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person_profile-Jane Greer

Jane Greer Died at age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jane Greer

Date of Birth:

Sep 09, 1924

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 24, 2001

Biography of

Jane Greer

    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.

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Filmography of

Jane Greer

Found 32 Movies in total

... 2006

... 1998

... 1991

Immediate Family

Michael's Mother ( Actor )

... 1989

Just Between Friends

Ruth Chadwick ( Actor )

... 1986

Against All Odds

Mrs. Wyler ( Actor )

... 1984

The Shadow Riders

Ma Traven ( Actor )

... 1982

The Outfit

Alma ( Actor )

... 1973

Billie

Agnes Carol ( Actor )

... 1965

Where Love Has Gone

Marian Spicer ( Actor )

... 1964

No Time at All

Karen ( Actor )

... 1958

Man of a Thousand Faces

Hazel Bennet Chaney ( Actor )

... 1957

Run for the Sun

Katherine 'Katie' Connors ( Actor )

... 1956

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Diana Forrester ( Actor )

... 1953

The Clown

Paula Henderson ( Actor )

... 1953

Desperate Search

Julie Heldon ( Actor )

... 1952

The Prisoner of Zenda

Antoinette de Mauban ( Actor )

... 1952

You for Me

Katie McDermad ( Actor )

... 1952

You're in the Navy Now

Ellie C. Harkness ( Actor )

... 1951

The Company She Keeps

Diane Stuart aka Mildred Lynch ( Actor )

... 1951

The Big Steal

Joan 'Chiquita' Graham ( Actor )

... 1949

Station West

Charlie ( Actor )

... 1948

Out of the Past

Kathie Moffat ( Actor )

... 1947

They Won't Believe Me

Janice Bell ( Actor )

... 1947

Sinbad the Sailor

Pirouze ( Actor )

... 1947

The Bamboo Blonde

Eileen Sawyer ( Actor )

... 1946

Sunset Pass

Lolite Baxter ( Actor )

... 1946

The Falcon's Alibi

Lola Carpenter ( Actor )

... 1946

Dick Tracy

Judith Owens ( Actor )

... 1945

George White's Scandals

Billie Randall ( Actor )

... 1945

Two O'Clock Courage

Helen Carter (as Bettejane Greer) ( Actor )

... 1945

Pan-Americana

Miss Downing (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945