Quick Facts
Born:
1919-09-27
Birthplace:
Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China
Credits:
88 Total Roles
Jayne Meadows
Acting
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Biography
Jayne Meadows (September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015), also known as Jayne Meadows-Allen, was an American stage, film and television actress, as well as an author and lecturer. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards during her career.
Meadows' most famous movies include: Undercurrent, Song of the Thin Man, David and Bathsheba, Lady in the Lake, Enchantment.
Among her earliest television appearances, Meadows played reporter Helen Brady in the 1953 Suspense episode F.O.B. Vienna. She was a regular panelist on the original version of I've Got a Secret and an occasional panelist on What's My Line?. She also appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood. Prior to Allen's death in 2000, the couple made several television appearances together; in 1998 they played an argumentative elderly couple in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. In 1999, the couple made their last joint TV appearance in the Diagnosis: Murder episode The Roast, which marked Steve Allen's final screen appearance. She also appeared in City Slickers.
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Meadows' most famous movies include: Undercurrent, Song of the Thin Man, David and Bathsheba, Lady in the Lake, Enchantment.
Among her earliest television appearances, Meadows played reporter Helen Brady in the 1953 Suspense episode F.O.B. Vienna. She was a regular panelist on the original version of I've Got a Secret and an occasional panelist on What's My Line?. She also appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood. Prior to Allen's death in 2000, the couple made several television appearances together; in 1998 they played an argumentative elderly couple in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. In 1999, the couple made their last joint TV appearance in the Diagnosis: Murder episode The Roast, which marked Steve Allen's final screen appearance. She also appeared in City Slickers.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jayne Meadows, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Casino
Jayne Meadows
The Nanny
Jayne Meadows
The Player
Jayne Meadows
City Slickers
Mitch's Mom
Murder, She Wrote
Lila Lee Amberson
The Story of Us
Dot
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Mitch's Mother
The Love Boat
Myrna Foster
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 1999 | The Story of Us MOVIE | Dot |
| 1995 | Casino MOVIE | Jayne Meadows |
| 1995 | High Society TV | Alice |
| 1995 | James Dean: A Portrait MOVIE | Self |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold MOVIE | Mitch's Mother |
| 1993 | The Nanny TV | Jayne Meadows |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Connie Masters |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street TV | Mrs. Cochran |
| 1992 | The Player MOVIE | Jayne Meadows |