Jayne Meadows (born Jane Cotter; September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015) was an American actress, author, and frequent Game Show panelist born in China to American missionary parents. She was best known for her roles in Lady in the Lake, David And Bathsheba, and City Slickers.
Meadows was the older sister of Audrey Meadows. She was married twice: the first time to screenwriter Milton Krims; the second time to comedian/presenter Steve Allen, to whom she remained married until his death in 2000. She and Allen had one child, and she was stepmother to three children from his previous marriage.
Jayne Meadows filmography:
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Feature film roles
- 1946 Undercurrent: Sylvia Lea Burton
- 1946 Lady in the Lake: Mildred Haveland
- 1947 Dark Delusion: Mrs. Selkirk
- 1947 Song Of The Thin Man: Janet Thayar
- 1948 The Luck Of The Irish 1948: Frances Augur
- 1948 Enchantment: Selina Dane
- 1951 The Fat Man: Jane Adams
- 1951 David And Bathsheba: Michal
- 1959 It Happened To Jane: Jayne Meadows – Panelist
- 1960 College Confidential: Betty Duquesne
- 1968 Now You See It Now You Dont: Ida (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1976 James Dean: Reva Randall (TV Movie)
- 1976 Norman Is That You: Adele Hobart
- 1977 Sex And The Married Woman: Irma Caddish (TV Movie)
- 1977 Have I Got A Christmas For You: Rita (TV Movie)
- 1980 The Gossip Columnist: Jayne Meadows (TV Movie)
- 1982 Miss All American Beauty: Gertrude Hunnicutt (TV Movie)
- 1984 The Ratings Game: Jayne Meadows (TV Movie)
- 1985 Da Capo: Mrs. Thomas
- 1985 Alice in Wonderland (1985): The Queen of Hearts (TV Movie)
- 1986 A Masterpiece Of Murder: Matilda Hussey (TV Movie)
- 1989 Murder by Numbers: Pamela
- 1989 Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon: Charlotte Brink (TV Movie)
- 1991 City Slickers: Mrs. Robbins, Mitch’s Mom
- Reprised Role in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994).
- 1992 The Player: Jayne Meadows
- 1995 Casino: Jayne Meadows
- 1999 The Story Of Us: Dot
Short film roles
- 1993 For Goodness Sake
Television roles
- 1952 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Anna Ella Carroll (1 episode)
- 1953 Suspense: Helen Brady (1 episode)
- 1955 The United States Steel Hour: Cora (1 episode)
- 1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre: Alice (1 episode)
- 1956 Studio One: Leslie (1 episode)
- 1957-61 The Red Skelton Hour: Clem’s Greedy Relative/Ruthie/Ruby/Gloria Dalton/Mrs. Cavendish (6 episodes)
- 1959 The Ann Sothern Show: Liza Vincent (1 episode)
- 1960 General Electric Theater: Jean Fletcher (1 episode)
- 1962 The Du Pont Show Of The Week: Myra (1 episode)
- 1964 The Eleventh Hour: Mrs. Bredan (2 episodes)
- 1968 Good Morning World: Mary Margaret (1 episode)
- 1969 The Outsider: Lil (1 episode)
- 1969 Here Come the Brides: Eleanor Tangiers (1 episode)
- 1969-72 Medical Center: Nurse Chambers (13 episodes)
- 1970 Love, American Style: Tana Wright (1 episode)
- 1970 Heres Lucy: Laura Trenton (1 episode)
- 1972 The New Temperatures Rising Show: Miss Brandon (1 episode)
- 1973 Adam-12: Ida Huntington (1 episode)
- 1974 The Girl With Something Extra: Mrs. Elkins (1 episode)
- 1974 Witness To Yesterday: Cleopatra (1 episode)
- 1976 The Practice: Mrs. Milnor (1 episode)
- 1976 The Nancy Walker Show: Georgia (1 episode)
- 1977 Switch (1975): Andrea (1 episode)
- 1977-81 Meeting Of Minds: Cleopatra/Marie-Antoinette/Florence Nightingale/Elizabeth Barrett Browning/Dark Lady of the Sonnets/Margaret Sanger/Catherine the Great (11 episodes)
- 1978-87 The Love Boat: Myrna Foster/Gertrude Benson/Gwen Finley/Mrs. Tate/Janice/Jayne Meadows (6 episodes)
- 1979 The Paper Chase: Marian Chandler (1 episode)
- 1979 Project UFO: Marlene Baker (1 episode)
- 1979 Hawaii Five-O: Jessica Humboldt (1 episode)
- 1979-83 Fantasy Island: Nadine Winslow/Liz Merrill/Contessa/Beatrice Solomon/Margaret Wharton (5 episodes)
- 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe: Ruth LaCross (1 episode)
- 1980-82 Trapper John, M.D.: Edwina Garth/Melissa (2 episodes)
- 1981 Enos: Ellen Cromwell (1 episode)
- 1982-83 Its Not Easy: Ruth Long
- 1983 Matt Houston: Molly Harkens (1 episode)
- 1985 Hotel: Fran Clark (1 episode)
- 1986 Murder, She Wrote: Lila Lee Anderson (1 episode)
- 1987-88 St. Elsewhere: Olga Oseransky (3 episodes)
- 1991 Square One Television: Lady Esther Astor Astute (1 episode)
- Reprised role on 1 episode of Mathnet, same year.
- 1993 Sisters: Ida Benbow (1 episode)
- 1993 The Bold and the Beautiful: Jayne Meadows (3 episodes)
- 1994 Tom: Marianne (1 episode)
- 1995-96 High Society: Alice Morgan (7 episodes)
- 1997 The Nanny: Jayne Meadows (1 episode)
- 1998 Homicide: Life on the Street: Mrs. Cochran (1 episode)
- 1999 Diagnosis: Murder: Connie Masters (1 episode)
