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Jane Doe

Cathy Davis keeps family life running while returning to government investigations under the name Jane Doe.

9 films · 2005–2008 · Mystery

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Movies in viewing order

Start with Vanishing Act. Hallmark's dated list puts Now You See It, Now You Don't second, and Yes, I Remember It Well before The Harder They Fall. Follow those premiere dates rather than sorting the titles or production years.

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  1. 01Jane Doe: Vanishing Act poster

    Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

    A man carrying sensitive material disappears during a flight, bringing Cathy back into agency work. This opener supplies the essential introduction to her hidden professional life and the challenge of keeping it compatible with motherhood.

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  2. 02Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't poster

    Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

    The Declaration of Independence disappears from a bank exhibition. Frank asks Cathy to work out how the theft happened, continuing her return to agency cases after Vanishing Act.

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  3. 03Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part poster

    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    An escaped arms dealer sends Cathy and Frank searching for the person he intends to target. The premise trades the first film's disappearance puzzle for a pursuit in which they must understand a fugitive's next move.

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  4. 04Jane Doe: The Wrong Face poster

    Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

    The disappearance of a prosecutor's wife threatens an important case. Cathy has a narrow window to find her, giving this investigation a deadline tied to someone else's appearance in court rather than a leisurely hunt for clues.

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  5. 05Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well poster

    Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

    A kidnapping threatens the exposure of sensitive information, and Cathy's mother joins the investigation. The visiting parent gives the film a chance to connect Cathy's present work with another generation of agency experience.

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  6. 06Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall poster

    Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

    A businessman's death makes a former agent look guilty, but Cathy must examine the circumstances around him. The case moves into corporate wrongdoing and asks whether finding someone beside a body tells the whole story.

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  7. 07Jane Doe: Ties That Bind poster

    Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

    Witnesses and recorded evidence seem to make a murder accusation straightforward. Cathy questions that apparent certainty, making this a useful choice if you prefer an identity puzzle to a missing-person search or chase.

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  8. 08Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss poster

    Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

    A killing within the agency puts Cathy on a case involving her own professional world. The question of why an agent would attack a colleague drives the investigation and gives Frank's assignment a closer-to-home threat.

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  9. 09Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder poster

    Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

    Cathy and Frank investigate a missing Vermeer with help from an insurance investigator. A valuable artwork supplies the prize, while the new working partnership gives them another person whose motives require scrutiny.

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About the series

Cathy Davis looks like an ordinary suburban mother until her former agency needs her particular talent for solving a puzzle. Lea Thompson plays the investigator with a second life, with Joe Penny as Frank Darnell and William R. Moses as her husband Jack. The cases range from an impossible disappearance to stolen art. Watch for the practical problem underneath the spy plots: Cathy still has a family to come home to.

What to expect

Expect government secrets, thefts and elaborate criminal schemes alongside household interruptions. Cathy's ability to question an apparently airtight explanation is the main investigative engine. Frank brings the official assignment, while Jack and the children keep her ordinary life present. The films return to that arrangement rather than following one villain across the whole run.

The people who bring it to life

Lea Thompson

Cathy Davis

Lea Thompson

A mother and former government agent who returns to cases under the code name Jane Doe.

Joe Penny

Frank Darnell

Joe Penny

The agency contact who brings Cathy back into investigations and works alongside her.

William R. Moses

Jack Davis

William R. Moses

Cathy's husband, part of the domestic life she balances with secret assignments.

Jessy Schram

Susan Davis

Jessy Schram

Cathy and Jack's daughter, a recurring part of the family story.

Zack Shada

Nick Davis

Zack Shada

Cathy and Jack's son, who keeps the home side of her double life in view.

More cast and guest appearances 15

Inside the series

The easy-to-miss second case

Hallmark lists Now You See It, Now You Don't between Vanishing Act and Til Death Do Us Part. The guide includes it even without a local movie page.

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Do not confuse the two Janes

Cathy Davis's code name identifies Jane Doe. The Jane Mysteries follows Jane Da Silva and belongs to a separate series.

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A few more answers

Why are there nine films here when some lists show eight?

Hallmark's official movie list includes Now You See It, Now You Don't as the second of nine entries. All nine have movie pages in this guide.

Is Jane Doe the same as The Jane Mysteries?

No. Jane Doe follows Cathy Davis, played by Lea Thompson. The Jane Mysteries follows Jane Da Silva, played by Jodie Sweetin.

Sources & guide notes

Sources checked 13 September 2026. The film count follows the sequence above. Viewing options depend on your country.