Jayne Meadows (born Jane Cotter in China to missionary parents) 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 as well as the wife of original Tonight Show host Steve Allen.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Diagnosis Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Connie Masters
- Episode 7x01: The Roast (Sep 23, 1999) [Special Guest Star]
Civil Wars (1991)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
- Episode 2x10: The Triumph of DeVille (Dec 16, 1992)
Mathnet (1987)
Guest starring as Lady Esther Astor Astute
- Episode 4x02: Despair in Monterey Bay (Oct 7, 1991)
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Guest starring as The Queen of Hearts
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Part 2 – Through the Looking-Glass (Dec 10, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1 – Alice in Wonderland (Dec 9, 1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Lila Lee Amberson
- Episode 2x12: Murder by Appointment Only (Jan 5, 1986)
Aloha Paradise (1981)
Guest starring as TBA
- Episode 1x01: Alex and Annie / Honeymoon Blues / Everything Else (Feb 25, 1981)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Gwen Finley
- Episode 5x27: April in Boston / Saving Grace / Breaks of Life (May 1, 1982)
Guest starring as Gertrude Benson
- Episode 3x24: Dumb Luck / Tres Amigos / Hey, Jealous Lover (Mar 15, 1980)
Guest starring as Myrna Foster
- Episode 1x24: Crash Diet Crush / This Business of Love / I'll Never Fall in Love Again (May 13, 1978)
Guest starring as Mrs. Tate
- Episode 8x06: Soap Gets in Your Eyes / A Match Made in Heaven / Tugs of the Heart (Oct 20, 1984)
Guest starring as Janice
- Episode 9x20: Gothic Romance / Whatever Happened to Crazy Joe Flash? / We'll Meet Again (Mar 15, 1986)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
- Episode S09 Special: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? (Feb 27, 1987)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Liz Merrill
- Episode 3x12: The Cheerleaders / Marooned (Dec 8, 1979)
Guest starring as tba
- Episode 6x09: Naughty Marietta / The Winning Ticket (Jan 8, 1983)
Switch (1975)
Guest starring as Andrea
- Episode 2x20: Eden's Gate (Feb 20, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Tana Wright
- Episode 1x61: Love and the Many Married Couple (Feb 20, 1970)
Medical Center (1969)
Starring as Nurse Chambers
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Crossroads (Mar 10, 1971)
- Episode 2x22: Perfection of Vices (Feb 24, 1971)
- Episode 2x21: Countdown (Feb 17, 1971)
- Episode 2x14: Man at Bay (Dec 16, 1970)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Guest starring as Laura Trenton
- Episode 3x16: Lucy Stops a Marriage (Dec 28, 1970)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Jessica Humboldt
- Episode 12x05: Sign of the Ram (Oct 25, 1979)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Sep. 25 - 29, 1967 (Sep 25, 1967)
- Episode 2x03: September 18-22, 1967 (Sep 18, 1967)
- Episode 1x20: Feb 27-March 3, 1967 (Feb 27, 1967)
The Match Game (1962)
Guest starring as Team Captain
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x11: Sep. 20 - 24, 1965 (Sep 20, 1965)
- Episode 3x226: July 19 - 23, 1965 (Jul 19, 1965)
- Episode 3x126: Mar. 1 - 5, 1965 (Mar 1, 1965)
- Episode 3x90: Jan 11 - 15, 1965 (Jan 11, 1965)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1977-10-10: Oct 10, 1977 (Oct 10, 1977)
- Episode 1975-08-15: Aug 15, 1975 (Aug 15, 1975)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
(3 episodes)
- Episode 17x214: Aug 15, 1978 (Aug 15, 1978)
- Episode 15x42: Oct 28, 1975 (Oct 28, 1975)
- Episode 15x41: Oct 27, 1975 (Oct 27, 1975)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
- Episode 1961-04-17: The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (Apr 17, 1961)
I've Got a Secret (1952)
Starring as Panellist
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x26: Olivia de Havilland (Jun 25, 1958)
- Episode 2x16: Charles Coburn (Apr 16, 1953)
- Episode 1x18: Chester Morris (Nov 13, 1952)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
Guest starring as Gloria Dalton
- Episode 11x26: The Dalton Gals (Apr 10, 1962)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Guest starring as Jayne Meadows
- Episode 2x21: Jan 20, 1952 (Jan 20, 1952) [Uncredited]