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Jayne Meadows

Date of birth: 1919-09-27

Place of birth: Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Jane Meadows Allen, Jayne Meadows Allen, Mrs. Steve Allen, Jane Cotter

Jayne Meadows

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

Movie Credits

Lady in the Lake
3

Lady in the Lake

1946-12-19

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But whe

The Player
3.6

The Player

1992-05-08

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but

The Movie Orgy
3.1

The Movie Orgy

1968-01-01

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop

The Story of Us
3

The Story of Us

1999-10-14

After 15 years of marriage, Katie and her husband, Ben, have grown apart. While they keep up the fac

Enchantment
3.2

Enchantment

1948-12-25

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lar

Song of the Thin Man
3.4

Song of the Thin Man

1947-08-28

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

The Jackie Bison Show
2.5

The Jackie Bison Show

1990-07-02

An animated show about a bison with his own talk show modeled after the Jack Benny Show.

Undercurrent
3

Undercurrent

1946-11-11

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his

The Fat Man
2.8

The Fat Man

1951-05-19

A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-r

Miss All-American Beauty
0.8

Miss All-American Beauty

1982-12-27

After winning a beauty contest in Texas, a teenage girl is unprepared for the demands of travel, pre

College Confidential
2.9

College Confidential

1960-08-26

Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lif

Norman... Is That You?
2.5

Norman... Is That You?

1976-09-29

Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him

The Luck of the Irish
3

The Luck of the Irish

1948-09-15

Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts

Casino
4

Casino

1995-11-22

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empi

Sex and the Married Woman
1.2

Sex and the Married Woman

1977-09-13

A suburban housewife writes a novel based on her neighbors' sex lives. It becomes a runaway best sel

David and Bathsheba
2.9

David and Bathsheba

1951-08-10

King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequen

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Dark Delusion
3

Dark Delusion

1947-06-24

Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
0

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984-01-01

Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
3

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010-08-03

The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from the

James Dean
2.1

James Dean

1976-02-19

A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, h

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
3

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

1956-10-09

Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant.

The Gossip Columnist
3.8

The Gossip Columnist

1980-03-21

New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on am

A Masterpiece of Murder
0

A Masterpiece of Murder

1986-01-27

An over-the-hill gumshoe reluctantly teams with worldly retired master thief to solve a string of ar

The Ratings Game
2.8

The Ratings Game

1984-12-15

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

It Happened to Jane
3

It Happened to Jane

1959-05-24

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattenti

Murder by Numbers
0.5

Murder by Numbers

1990-09-30

Hired by the deceased's ex-wife, a private eye checks out the death of a gay man who had AIDS.

City Slickers
3.2

City Slickers

1991-06-07

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxi

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
2.6

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994-06-10

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
2.7

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

1989-11-19

Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they deci

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
0

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

1984-06-05

Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows teach viewers computer terminology, basic functionality and the many c

Now You See It, Now You Don't
0

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968-11-11

A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre,

Da Capo
1

Da Capo

1985-08-16

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biograph

Have I Got a Christmas for You
0

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977-12-16

Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors

The Muppets Go Hollywood
3.1

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979-05-16

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere o

James Dean: A Portrait
0

James Dean: A Portrait

1995-09-30

A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The speci

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
0

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983-05-06

Filmed in 1983 at Las Vegas's Tropicana Hotel and hosted by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, this