Jane Doe
Cathy Davis keeps family life running while returning to government investigations under the name Jane Doe.
9 films · 2005–2008 · Mystery
Start with the first filmMovies 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.
Your viewing checklist
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Film 1 · 2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Film sourceA 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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Film 2 · 2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Film sourceThe 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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Film 3 · 2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Film sourceAn 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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Film 4 · 2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Film sourceThe 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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Film 5 · 2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Film sourceA 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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Film 6 · 2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Film sourceA 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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Film 7 · 2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Film sourceWitnesses 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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Film 8 · 2007
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Film sourceA 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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Film 9 · 2008
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Film sourceCathy 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.
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

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

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

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


More cast and guest appearances 15
- Joseph Bologna1 film
Louis Angelini
- Ray Wise1 film
Fleming
- Tom Schanley1 film
Russ O'Connor
- Dorian Harewood1 film
Jim Monroe
- Donna Mills1 film
Polly Jameson
- Stanley Kamel1 film
Dr. Jared Fox
- Robin Thomas1 film
William Joyner
- Antonio Sabato Jr.1 film
Joey Angelini
- John Rubinstein1 film
Phil Raphaelson
- John Mese1 film
Lloyd McMasters
- Helen Slater1 film
Stella Andre
- Steve Monroe1 film
Al Jencks
- Erin Gray1 film
Laura Sands
- Robert Carradine1 film
Everett
- Elaine Hendrix1 film
Agnes Dart
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.
Read the sourceDo 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.
Read the sourceA 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.

