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Jayne Meadows, 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 and was the elder sister of actress and memoirist Audrey Meadows.
Born
Saturday, 27 September 1919
Died
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Alice Kramden | 2021 |
| The Story of Us | Dot | 1999 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Casino | Jayne Meadows / Herself | 1995 |
| High Society | Alice Morgan | 1995 |
| City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Mitch's Mother | 1994 |
| Tom | Marianne | 1994 |
| The Nanny | Jayne Meadows | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Connie Masters | 1993 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Alice Kramden | 2021 |
| The Story of Us | Dot | 1999 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Casino | Jayne Meadows / Herself | 1995 |
| High Society | Alice Morgan | 1995 |
| City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Mitch's Mother | 1994 |
| Tom | Marianne | 1994 |
| The Nanny | Jayne Meadows | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Connie Masters | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Mrs. Cochran | 1993 |
| The Player | Jayne Meadows | 1992 |
| Civil Wars | Self | 1991 |
| City Slickers | Mitch's Mom | 1991 |
| Sisters | Ida Benbow | 1991 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1990 |
| Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | Charlotte Brink | 1989 |
| Family Feud | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1988 |
| The Wil Shriner Show | Self - Guest | 1987 |
| Square One Television | Lady Esther Astor Astute | 1987 |
| Mathnet | Lady Esther Astor Astute | 1987 |
| Alice in Wonderland | The Queen of Hearts | 1985 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Vi | 1984 |
| The Ratings Game | Jayne Meadows | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lila Lee Amberson | 1984 |
| It's Not Easy | Ruth Long | 1983 |
| Miss All-American Beauty | Gertrude Hunnicutt | 1982 |
| St. Elsewhere | Olga Oseransky | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | Holly Harkens | 1982 |
| Hotel | Fran Clark | 1982 |
| Rise and Shine | Mrs. Moffett | 1981 |
| Enos | Ellen Cromwell | 1980 |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Ruth LaCross | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Edwina Garth / Melissa | 1979 |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979 |
| The Paper Chase | Marian Chandler | 1978 |
| Project U.F.O. | Marlene Baker | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Gwen Finley (as Jayne Meadows Allen) / Janice / Jayne Meadows / Mrs. Benson / Mrs. Tate / Myrna Foster | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Beatrice Solomon / Contessa / Liz Merrill / Margaret Wharton / Nadine Winslow | 1977 |
| Meeting of Minds | Margaret Sanger / Florence Nightingale / Cleopatra / Catherine the Great / Marie Antoinette / Dark Lady of the Sonnets | 1977 |
| The Nancy Walker Show | Georgia | 1976 |
| Norman... Is That You? | Adele Hobart | 1976 |
| James Dean | Reva Randall | 1976 |
| The Practice | Mrs. Milnor | 1976 |
| Laugh Back | Herself | 1975 |
| Switch | Andrea | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| The Girl with Something Extra | Mrs. Elkins | 1973 |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | Miss Brandon | 1972 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1972 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Tana Wright (segment "Love and the Many Married Couple") | 1969 |
| Della | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Nurse Chambers | 1969 |
| The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | 1969 |
| Here Come the Brides | Eleanor Tangiers | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Laura Trenton | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Ida Huntington | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Jessica Humboldt | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Lil | 1968 |
| The Steve Allen Show | Self - Comedienne | 1968 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| Good Morning World | Mary Margaret | 1967 |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Herself | 1966 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Singer / Self - Sketch Actor / Self | 1964 |
| The Object Is | Self | 1963 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Art Linkletter Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Mrs. Bredan | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Steve Allen Playhouse | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - TV Personality / Herself - Entertainer / Herself / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self | 1961 |
| The New Steve Allen Show | Self | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Myra | 1961 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Self | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| College Confidential | Betty Duquesne | 1960 |
| It Happened to Jane | Jayne Meadows - Panelist / Jayne Meadows | 1959 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Liza Vincent | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self / Self - Guest / Self - Singer / Self - Comedienne / Self - cameo / Self - briefly in casino | 1956 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Alice | 1955 |
| What's Going on? | Self | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 1954 |
| Stage Show | Self | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Cora | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self - Guest | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Jean Fletcher | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1952 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Anna Ella Carroll | 1951 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Guest Panelist / Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Ruthie / Ruby / Ruby - San Fernando's Accomplice / Mrs. Cavendish / Gloria Dalton / Clem's Greedy Relative | 1951 |
| David and Bathsheba | Michal | 1951 |
| The Fat Man | Jane Adams | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actress - Shampoo Commerical | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Suspense | Helen Brady | 1949 |
| Enchantment | Selina Dane | 1948 |
| Studio One | Leslie | 1948 |
| The Luck of the Irish | Frances Augur | 1948 |
| Song of the Thin Man | Janet Thayar | 1947 |
| Dark Delusion | Mrs. Selkirk | 1947 |
| Lady in the Lake | Mildred Havelend / Mildred Haveland | 1946 |
| Undercurrent | Sylvia Lea Burton / Sylvia Burton | 1946 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominated |
