movie)
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dorrie Larkin
– The Depth of Beauty (1979) … Dorrie Larkin
 
1975 Columbo (TV series)
Sylvia Danziger
– Troubled Waters (1975) … Sylvia Danziger
 
1973 The Outfit
Alma
 
1965 Billie
Agnes Carol
 
1964 Where Love Has Gone
Marian Spicer
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Lonnie Smith
– Who Killed My Girl? (1964) … Lonnie Smith
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Ann Moffat
– Portrait Without a Face (1961) … Ann Moffat
 
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Kathleen Kane
– High Lonesome (1960) … Kathleen Kane
 
1957-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Ellen Morrow / Ellie Matson / Julie
– Stagecoach to Yuma (1960) … Julie
– The Vaunted (1958) … Ellie Matson
– A Gun for My Bride (1957) … Ellen Morrow
 
1959 Bonanza (TV series)
Julia Bulette
– The Julia Bulette Story (1959) … Julia Bulette
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
– A True Account (1959) … Mrs. Cannon-Hughes
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Karen
– No Time at All (1958) … Karen
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Clare Stengler
– Meeting in Paris (1958) … Clare Stengler
 
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
Hazel Bennet Chaney
 
1953-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Joyce Whitman / Mona Patton
– Moment of Decision (1957) … Joyce Whitman
– One Man Missing (1955) … Mona Patton
– Look for Tomorrow (1953)
 
1956 Run for the Sun
Katherine 'Katie' Connors
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Nina
– Diamonds in the Sky (1955) … Nina
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Summer Dance (1953)
 
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Diana Forrester
 
1953 The Clown
Paula Henderson
 
1952 Desperate Search
Julie Heldon
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
Antoinette de Mauban
 
1952 You for Me
Katie McDermad
 
1951 You're in the Navy Now
Ellie C. Harkness
 
1951 The Company She Keeps
Diane Stuart/Mildred Lynch
 
1949 The Big Steal
Joan Graham
 
1948 Station West
Charlie
 
1947 Out of the Past
Kathie
 
1947 They Won't Believe Me
Janice Bell
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Pirouze
 
1946 The Bamboo Blonde
Eileen Sawyer
 
1946 Sunset Pass
Lolita Baxter
 
1946 The Falcon's Alibi
Lola Carpenter
 
1945 Dick Tracy
Judith Owens
 
1945 George White's Scandals
Billie Randall (as Bettejane Greer)
 
1945 Two O'Clock Courage
Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
 
1945 Pan-Americana
Miss Downing (uncredited)
 
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1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms (performer: "WHO WILL IT BE WHEN THE TIME COMES?")
 
1948 Station West (performer: "Sometime Remind Me To Tell You")
 
1946 The Falcon's Alibi (performer: "How Do You Fall In Love" - uncredited)
 
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1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1999 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Robert Mitchum (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (TV series)
Herself (1991)
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Howard's Way (1987) … Herself
– Dark Victory (1987) … Herself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Magazine ad for Camel cigarettes (1953)

Alternate Names:

Bettejane Greer

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I love making movies, but I was ready to rationalize being only a mother if my career never got back on track. See more »

Trivia:

Her favorite sport was golf and she was one of many film stars who had a membership with the famed Hollywood Golf Club. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo