Jane Greer

Personal Info

Birthday

September 9, 1924

Day of Death

2001-08-24

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also Known As

Bettejane Greer

Jane Greer

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.

Known For

Columbo

Bonanza

Murder, She Wrote

Twin Peaks

Falcon Crest

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Burke's Law

Thriller

Filmography

2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
1998
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self
1989
Immediate Family
as Michael's Mother
1986
Just Between Friends
as Ruth Chadwick
1984
Against All Odds
as Mrs. Wyler
1982
The Shadow Riders
as Ma Traven
1973
The Outfit
as Alma
1965
Billie
as Agnes Carol
1964
Where Love Has Gone
as Marian Spicer
1958
No Time at All
as Karen
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Hazel Bennet Chaney
1956
Run for the Sun
as Katherine 'Katie' Connors
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Diana Forrester
The Clown
as Paula Henderson
1952
Desperate Search
as Julie Heldon
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Antoinette de Mauban
You for Me
as Katie McDermad
1951
You're in the Navy Now
as Ellie C. Harkness
The Company She Keeps
as Diane
1949
The Big Steal
as Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
1948
Station West
as Charlie
1947
Out of the Past
as Kathie Moffat
They Won't Believe Me
as Janice Bell
Sinbad the Sailor
as Pirouze
1946
The Bamboo Blonde
as Eileen Sawyer
Sunset Pass
as Lolite Baxter
The Falcon's Alibi
as Lola Carpenter
1945
Dick Tracy
as Judith Owens
George White's Scandals
as Billie Randall
Two O'Clock Courage
as Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer)
Pan-Americana
as Miss Downing (uncredited)