Acting
Jane Alexander
Born 28 October 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
94 credits
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 91
- TBATestament at 20Film
- TBALillian, Next DoorFilmLillian Wallingford Blanton
- 2026American ClassicSeriesEthel Bean
- 2026Everything's on FireFilmLorraine
- 2022SeveranceSeriesCelestine 'Sissy' Cobel
- 2020Tales from the LoopSeriesKlara
- 2020The Man in the WoodsFilmVivien Waldorf
- 2019Modern LoveSeriesMargot
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for TruthFilmSelf
- 2018Christmas Around the CornerFilmMrs. Tumulty
- 2017The Good FightSeriesJudge Suzanne Morris
- 2017Three ChristsFilmDr. Abraham
- 2017Everything Old Is New AgainFilmSelf
- 2015The Book of NegroesSeriesMaria
- 2015Show BoatFilmParthy Hawks
- 2013The BlacklistSeriesDiane Fowler
- 2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveFilmJoan Morgan
- 2012ElementarySeriesC.
- 2012William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceFilmHM Queen Elizabeth II
- 2011Dream HouseFilmDr. Greeley
- 2011Deck the HallsFilmNora Regan Reilly
- 2011The Loving StoryFilmEleanor
- 2011John Muir in the New WorldFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesJudge Suzanne Morris
- 2009Terminator SalvationFilmVirginia
- 2009The UnbornFilmSofi Kozma
- 2008GiganticFilmBarbara Weathersby
- 2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenFilmEdnah Cheney
- 2007Feast of LoveFilmEsther Stevenson
- 2007Tell Me You Love MeSeriesDr. May Foster
- 2007La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaSeriesMarquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
- 2007The Powder & the GloryFilmHerself - Narrator
- 2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusFilmGertrude Nemerov
- 2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"FilmSelf
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilmEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
- 2005Warm SpringsFilmSara Delano Roosevelt
- 2004Testament: Nuclear ThoughtsFilmSelf
- 2002The RingFilmDr. Grasnik
- 2002Sunshine StateFilmDelia Temple
- 2001JeniferFilmMarilyn Estess
- 2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'FilmSelf
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesRegina Mulroney
- 1999The Cider House RulesFilmNurse Edna
- 1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf
- 1993Le donne non vogliono piùFilm
- 1992Stay the NightFilmBlanche Kettman
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesRegina Mulroney
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIIFilmSelf
- 1989GloryFilmSarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
- 1989Building BombsFilmNarrator
- 1989Mountain ViewFilmBartender
- 1988Open AdmissionsFilmGinny Carlsen
- 1988A Friendship in ViennaFilmHannah Dournenvald
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideFilmSelf
- 1988The Artist Was a WomanFilmNarrator
- 1987Square DanceFilmJuanelle
- 1987In Love and WarFilmSybil Stockdale
- 1987Sweet CountryFilmAnna
- 1986American MastersSeriesNarrator
- 1986Blood & OrchidsSeriesDoris Ashley
- 1985Malice in WonderlandFilmHedda Hopper
- 1984City HeatFilmAddy
- 1984When She Says NoFilmNora Strangis
- 1984Calamity JaneFilmCalamity Jane
- 1983TestamentFilmCarol Wetherly
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesCarol Wetherly, Georgia O'Keeffe
- 1982Night CrossingFilmDoris Strelzyk
- 1982In the Custody of StrangersFilmSandy Caldwell
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilmSelf
- 1982Kennedy's ChildrenFilmWanda
- 1981Dear LiarFilmMrs. Patrick Campbell
- 1980BrubakerFilmLillian
- 1980Playing for TimeFilmAlma Rose
- 1979Kramer vs. KramerFilmMargaret Phelps
- 1978The BetsyFilmAlicia Hardeman
- 1978A Question of LoveFilmBarbara Moreland
- 1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIFilmMary MacCracken
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsFilmEleanor Roosevelt
- 1977A Circle of ChildrenFilmMary McCracken
- 1976All the President's MenFilmBookkeeper
- 1976Eleanor and FranklinSeriesEleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
- 1975Death Be Not ProudFilmFrances Gunther
- 1974This Is the West That WasFilmSarah Shaw
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf
- 1973Miracle on 34th StreetFilmKaren Walker
- 1972The New CenturionsFilmDorothy Fehler
- 1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolFilmAnne Palmer
- 1971A GunfightFilmNora Tenneray
- 1970The Great White HopeFilmEleanor
- 1968Adam-12SeriesRecords Clerk (uncredited)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
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