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Jayne Meadows

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Actress

The Resume

    (September 27, 1919-April 26, 2015)
    Birth name was Jane Cotter
    Acted in 'Story of Us' (1999), 'Morgan-DuPont-Sutting-Cushing-Ferruke' (Dot's Mother), 'City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold' (1994), 'City Slickers' (1991), 'Murder by Numbers' (1990), 'Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon' (1989), 'Masterpiece of Murder, A' (1986), 'Alice in Wonderland' (1985), 'Da Capo' (1985), 'Miss All-American Beauty' (1982), 'Tenspeed and Brown Shoe' (1980), 'Gossip Columnist' (1979), 'Sex and the Married Woman' (1977), 'Norman... Is That You?' (1976), 'James Dean' (1976), 'Now You See It, Now You Don't' (1968), 'Miss Universe Pageant' (1961), 'College Confidential' (1960), 'David and Bathsheba' (1951), 'Fat Man' (1951), 'Enchantment' (1948), 'Luck of the Irish' (1948), 'Dark Delusion' (1947), 'Song of the Thin Man' (1947), 'Lady in the Lake' (1947) and 'Undercurrent' (1946)'
    Portrayed Alice on 'High Society,' Ruth Long on 'It's Not Easy' and Nurse Chambers on 'Medical Center'

Why she might be annoying:

    She took the name 'Meadows' as it was her father's middle name.
    She added a 'y' to Jane to make it fancy and not be a 'plain Jane.'
    Her sister Audrey used to call her Elinor, and she called Audrey, Sara.
    She is the daughter of American missionaries.
    Due to nepotism, she starred in a number of husband's Steve Allen projects.
    She attended an all girl's boarding school.
    In an extraordinarily boring PBS project she appeared as a number of historical characters on Steve Allen's 'Meeting of Minds.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her first language was Chinese and she had to learn English as an adolescent.
    She and sister Audrey were extremely close. 'Jayne' was Audrey's last word before slipping into a coma.
    She was married for over 45 years until his death to Steve Allen.
    She was contracted by MGM.
    During the mid 60's, she was a guest panelist on 'What's My Line?'
    During the late 50's, she was a guest panelist on 'To Tell the Truth.'
    She won the Women's International Center Living Legacy Award (1991).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 110 Votes: 58.18% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 35.19% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 52.70% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 37.78% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 120 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 122 Votes: 46.72% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 257 Votes: 42.02% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 98 Votes: 42.86% Annoying