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3Jayne Meadows (born Jane Cotter; September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015) was an American actress, author, and frequent GameShow panelist born in China to American missionary parents. She was best known for her roles in ''Film/LadyInTheLake'', ''Film/DavidAndBathsheba'', and ''Film/CitySlickers''.
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5Meadows was the older sister of Creator/AudreyMeadows. She was married twice: the first time to screenwriter Milton Krims; the second time to comedian/presenter Creator/SteveAllen, 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.
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8!!Jayne Meadows filmography:
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12* 1946 ''Film/{{Undercurrent}}'': Sylvia Lea Burton
13* 1946 ''Film/LadyInTheLake'': Mildred Haveland
14* 1947 ''Film/DarkDelusion'': Mrs. Selkirk
15* 1947 ''Film/SongOfTheThinMan'': Janet Thayar
16* 1948 ''Film/TheLuckOfTheIrish1948'': Frances Augur
17* 1948 ''Film/{{Enchantment}}'': Selina Dane
18* 1951 ''Film/TheFatMan'': Jane Adams
19* 1951 ''Film/DavidAndBathsheba'': Michal
20* 1959 ''Film/ItHappenedToJane'': [[AsHimself Jayne Meadows]] – Panelist
21* 1960 ''Film/CollegeConfidential'': Betty Duquesne
22* 1968 ''Film/NowYouSeeItNowYouDont'': Ida (MadeForTVMovie)
23* 1976 ''Film/{{James Dean|1976}}'': Reva Randall (TV Movie)
24* 1976 ''Film/NormanIsThatYou'': Adele Hobart
25* 1977 ''Film/SexAndTheMarriedWoman'': Irma Caddish (TV Movie)
26* 1977 ''Film/HaveIGotAChristmasForYou'': Rita (TV Movie)
27* 1980 ''Film/TheGossipColumnist'': Jayne Meadows (TV Movie)
28* 1982 ''Film/MissAllAmericanBeauty'': Gertrude Hunnicutt (TV Movie)
29* 1984 ''Film/TheRatingsGame'': Jayne Meadows (TV Movie)
30* 1985 ''Film/DaCapo'': Mrs. Thomas
31* 1985 ''Film/AliceInWonderland1985'': The Queen of Hearts (TV Movie)
32* 1986 ''Film/AMasterpieceOfMurder'': Matilda Hussey (TV Movie)
33* 1989 ''Film/{{Murder by Numbers|1989}}'': Pamela
34* 1989 ''Film/ParentTrapHawaiianHoneymoon'': Charlotte Brink (TV Movie)
35* 1991 ''Film/CitySlickers'': Mrs. Robbins, Mitch’s Mom
36** Reprised Role in ''Film/CitySlickersIITheLegendOfCurlysGold'' (1994).
37* 1992 ''Film/ThePlayer'': Jayne Meadows
38* 1995 ''Film/{{Casino}}'': Jayne Meadows
39* 1999 ''Film/TheStoryOfUs'': Dot
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43* 1993 ''Film/ForGoodnessSake''
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47* 1952 ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'': Anna Ella Carroll (1 episode)
48* 1953 ''Series/{{Suspense}}'': Helen Brady (1 episode)
49* 1955 ''Series/TheUnitedStatesSteelHour'': Cora (1 episode)
50* 1955 ''Series/JaneWymanPresentsTheFiresideTheatre'': Alice (1 episode)
51* 1956 ''Series/StudioOne'': Leslie (1 episode)
52* 1957-61 ''Series/TheRedSkeltonHour'': Clem’s Greedy Relative/Ruthie/Ruby/Gloria Dalton/Mrs. Cavendish (6 episodes)
53* 1959 ''Series/TheAnnSothernShow'': Liza Vincent (1 episode)
54* 1960 ''Series/GeneralElectricTheater'': Jean Fletcher (1 episode)
55* 1962 ''Series/TheDuPontShowOfTheWeek'': Myra (1 episode)
56* 1964 ''Series/{{The Eleventh Hour|1962}}'': Mrs. Bredan (2 episodes)
57* 1968 ''Series/GoodMorningWorld'': Mary Margaret (1 episode)
58* 1969 ''Series/{{The Outsider|1968}}'': Lil (1 episode)
59* 1969 ''Series/HereComeTheBrides'': Eleanor Tangiers (1 episode)
60* 1969-72 ''Series/MedicalCenter'': Nurse Chambers (13 episodes)
61* 1970 ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'': Tana Wright (1 episode)
62* 1970 ''Series/HeresLucy'': Laura Trenton (1 episode)
63* 1972 ''Series/TheNewTemperaturesRisingShow'': Miss Brandon (1 episode)
64* 1973 ''Series/Adam12'': Ida Huntington (1 episode)
65* 1974 ''Series/TheGirlWithSomethingExtra'': Mrs. Elkins (1 episode)
66* 1974 ''Series/WitnessToYesterday'': UsefulNotes/{{Cleopatra|VII}} (1 episode)
67* 1976 ''Series/{{The Practice|1976}}'': Mrs. Milnor (1 episode)
68* 1976 ''Series/TheNancyWalkerShow'': Georgia (1 episode)
69* 1977 ''Series/Switch1975'': Andrea (1 episode)
70* 1977-81 ''Series/MeetingOfMinds'': Cleopatra[=/=]UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette[=/=]Florence Nightingale/Elizabeth Barrett Browning/[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Dark Lady of the Sonnets]]/Margaret Sanger[=/=]UsefulNotes/CatherineTheGreat (11 episodes)
71* 1978-87 ''Series/TheLoveBoat'': Myrna Foster/Gertrude Benson/Gwen Finley/Mrs. Tate/Janice/Jayne Meadows (6 episodes)
72* 1979 ''Series/{{The Paper Chase|1978}}'': Marian Chandler (1 episode)
73* 1979 ''Series/ProjectUFO'': Marlene Baker (1 episode)
74* 1979 ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'': Jessica Humboldt (1 episode)
75* 1979-83 ''Series/FantasyIsland'': Nadine Winslow/Liz Merrill/Contessa/Beatrice Solomon/Margaret Wharton (5 episodes)
76* 1980 ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'': Ruth [=LaCross=] (1 episode)
77* 1980-82 ''Series/TrapperJohnMD'': Edwina Garth/Melissa (2 episodes)
78* 1981 ''Series/{{Enos}}'': Ellen Cromwell (1 episode)
79* 1982-83 ''Series/ItsNotEasy'': Ruth Long
80* 1983 ''Series/MattHouston'': Molly Harkens (1 episode)
81* 1985 ''Series/{{Hotel|1983}}'': Fran Clark (1 episode)
82* 1986 ''Series/MurderSheWrote'': Lila Lee Anderson (1 episode)
83* 1987-88 ''Series/StElsewhere'': Olga Oseransky (3 episodes)
84* 1991 ''Series/SquareOneTelevision'': Lady Esther Astor Astute (1 episode)
85** Reprised role on 1 episode of ''Series/{{Mathnet}}'', same year.
86* 1993 ''Series/{{Sisters}}'': Ida Benbow (1 episode)
87* 1993 ''Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful'': Jayne Meadows (3 episodes)
88* 1994 ''Series/{{Tom}}'': Marianne (1 episode)
89* 1995-96 ''Series/HighSociety'': Alice Morgan (7 episodes)
90* 1997 ''Series/TheNanny'': Jayne Meadows (1 episode)
91* 1998 ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'': Mrs. Cochran (1 episode)
92* 1999 ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'': Connie Masters (1 episode)
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