Jane Alexander
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Oct 28, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Known For
| 2026 | American ClassicEthel Bean | |
| 2022 | SeveranceCelestine 'Sissy' Cobel | |
| 2020 | The Man in the WoodsVivien Waldorf | |
| 2020 | Tales from the LoopKlara | |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelf | |
| 2019 | Modern LoveMargot | |
| 2018 | Christmas Around the CornerMrs. Tumulty | |
| 2017 | Three ChristsDr. Abraham | |
| 2017 | The Good FightJudge Suzanne Morris | |
| 2015 | Show BoatParthy Hawks | |
| 2015 | The Book of NegroesMaria | |
| 2013 | Mr. Morgan's Last LoveJoan Morgan | |
| 2013 | The BlacklistDiane Fowler | |
| 2012 | William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHM Queen Elizabeth II | |
| 2012 | ElementaryC. | |
| 2011 | Dream HouseDr. Greeley | |
| 2011 | Deck the HallsNora Regan Reilly | |
| 2011 | The Loving StoryEleanor | |
| 2011 | John Muir in the New WorldNarrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Terminator SalvationVirginia | |
| 2009 | The UnbornSofi Kozma | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeJudge Suzanne Morris | |
| 2008 | GiganticBarbara Weathersby | |
| 2008 | Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenEdnah Cheney | |
| 2007 | Feast of LoveEsther Stevenson | |
| 2007 | The Powder & the GloryHerself - Narrator | |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love MeDr. May Foster | |
| 2007 | La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaMarquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker | |
| 2006 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusGertrude Nemerov | |
| 2006 | Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"Self | |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | |
| 2005 | Warm SpringsSara Delano Roosevelt | |
| 2002 | The RingDr. Grasnik | |
| 2002 | Sunshine StateDelia Temple | |
| 2001 | JeniferMarilyn Estess | |
| 2001 | Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'Self | |
| 1999 | The Cider House RulesNurse Edna | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRegina Mulroney | |
| 1993 | Le donne non vogliono più | |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSelf | |
| 1992 | Stay the NightBlanche Kettman | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderRegina Mulroney | |
| 1989 | Building BombsNarrator | |
| 1989 | GlorySarah Blake Sturgis Shaw | |
| 1989 | Mountain ViewBartender | |
| 1988 | A Friendship in ViennaHannah Dournenvald | |
| 1988 | Open AdmissionsGinny Carlsen | |
| 1988 | Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelf | |
| 1988 | The Artist Was a WomanNarrator | |
| 1987 | Square DanceJuanelle | |
| 1987 | In Love and WarSybil Stockdale | |
| 1987 | Sweet CountryAnna | |
| 1986 | American MastersNarrator | |
| 1986 | Blood & OrchidsDoris Ashley | |
| 1985 | Malice in WonderlandHedda Hopper | |
| 1984 | City HeatAddy | |
| 1984 | Calamity JaneCalamity Jane | |
| 1984 | When She Says NoNora Strangis | |
| 1983 | TestamentCarol Wetherly | |
| 1982 | Night CrossingDoris Strelzyk | |
| 1982 | Kennedy's ChildrenWanda | |
| 1982 | In the Custody of StrangersSandy Caldwell | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1981 | Dear LiarMrs. Patrick Campbell | |
| 1980 | BrubakerLillian | |
| 1980 | Playing for TimeAlma Rose | |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. KramerMargaret Phelps | |
| 1978 | The BetsyAlicia Hardeman | |
| 1978 | Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIMary MacCracken | |
| 1978 | A Question of LoveBarbara Moreland | |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsEleanor Roosevelt | |
| 1976 | All the President's MenBookkeeper | |
| 1976 | Eleanor and FranklinEleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60 | |
| 1975 | Death Be Not ProudFrances Gunther | |
| 1974 | This Is the West That WasSarah Shaw | |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th StreetKaren Walker | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1972 | The New CenturionsDorothy Fehler | |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny BristolAnne Palmer | |
| 1971 | A GunfightNora Tenneray | |
| 1970 | The Great White HopeEleanor | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Records Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Co-Hostess / Nominee | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| - | Testament at 20 | |
| - | Everything's On FireLorraine | |
| - | Lillian, Next DoorLillian Wallingford Blanton |
| 1987 | Square DanceExecutive Producer | |
| 1984 | Calamity JaneProducer |
| 2001 | Knights Of The QuestDialogue Coach |