Acting
Jane Alexander
Acting · Born 1939-10-28 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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American Classic
2026 · Ethel Bean
Severance
2022 · Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
FilmThe Man in the Woods
2020 · Vivien Waldorf
Tales from the Loop
2020 · Klara
Modern Love
2019 · Margot
FilmAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
FilmChristmas Around the Corner
2018 · Mrs. Tumulty
FilmThree Christs
2017 · Dr. Abraham
The Good Fight
2017 · Judge Suzanne Morris
The Book of Negroes
2015 · Maria
The Blacklist
2013 · Diane Fowler
FilmMr. Morgan's Last Love
2013 · Joan Morgan
Elementary
2012 · C.
FilmWilliam & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012 · HM Queen Elizabeth II
FilmDeck the Halls
2011 · Nora Regan Reilly
FilmDream House
2011 · Dr. Greeley
FilmThe Loving Story
2011 · Eleanor
The Good Wife
2009 · Judge Suzanne Morris
FilmTerminator Salvation
2009 · Virginia
FilmThe Unborn
2009 · Sofi Kozma
FilmGigantic
2008 · Barbara Weathersby
FilmLouisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008 · Ednah Cheney
La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007 · Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
FilmFeast of Love
2007 · Esther Stevenson
Tell Me You Love Me
2007 · Dr. May Foster
FilmFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006 · Gertrude Nemerov
FilmTelling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Self
FilmWarm Springs
2005 · Sara Delano Roosevelt
FilmThe Ring
2002 · Dr. Grasnik
FilmSunshine State
2002 · Delia Temple
FilmJenifer
2001 · Marilyn Estess
FilmKnights of the Quest
2001 · Dialogue Coach
FilmFinding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001 · Self
FilmThe Cider House Rules
1999 · Nurse Edna
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Regina Mulroney
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
FilmLe donne non vogliono più
1993
FilmStay the Night
1992 · Blanche Kettman
Law & Order
1990 · Regina Mulroney
FilmNight of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
FilmGlory
1989 · Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
FilmBuilding Bombs
1989 · Narrator
FilmOpen Admissions
1988 · Ginny Carlsen
FilmA Friendship in Vienna
1988 · Hannah Dournenvald
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
FilmDrug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988 · Self
FilmIn Love and War
1987 · Sybil Stockdale
FilmSquare Dance
1987 · Juanelle
FilmSweet Country
1987 · Anna
American Masters
1986 · Narrator
Blood & Orchids
1986 · Doris Ashley
FilmMalice in Wonderland
1985 · Hedda Hopper
FilmCity Heat
1984 · Addy
FilmCalamity Jane
1984 · Calamity Jane
FilmWhen She Says No
1984 · Nora Strangis
FilmTestament
1983 · Carol Wetherly
FilmIn the Custody of Strangers
1982 · Sandy Caldwell
FilmNight of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
FilmNight Crossing
1982 · Doris Strelzyk
American Playhouse
1982 · Carol Wetherly
Dear Liar
FilmDear Liar
1981 · Mrs. Patrick Campbell
FilmPlaying for Time
1980 · Alma Rose
FilmBrubaker
1980 · Lillian
FilmKramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Margaret Phelps
FilmLovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978 · Mary MacCracken
FilmA Question of Love
1978 · Barbara Moreland
FilmThe Betsy
1978 · Alicia Hardeman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
FilmEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Eleanor Roosevelt
FilmAll the President's Men
1976 · Bookkeeper
Eleanor and Franklin
1976 · Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
FilmDeath Be Not Proud
1975 · Frances Gunther
FilmThis Is the West That Was
1974 · Sarah Shaw
FilmMiracle on 34th Street
1973 · Karen Walker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
FilmThe New Centurions
1972 · Dorothy Fehler
FilmWelcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972 · Anne Palmer
FilmA Gunfight
1971 · Nora Tenneray
FilmThe Great White Hope
1970 · Eleanor
Adam-12
1968 · Records Clerk (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee