Jane Greer

Acting Sep 9, 1924 Aug 24, 2001 (aged 77) Washington, 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.

54 Acting Credits

Acting

Twin Peaks

as Vivian Smythe Niles

1990

Columbo

as Sylvia Danziger

1971

Jane Greer

Acting

Twin Peaks

Columbo

Out of the Past

Saturday Night Live

Bonanza

Murder, She Wrote

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Against All Odds

Quincy, M.E.

The Big Steal

The Outfit

The Prisoner of Zenda

Falcon Crest

The Shadow Riders

They Won't Believe Me

Sinbad the Sailor

Man of a Thousand Faces

Immediate Family

Run for the Sun

Dick Tracy

Station West

Two O'Clock Courage

Where Love Has Gone

Thriller