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Jane Greer

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Also known as Bettejane Greer

American actress (1924–2001)

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Coauthoring with Undergraduates in Writing Studies
  • Love like a Conflagration
  • Afterlife Connection
  • Unorganized Women
  • World As We Know It Is Falling Away

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Film & TV

Acting · 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…

Known for

  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light — Self2006
  • Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero — Self1998
  • Perfect Mate1996
  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self1991
  • Twin Peaks — Vivian Smythe Niles1990
  • Immediate Family — Michael's Mother1989
  • The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood — Self1987
  • Just Between Friends — Ruth Chadwick1986
  • The Insiders — Mrs. West1985
  • Against All Odds — Mrs. Wyler1984

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5

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Key facts

Born
Bettejane Greer , ( 1924-09-09 ) September 9, 1924, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Died
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) (aged 76), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Resting place
Westwood Memorial Park
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1945–1996
Known for
Out of the Past
Spouses
Rudy Vallée ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1944 ) ​ Edward Lasker ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 ) ​
Partner
Frank London (1965–2001; his death)
Children
3, including Lawrence Lasker
Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Jane Greer
date of birth
1924-09-09
date of death
2001-08-24
start of work period
1945-00-00
end of work period
1996-00-00
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Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.

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