Jane Alexander

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

28 October 1939, 86 years old

Known For

Terminator Salvation

The Ring

Kramer vs. Kramer

All the President's Men

Glory

Dream House

The Unborn

The Cider House Rules

Brubaker

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

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

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Gertrude Nemerov

2006

The Ring

Dr. Grasnik

2002

Jenifer

Marilyn Estess

2001

The Cider House Rules

Nurse Edna

1999

Building Bombs

Narrator

1989

A Friendship in Vienna

Hannah Dournenvald

1988

In Love and War

Sybil Stockdale

1987

Square Dance

Juanelle

1987

Malice in Wonderland

Hedda Hopper

1985

City Heat

Addy

1984

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

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor Roosevelt

1977

All the President's Men

Bookkeeper

1976

Death Be Not Proud

Frances Gunther

1975

Miracle on 34th Street

Karen Walker

1973

The New Centurions

Dorothy Fehler

1972

A Gunfight

Nora Tenneray

1971

Testament at 20

Unknown

The Man in the Woods

Vivien Waldorf

2020

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self

2019

Christmas Around the Corner

Mrs. Tumulty

2018

Three Christs

Dr. Abraham

2017

Show Boat

Parthy Hawks

2015

John Muir in the New World

Narrator (voice)

2011

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

Ednah Cheney

2008

Feast of Love

Esther Stevenson

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

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

Self

2006

Warm Springs

Sara Delano Roosevelt

2005

Sunshine State

Delia Temple

2002

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

Self

2001

Le donne non vogliono più

1993

Stay the Night

Blanche Kettman

1992

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990

Glory

Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw

1989

Mountain View

Bartender

1989

Open Admissions

Ginny Carlsen

1988

The Artist Was a Woman

Narrator

1988

Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide

Self

1988

Sweet Country

Anna

1987

Blood & Orchids

Doris Ashley

1986

When She Says No

Nora Strangis

1984

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Dear Liar

Mrs. Patrick Campbell

1981

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Mary MacCracken

1978

A Question of Love

Barbara Moreland

1978

The Betsy

Alicia Hardeman

1978

This Is the West That Was

Sarah Shaw

1974

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Anne Palmer

1972

The Great White Hope

Eleanor

1970

Everything's On Fire

Lorraine

Unknown