8.4Acting
Jane Alexander
- Born
- 1939-10-28
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
94 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
American Classic
2026 · TV Show
Ethel Bean
Everything's on Fire
2026 · Movie
Lorraine
Severance
2022 · TV Show
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
Tales from the Loop
2020 · TV Show
Klara
The Man in the Woods
2020 · Movie
Vivien Waldorf
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Movie
Self
Modern Love
2019 · TV Show
Margot
Christmas Around the Corner
2018 · Movie
Mrs. Tumulty
Everything Old Is New Again
2017 · Movie
Self
The Good Fight
2017 · TV Show
Judge Suzanne Morris
Three Christs
2017 · Movie
Dr. Abraham
Show Boat
2015 · Movie
Parthy Hawks
The Book of Negroes
2015 · TV Show
Maria
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013 · Movie
Joan Morgan
The Blacklist
2013 · TV Show
Diane Fowler
Elementary
2012 · TV Show
C.
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012 · Movie
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Deck the Halls
2011 · Movie
Nora Regan Reilly
Dream House
2011 · Movie
Dr. Greeley
John Muir in the New World
2011 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Loving Story
2011 · Movie
Eleanor
Terminator Salvation
2009 · Movie
Virginia
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
Judge Suzanne Morris
The Unborn
2009 · Movie
Sofi Kozma
Gigantic
2008 · Movie
Barbara Weathersby
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008 · Movie
Ednah Cheney
Feast of Love
2007 · Movie
Esther Stevenson
La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007 · TV Show
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
Tell Me You Love Me
2007 · TV Show
Dr. May Foster
The Powder & the Glory
2007 · Movie
Herself - Narrator
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006 · Movie
Gertrude Nemerov
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Movie
Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 · Movie
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Warm Springs
2005 · Movie
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Testament: Nuclear Thoughts
2004 · Movie
Self
Sunshine State
2002 · Movie
Delia Temple
The Ring
2002 · Movie
Dr. Grasnik
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001 · Movie
Self
Jenifer
2001 · Movie
Marilyn Estess
Knights of the Quest
2001 · Movie
Dialogue Coach
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Regina Mulroney
The Cider House Rules
1999 · Movie
Nurse Edna
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
Self
Le donne non vogliono più
1993 · Movie
Cast
Stay the Night
1992 · Movie
Blanche Kettman
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
Regina Mulroney
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Movie
Self
Building Bombs
1989 · Movie
Narrator
Glory
1989 · Movie
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Mountain View
1989 · Movie
Bartender
A Friendship in Vienna
1988 · Movie
Hannah Dournenvald
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988 · Movie
Self
Open Admissions
1988 · Movie
Ginny Carlsen
The Artist Was a Woman
1988 · Movie
Narrator
In Love and War
1987 · Movie
Sybil Stockdale
Square Dance
1987 · Movie
Juanelle · Executive Producer
Sweet Country
1987 · Movie
Anna
American Masters
1986 · TV Show
Narrator
Blood & Orchids
1986 · TV Show
Doris Ashley
Malice in Wonderland
1985 · Movie
Hedda Hopper
Calamity Jane
1984 · Movie
Calamity Jane · Producer
City Heat
1984 · Movie
Addy
When She Says No
1984 · Movie
Nora Strangis
Testament
1983 · Movie
Carol Wetherly
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Carol Wetherly · Georgia O'Keeffe
In the Custody of Strangers
1982 · Movie
Sandy Caldwell
Kennedy's Children
1982 · Movie
Wanda
Night Crossing
1982 · Movie
Doris Strelzyk
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
Self
Dear Liar
1981 · Movie
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Brubaker
1980 · Movie
Lillian
Playing for Time
1980 · Movie
Alma Rose
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Movie
Margaret Phelps
A Question of Love
1978 · Movie
Barbara Moreland
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978 · Movie
Mary MacCracken
The Betsy
1978 · Movie
Alicia Hardeman
A Circle of Children
1977 · Movie
Mary McCracken
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Movie
Eleanor Roosevelt
All the President's Men
1976 · Movie
Bookkeeper
Eleanor and Franklin
1976 · TV Show
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
Death Be Not Proud
1975 · Movie
Frances Gunther
This Is the West That Was
1974 · Movie
Sarah Shaw
Miracle on 34th Street
1973 · Movie
Karen Walker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV Show
Self
The New Centurions
1972 · Movie
Dorothy Fehler
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972 · Movie
Anne Palmer
A Gunfight
1971 · Movie
Nora Tenneray
The Great White Hope
1970 · Movie
Eleanor
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
Records Clerk (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Host · Self - Nominee / Performer · Self - Nominee / Presenter · Self - Nominee · Self - Presenter · Self - Co-Hostess / Nominee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Cast
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
Self - Nominee
Lillian, Next Door
Date unknown · Movie
Lillian Wallingford Blanton
Testament at 20
Date unknown · Movie
Cast