Jane Alexander
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-10-28 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Alexander
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
Acting
(2020)
The Man in the Woods
as Vivien Waldorf
(2019)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
(2018)
Christmas Around the Corner
as Mrs. Tumulty
(2017)
Three Christs
as Dr. Abraham
(2015)
Show Boat
as Parthy Hawks
(2013)
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
as Joan Morgan
(2012)
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
as HM Queen Elizabeth II
(2011)
Dream House
as Dr. Greeley
(2011)
Deck the Halls
as Nora Regan Reilly
(2011)
The Loving Story
as Eleanor
(2011)
John Muir in the New World
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
Terminator Salvation
as Virginia
(2009)
The Unborn
as Sofi Kozma
(2008)
Gigantic
as Barbara Weathersby
(2008)
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
as Ednah Cheney
(2007)
Feast of Love
as Esther Stevenson
(2007)
The Powder & the Glory
as Herself - Narrator
(2006)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
as Gertrude Nemerov
(2006)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
(2006)
(2005)
Warm Springs
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
(2002)
The Ring
as Dr. Grasnik
(2002)
Sunshine State
as Delia Temple
(2001)
Jenifer
as Marilyn Estess
(2001)
(1999)
The Cider House Rules
as Nurse Edna
(1993)
(1992)
Stay the Night
as Blanche Kettman
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1989)
Glory
as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
(1989)
Building Bombs
as Narrator
(1989)
Mountain View
as Bartender
(1988)
A Friendship in Vienna
as Hannah Dournenvald
(1988)
Open Admissions
as Ginny Carlsen
(1988)
(1987)
In Love and War
as Sybil Stockdale
(1987)
Square Dance
as Juanelle
(1987)
Sweet Country
as Anna
(1986)
Blood & Orchids
as Doris Ashley
(1985)
Malice in Wonderland
as Hedda Hopper
(1984)
City Heat
as Addy
(1984)
Calamity Jane
as Calamity Jane
(1984)
When She Says No
as Nora Strangis
(1983)
Testament
as Carol Wetherly
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
Night Crossing
as Doris Strelzyk
(1982)
In the Custody of Strangers
as Sandy Caldwell
(1982)
Kennedy's Children
as Wanda
(1980)
Brubaker
as Lillian Gray
(1980)
Playing for Time
as Alma Rose
(1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Margaret Phelps
(1978)
The Betsy
as Alicia Hardeman
(1978)
A Question of Love
as Barbara Moreland
(1978)
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
as Mary MacCracken
(1977)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Eleanor Roosevelt
(1976)
All the President's Men
as Bookkeeper
(1976)
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Death Be Not Proud
as Frances Gunther
(1974)
This Is the West That Was
as Sarah Shaw
(1973)
Miracle on 34th Street
as Karen Walker
(1972)
The New Centurions
as Dorothy Fehler
(1972)
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Anne Palmer
(1971)
A Gunfight
as Nora Tenneray
(1970)
The Great White Hope
as Eleanor
Crew
(1987)
Square Dance
Executive Producer
(1984)
Calamity Jane
Producer