Biography
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Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American actress, author, and former director of the National Endowment for the Arts. Although perhaps best known for playing the female lead in The Great White Hope on both stage and screen, Alexander has played a wide array of roles in both theater and film, and has committed herself to a variety of charitable causes.
Filmography
all 93
Movies 69
TV Shows 24
self 13
Narrator 3
Creator 1
Serena
Backstage - Dietro le quinte (2022)
Movie
Vivien Waldorf
The Man in the Woods (2020)
Movie
Creator / Klara
Tales from the Loop (2020)
TV
Margot
Modern Love (2019)
TV
Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
Movie
Mrs. Tumilty
Christmas Around the Corner (2018)
Movie
Dr. Abraham
Three Christs (2017)
Movie
Judge Suzanne Morris
The Good Fight (2017)
TV
4.33
Parthy Hawks
Show Boat (2015)
Movie
Maria
The Book of Negroes (2015)
TV
Diane Fowler
The Blacklist (2013)
TV
6.93
Bookie
Forgive Me (2013)
TV
Joan Morgan
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
Movie
C.
Elementary (2012)
TV
6.71
HM Queen Elizabeth II
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2012)
Movie
Nora Regan Reilly
Deck the Halls (2011)
Movie
Dr. Greeley
Dream House (2011)
Movie
7
Narrator
John Muir in the New World (2011)
Movie
Eleanor
The Loving Story (2011)
Movie
Judge Suzanne Morris
The Good Wife (2009)
TV
6.01
Virginia
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Movie
5.9
Sofi Kozma
The Unborn (2009)
Movie
6
Barbara Weathersby
Gigantic (2008)
Movie
Ednah Cheney
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (2008)
Movie
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa (2007)
TV
Esther Stevenson
Feast of Love (2007)
Movie
Dr. May Foster
Tell Me You Love Me (2007)
TV
6
Self (Massachusetts)
The States (2007)
TV
Self - Narrator
The Powder & the Glory (2007)
Movie
Gertrude Nemerov
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Movie
7
Eleanor Bachman (segment 'The Great White Hope') / Sara Goode (segment 'The Sisters Rosensweig')
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
Movie
Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006)
Movie
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Warm Springs (2005)
Movie
Lucrezia Van Necker Beauville
Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003)
TV
6
Dr. Grasnik
The Ring (2002)
Movie
5.95
Delia Temple
Sunshine State (2002)
Movie
Marilyn Estess
Jenifer (2001)
Movie
Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001)
Movie
Nurse Edna
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Movie
6
Regina Mulroney
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.19
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait (1993)
TV
Le donne non vogliono più (1993)
Movie
Blanche Kettman
Stay the Night (1992)
Movie
Regina Mulroney
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Movie
Peggy Ryan
Daughter of the Streets (1990)
Movie
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Glory (1989)
Movie
5.2
Bartender
Mountain View (1989)
Movie
Narrator
Building Bombs (1989)
Movie
Ginny Carlsen
Open Admissions (1988)
Movie
Hannah Dournenvald
A Friendship in Vienna (1988)
Movie
Actress
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide (1988)
Movie
Juanelle
Square Dance (1987)
Movie
Anna
Sweet Country (1987)
Movie
Sybil Stockdale
In Love and War (1987)
Movie
Narrator
American Masters (1986)
TV
Doris Ashley
Blood & Orchids (1986)
TV
Doris Ashley
Blood & Orchids (1986)
Movie
Hedda Hopper
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
Movie
Addy
City Heat (1984)
Movie
6
Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary)
Calamity Jane (1984)
Movie
Nora Strangis
When She Says No (1984)
Movie
Carol Wetherly
Testament (1983)
Movie
Sandy Caldwell
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Movie
Wanda
Kennedy's Children (1982)
Movie
Doris Strelzyk
Night Crossing (1982)
Movie
Alma Rose
Playing for Time (1980)
Movie
Lillian Gray
Brubaker (1980)
Movie
6
Margaret Phelps
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Movie
5.82
Mary MacCracken
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978)
Movie
Barbara Moreland
A Question of Love (1978)
Movie
Alicia Hardeman
The Betsy (1978)
Movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Movie
Mary MacCracken
A Circle of Children (1977)
Movie
Bookkeeper
All the President's Men (1976)
Movie
3.1
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
TV
Self
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (1976)
Movie
Frances Gunther
Death Be Not Proud (1975)
Movie
Sarah Shaw
This Is the West That Was (1974)
Movie
Karen Walker
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Dorothy
The New Centurions (1972)
Movie
Anne Palmer
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)
Movie
Nora Tenneray
A Gunfight (1971)
Movie
Eleanor
The Great White Hope (1970)
Movie
Records Clerk (uncredited)
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee/Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Performer / Self - Host / Self - Co-Hostess/Nominee
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Hedda Hopper
Malice in Wonderland
TV
Self
Testament at 20
Movie
Helen Warden
The Way
TV
Ratings
Average 5.98
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-10-28 (84 years old)
Birth NameJane Quigley
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
SpouseEdwin Sherin
ChildrenJace Alexander
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJane Quigley, Jane Kuigley
AwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Radcliffe Medal
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