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Jayne Meadows

Actor / Actress

Jayne Meadows

Born Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China 28 credits available

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.

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Jayne Meadows is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 28 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Story of Us (1999), The Steve Allen Show (1956), I've Got a Secret (1952), David and Bathsheba (1951), The Love Boat (1977), The Merv Griffin Show (1962), What's My Line? (1950), The Nanny (1993). The recorded credits span 1948 to 1999, including 2 movies and 26 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

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Known forActing
Movies2
TV shows26
Active years represented1948–1999
Place of birthWuchang, Heilongjiang, China
Died

Also known as

Jane Meadows Allen · Jayne Meadows Allen · Mrs. Steve Allen · Jane Cotter

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