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Jane Greer
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Jane Greer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-09-09,Washington, D.C., USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Jane Greer was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. A beauty-contest winner and professional model from her teens, Greer began her show-business career as a big-band singer. She sang in Washington, DC, with the orchestra of Enric Madriguera. She "sang phonetically in Spanish" with the group. Howard Hughes spotted Greer modeling in the June 8, 1942 issue of Life, and sent her to Hollywood to become an actress. Hughes lent her to RKO to star in many films (another source says Greer's husband, Rudy Vallee, "helped her get out of her contract with Hughes and secure another pact with RKO Studios") including Dick Tracy, Out of the Past, They Won't Believe Me, and the comedy/suspense film The Big Steal, with Out of the Past co-star Robert Mitchum. Hughes refused to let her work for a time; when she finally began film acting, she appeared in You're in the Navy Now, The Prisoner of Zenda, Run for the Sun, and Man of a Thousand Faces. In 1984, she was cast in Against All Odds, a remake of Out of the Past, as the mother of the character she had played in 1947. In 1952, Greer obtained a release from her contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. She said, "When there is a good role at MGM, the producers want Lana or Ava. There is no chance for another actress to develop into important stardom at the studio". Greer's noteworthy roles in television included 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. Greer died of cancer on August 24, 2001, at the age of 76, in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Her body was interred at Los Angeles' Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Greer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Out of the Past

7.6

Out of the Past
1947-11-25

Against All Odds

5.7

Against All Odds
1984-03-02

The Company She Keeps

5.9

The Company She Keeps
1951-01-27

They Won't Believe Me

6.6

They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16

6.8

The Outfit
1973-10-19

The Prisoner of Zenda

6.7

The Prisoner of Zenda
1952-11-04

6.1

Station West
1948-09-01

Man of a Thousand Faces

6.7

Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15

Sinbad the Sailor

5.9

Sinbad the Sailor
1947-01-13

Two O'Clock Courage

6.2

Two O'Clock Courage
1945-04-13

The Falcon's Alibi

5.2

The Falcon's Alibi
1946-04-12

Run for the Sun

5.9

Run for the Sun
1956-07-30

6.5

The Big Steal
1949-07-01

You're in the Navy Now

4.4

You're in the Navy Now
1951-02-23

Where Love Has Gone

6.1

Where Love Has Gone
1964-11-02

5

Billie
1965-12-13

A Christmas for Boomer

0

A Christmas for Boomer
1979-12-06

5.4

The Clown
1953-01-16

Desperate Search

5.7

Desperate Search
1952-11-19

The Bamboo Blonde

6

The Bamboo Blonde
1946-07-15

5.2

Dick Tracy
1945-12-01

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

5

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953-03-01

4.5

You for Me
1952-07-19

3.5

Sunset Pass
1946-07-08

0

No Time at All
1958-02-13

George White's Scandals

5.3

George White's Scandals
1945-10-09

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

7

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10

3.6

Pan-Americana
1945-03-22

Just Between Friends

5.2

Just Between Friends
1986-03-21

Immediate Family

6

Immediate Family
1989-10-27

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

7.1

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006-07-18

The Shadow Riders

6.4

The Shadow Riders
1982-09-28

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

0

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998-03-17

5.6

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

8.3

Twin Peaks
1990-04-08

7.5

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.2

Thriller
1960-09-13

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The Ford Television Theatre

6

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

8

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987-07-03

7.4

Playhouse 90
1956-10-04

5

The Insiders
1985-09-25

The Ford Television Theatre

6

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

5.857

Suspicion
1957-09-30