Jane Alexander

Acting

Jane Alexander

Born October 28, 1939Boston, Massachusetts, USA89 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

American Classic
10.0

American Classic

TV

2026

Severance
8.4

Severance

TV

2022

The Man in the Woods
4.8

The Man in the Woods

Movie

2020

Tales from the Loop
7.0

Tales from the Loop

TV

2020

Modern Love
7.3

Modern Love

TV

2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Movie

2019

Filmography

American Classic
2026American Classicas Ethel BeanTV
Severance
2022Severanceas Celestine 'Sissy' CobelTV
The Man in the Woods
2020The Man in the Woodsas Vivien WaldorfMovie
Tales from the Loop
2020Tales from the Loopas KlaraTV
Modern Love
2019Modern Loveas MargotTV
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truthas SelfMovie
Christmas Around the Corner
2018Christmas Around the Corneras Mrs. TumultyMovie
Three Christs
2017Three Christsas Dr. AbrahamMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Judge Suzanne MorrisTV
Show Boat
2015Show Boatas Parthy HawksMovie
The Book of Negroes
2015The Book of Negroesas MariaTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Diane FowlerTV
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013Mr. Morgan's Last Loveas Joan MorganMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas C.TV
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012William & Catherine: A Royal Romanceas HM Queen Elizabeth IIMovie
Deck the Halls
2011Deck the Hallsas Nora Regan ReillyMovie
Dream House
2011Dream Houseas Dr. GreeleyMovie
John Muir in the New World
2011John Muir in the New Worldas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Loving Story
2011The Loving Storyas EleanorMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Judge Suzanne MorrisTV
Terminator Salvation
2009Terminator Salvationas VirginiaMovie
The Unborn
2009The Unbornas Sofi KozmaMovie
Gigantic
2008Giganticas Barbara WeathersbyMovie
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Womenas Ednah CheneyMovie
La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosaas Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van NeckerTV
Feast of Love
2007Feast of Loveas Esther StevensonMovie
Tell Me You Love Me
2007Tell Me You Love Meas Dr. May FosterTV
The Powder & the Glory
2007The Powder & the Gloryas Herself - NarratorMovie
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbusas Gertrude NemerovMovie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")Movie
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"as SelfMovie
Warm Springs
2005Warm Springsas Sara Delano RooseveltMovie
The Ring
2002The Ringas Dr. GrasnikMovie
Sunshine State
2002Sunshine Stateas Delia TempleMovie
Jenifer
2001Jeniferas Marilyn EstessMovie
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'as SelfMovie
The Cider House Rules
1999The Cider House Rulesas Nurse EdnaMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Regina MulroneyTV
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV
Le donne non vogliono più
1993Le donne non vogliono piùMovie
Stay the Night
1992Stay the Nightas Blanche KettmanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Regina MulroneyTV
Night of 100 Stars III
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas SelfMovie
Glory
1989Gloryas Sarah Blake Sturgis ShawMovie
Mountain View
1989Mountain Viewas BartenderMovie
Building Bombs
1989Building Bombsas NarratorMovie
Open Admissions
1988Open Admissionsas Ginny CarlsenMovie
A Friendship in Vienna
1988A Friendship in Viennaas Hannah DournenvaldMovie
The Artist Was a Woman
1988The Artist Was a Womanas NarratorMovie
D
1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guideas SelfMovie
In Love and War
1987In Love and Waras Sybil StockdaleMovie
Square Dance
1987Square Danceas JuanelleMovie
Sweet Country
1987Sweet Countryas AnnaMovie
American Masters
1986American Mastersas NarratorTV
Blood & Orchids
1986Blood & Orchidsas Doris AshleyTV
Malice in Wonderland
1985Malice in Wonderlandas Hedda HopperMovie
City Heat
1984City Heatas AddyMovie
Calamity Jane
1984Calamity Janeas Calamity JaneMovie
When She Says No
1984When She Says Noas Nora StrangisMovie
Testament
1983Testamentas Carol WetherlyMovie
In the Custody of Strangers
1982In the Custody of Strangersas Sandy CaldwellMovie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
Kennedy's Children
1982Kennedy's Childrenas WandaMovie
Night Crossing
1982Night Crossingas Doris StrelzykMovie
D
1981Dear Liaras Mrs. Patrick CampbellMovie
Playing for Time
1980Playing for Timeas Alma RoseMovie
Brubaker
1980Brubakeras LillianMovie
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979Kramer vs. Krameras Margaret PhelpsMovie
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIas Mary MacCrackenMovie
A Question of Love
1978A Question of Loveas Barbara MorelandMovie
The Betsy
1978The Betsyas Alicia HardemanMovie
E
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Eleanor RooseveltMovie
All the President's Men
1976All the President's Menas BookkeeperMovie
Eleanor and Franklin
1976Eleanor and Franklinas Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60TV
Death Be Not Proud
1975Death Be Not Proudas Frances GuntherMovie
This Is the West That Was
1974This Is the West That Wasas Sarah ShawMovie
Miracle on 34th Street
1973Miracle on 34th Streetas Karen WalkerMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
The New Centurions
1972The New Centurionsas Dorothy FehlerMovie
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Anne PalmerMovie
A Gunfight
1971A Gunfightas Nora TennerayMovie
The Great White Hope
1970The Great White Hopeas EleanorMovie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12as Records Clerk (uncredited)TV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - HostTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
T
—Testament at 20Movie
E
—Everything's On Fireas LorraineMovie
L
—Lillian, Next Dooras Lillian Wallingford BlantonMovie