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Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Known for: Acting

Born 27/09/1919
Died 2015-04-26
Place of birth Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jayne Meadows, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Murder, She Wrote Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Lila Lee Amberson

1984

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,1

What's My Line?

Self

1950

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Myrna Foster

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Jayne Meadows

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Mrs. Tate

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Gertrude Benson

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Gwen Finley

1977

Hawaii Five-O Series ★ 7,2

Hawaii Five-O

Jessica Humboldt

1969

The Nanny Series ★ 8,0

The Nanny

Jayne Meadows

1993

Diagnosis: Murder Series ★ 7,1

Diagnosis: Murder

Connie Masters

1993

Love, American Style Series ★ 6,2

Love, American Style

Tana

1969

Adam-12 Series ★ 7,1

Adam-12

Ida Huntington

1968

Homicide: Life on the Street Series ★ 8,1

Homicide: Life on the Street

Mrs. Cochran

1993

St. Elsewhere Series ★ 5,7

St. Elsewhere

Olga Oseransky

1982

Robert Montgomery Presents Series ★ 6,0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Leslie

1948

I've Got a Secret Series ★ 7,7

I've Got a Secret

Self

1952

Fantasy Island Series ★ 6,5

Fantasy Island

Liz Merrill

1978

Hotel Series ★ 6,7

Hotel

1982

Medical Center Series ★ 6,4

Medical Center

Nurse Chambers

1969

Here's Lucy Series ★ 6,7

Here's Lucy

Laura Trenton

1968

Trapper John, M.D. Series ★ 6,6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

The Steve Allen Show Series ★ 6,2

The Steve Allen Show

Self

1956

Matt Houston Series ★ 6,3

Matt Houston

Holly Harkens

1982

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

Switch Series ★ 6,6

Switch

Andrea

1975

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Helen Brady

1949

Your Show of Shows Series ★ 7,2

Your Show of Shows

Various

1950

Hollywood Squares Series ★ 7,5

Hollywood Squares

Self

1966

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Series ★ 6,8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Self

1969

Casino Film ★ 8,0

Casino

Jayne Meadows

1995

Crazy like a Fox Series ★ 7,2

Crazy like a Fox

Vi

1984

Temperatures Rising Series ★ 7,5

Temperatures Rising

Miss Brandon

1972

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Jean Fletcher

1953

The Outsider Series ★ 6,0

The Outsider

LIl

1968

The Ann Sothern Show Series ★ 7,5

The Ann Sothern Show

Liza Vincent

1958

Good Morning World Series ★ 6,4

Good Morning World

Mary Margaret

1967

The Judy Garland Show Series ★ 8,2

The Judy Garland Show

Self

1963

The Player Film ★ 7,2

The Player

Jayne Meadows

1992

The Practice Series ★ 7,5

The Practice

1976

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rita Solomon

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Anna Ella Carroll

1951

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Series ★ 6,9

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Ruth LaCross

1980

Enos Series ★ 7,2

Enos

1980

City Slickers Film ★ 6,5

City Slickers

Mitch's Mom

1991

The Nancy Walker Show Series ★ 7,5

The Nancy Walker Show

Georgia

1976

Alice in Wonderland Series ★ 6,7

Alice in Wonderland

Queen of Hearts

1985

Meeting of Minds Series ★ 8,7

Meeting of Minds

Self

1977

High Society Series ★ 8,0

High Society

Alice

1995

Aloha Paradise Series ★ 7,0

Aloha Paradise

1981

Series ★ 10,0

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

1950

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Film ★ 5,4

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Mitch's Mother

1994

The Story of Us Film ★ 6,1

The Story of Us

Dot

1999

Series ★ 7,7

It's Not Easy

Ruth Long

1983

Undercurrent Film ★ 5,9

Undercurrent

Sylvia Burton

1946

Lady in the Lake Film ★ 6,1

Lady in the Lake

Mildred Haveland

1946

Night of 100 Stars III Film ★ 4,3

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990

It Happened to Jane Film ★ 6,2

It Happened to Jane

Jayne Meadows

1959

David and Bathsheba Film ★ 5,8

David and Bathsheba

Michal

1951

The Muppets Go Hollywood Film ★ 6,2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Self (uncredited)

1979

Song of the Thin Man Film ★ 6,7

Song of the Thin Man

Janet Thayar

1947

Series

The Wil Shriner Show

Self

1987

The Movie Orgy Film ★ 6,8

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1968

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Film ★ 6,1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

(archive footage)

2010

The Luck of the Irish Film ★ 6,1

The Luck of the Irish

Frances Augur

1948

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon Film ★ 5,6

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

Charlotte Brink

1989

The Ratings Game Film ★ 5,7

The Ratings Game

Jayne Meadows

1984

Sex and the Married Woman Film ★ 4,0

Sex and the Married Woman

Irma Caddish

1977

Norman... Is That You? Film ★ 5,5

Norman... Is That You?

Adele Hobart

1976

The Jackie Bison Show Film ★ 7,5

The Jackie Bison Show

(voice)

1990

James Dean Film ★ 4,7

James Dean

Reva Randall

1976

Don't Ask Me, Ask God Film

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Self

1984

Have I Got a Christmas for You Film

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Rita

1977

Sisters Series ★ 7,2

Sisters

Ida Benbow

1991

Dark Delusion Film ★ 6,8

Dark Delusion

Mrs. Selkirk

1947

Enchantment Film ★ 6,7

Enchantment

Selina Dane

1948

James Dean: A Portrait Film ★ 7,0

James Dean: A Portrait

Self

1995

Film ★ 10,0

A Masterpiece of Murder

Matilda Hussey

1986

The Fat Man Film ★ 5,8

The Fat Man

Jane Adams

1951

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer Film

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

1984

Miss All-American Beauty Film ★ 3,7

Miss All-American Beauty

Gertrude Hunnicutt

1982

College Confidential Film ★ 6,5

College Confidential

Betty Duquesne

1960

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 Film

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983

Now You See It, Now You Don't Film ★ 7,0

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Ida

1968

Murder by Numbers Film ★ 3,2

Murder by Numbers

Pamela

1990

The Gossip Columnist Film ★ 7,3

The Gossip Columnist

Jayne Meadows

1980

Da Capo Film ★ 6,0

Da Capo

Mrs. Thomas

1985

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' Film ★ 6,0

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

Host

1956