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
When She Says No
Nora Strangis
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
The Artist Was a Woman
Narrator
1988
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
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)