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Jayne Meadows
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Died aged 95
Also known asJane Meadows Allen, Jayne Meadows Allen, Mrs. Steve Allen, Jane CotterGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/09/1919Born inWuchang, Heilongjiang, ChinaDied26/04/2015 (aged 95)Died inEncinoCausediseaseWikidataQ200460 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#19415 ↗

Jayne Meadows 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 and was the wife of original Tonight Show host Steve Allen. She was the elder sister of actress, banker, and memoirist Audrey Meadows.

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Filmography74 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftMovie(archive footage)91
1999The Story of UsMovieDot80
1995CasinoMovieJayne Meadows76
1995High SocietySeriesAlice76
1995James Dean: A PortraitMovieSelf76
1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldMovieMitch's Mother75
1993Diagnosis: MurderSeriesConnie Masters74
1993The NannySeriesJayne Meadows74
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesMrs. Cochran74
1992The PlayerMovieJayne Meadows73
1991City SlickersMovieMitch's Mom72
1991SistersSeriesIda Benbow72
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIMovieSelf71
1990The Jackie Bison ShowMovie(voice)71
1990Murder by NumbersMoviePamela71
1989Parent Trap: Hawaiian HoneymoonMovieCharlotte Brink70
1986A Masterpiece of MurderMovieMatilda Hussey67
1985Alice in WonderlandSeriesQueen of Hearts66
1985Da CapoMovieMrs. Thomas66
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesLila Lee Amberson65
1984Crazy like a FoxSeriesVi65
1984The Ratings GameMovieJayne Meadows65
1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodMovieSelf65
1983Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983Movie—64
1983It's Not EasySeriesRuth Long64
1982St. ElsewhereSeriesOlga Oseransky63
1982HotelSeries—63
1982Matt HoustonSeries—63
1981Aloha ParadiseSeries—62
1980EnosSeries—61
1980The Gossip ColumnistMovieJayne Meadows61
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series—60
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodMovieSelf60
1977The Love BoatSeriesMrs. Tate58
1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouMovieRita58
1977Sex and the Married WomanMovieIrma Caddish58
1977Meeting of MindsSeriesSelf58
1976The PracticeSeries—57
1976The Nancy Walker ShowSeriesGeorgia57
1976James DeanMovieReva Randall57
1975SwitchSeriesAndrea56
1972Temperatures RisingSeriesMiss Brandon53
1969Medical CenterSeriesNurse Chambers50
1969Love, American StyleSeriesTana50
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSeriesSelf50
1968Adam-12SeriesIda Huntington49
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesJessica Humboldt49
1968Here's LucySeriesLaura Trenton49
1968The Movie OrgyMovieSelf (archive footage)49
1968The OutsiderSeriesLIl49
1967Good Morning WorldSeriesMary Margaret48
1963The Judy Garland ShowSeriesSelf44
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf43
1960College ConfidentialMovieBetty Duquesne41
1959It Happened to JaneMovieJayne Meadows40
1958The Ann Sothern ShowSeriesLiza Vincent39
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf37
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesJean Fletcher34
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf34
1952I've Got a SecretSeriesSelf33
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAnna Ella Carroll32
1951The Fat ManMovieJane Adams32
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries—31
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Panelist31
1950Your Show of ShowsSeriesVarious31
1950Pulitzer Prize PlayhouseSeries—31
1949SuspenseSeriesHelen Brady30
1948Studio OneSeriesLeslie29
1948The Luck of the IrishMovieFrances Augur29
1948EnchantmentMovieSelina Dane29
1947Song of the Thin ManMovieJanet Thayar28
1947Dark DelusionMovieMrs. Selkirk28
1946Lady in the LakeMovieMildred Haveland27
1946UndercurrentMovieSylvia Burton27