Jane Alexander
Born
October 28, 1939 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
Known For

Three Christs
Dr. Abraham
2017

Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Joan Morgan
2013

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
HM Queen Elizabeth II
2012

Deck the Halls
Nora Regan Reilly
2011

Dream House
Dr. Greeley
2011

The Loving Story
Eleanor
2011

Terminator Salvation
Virginia
2009

The Unborn
Sofi Kozma
2009

Gigantic
Barbara Weathersby
2008

Feast of Love
Esther Stevenson
2007

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Gertrude Nemerov
2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
2006

The Ring
Dr. Grasnik
2002

Jenifer
Marilyn Estess
2001

The Cider House Rules
Nurse Edna
1999

Stay the Night
Blanche Kettman
1992

Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990

Building Bombs
Narrator
1989

Open Admissions
Ginny Carlsen
1988

A Friendship in Vienna
Hannah Dournenvald
1988

In Love and War
Sybil Stockdale
1987

Square Dance
Juanelle
1987

Blood & Orchids
Doris Ashley
1986

Malice in Wonderland
Hedda Hopper
1985

City Heat
Addy
1984

Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
1984

Testament
Carol Wetherly
1983

In the Custody of Strangers
Sandy Caldwell
1982

Kennedy's Children
Wanda
1982

Night Crossing
Doris Strelzyk
1982

Playing for Time
Alma Rose
1980

Brubaker
Lillian Gray
1980

Kramer vs. Kramer
Margaret Phelps
1979

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Mary MacCracken
1978

A Question of Love
Barbara Moreland
1978

The Betsy
Alicia Hardeman
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor Roosevelt
1977

All the President's Men
Bookkeeper
1976

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Self (archive footage)
1976

Death Be Not Proud
Frances Gunther
1975

This Is the West That Was
Sarah Shaw
1974

Miracle on 34th Street
Karen Walker
1973

The New Centurions
Dorothy Fehler
1972

A Gunfight
Nora Tenneray
1971
Testament at 20

Severance
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel · (1 episode)
2022

The Man in the Woods
Vivien Waldorf
2020

Tales from the Loop
Klara · (3 episodes)
2020

Modern Love
Margot · (1 episode)
2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019

Christmas Around the Corner
Mrs. Tumulty
2018

The Good Fight
Judge Suzanne Morris · (2 episodes)
2017

Show Boat
Parthy Hawks
2015

The Book of Negroes
Maria · (6 episodes)
2015

The Blacklist
Diane Fowler · (4 episodes)
2013

Elementary
C. · (2 episodes)
2012

John Muir in the New World
Narrator (voice)
2011

The Good Wife
Judge Suzanne Morris · (5 episodes)
2009

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Ednah Cheney
2008

La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker · (8 episodes)
2007

Tell Me You Love Me
Dr. May Foster · (10 episodes)
2007

The Powder & the Glory
Herself - Narrator
2007

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2006

Warm Springs
Sara Delano Roosevelt
2005

Elisa di Rivombrosa
Lucrezia Van Necker Beauville · (52 episodes)
2003

Sunshine State
Delia Temple
2002

Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
Self
2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Regina Mulroney · (1 episode)
1999

Intimate Portrait
Self · (2 episodes)
1993

Le donne non vogliono più
1993

Law & Order
Regina Mulroney · (1 episode)
1990

Glory
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
1989

Mountain View
Bartender
1989
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Self
1988

Sweet Country
Anna
1987

American Masters
Narrator · (1 episode)
1986

Blood & Orchids
Doris Ashley · (2 episodes)
1986

When She Says No
Nora Strangis
1984

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60 · (2 episodes)
1976

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Anne Palmer
1972

The Great White Hope
Eleanor
1970

Adam-12
Records Clerk (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1968

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (5 episodes)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Co-Hostess/Nominee · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Performer · (1 episode)
1956

Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1 episode)
1951

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944
American Classic
Ethel Bean · (1 episode)