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Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Actor · Born October 28, 1939 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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.

Acted in 72

2020s

  1. 2026

    Everything's on Fire

    Lorraine

  2. 2022
  3. 2020

    The Man in the Woods

    Vivien Waldorf

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008
  3. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

    Ednah Cheney

  4. 2007

    La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa

    Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker · 8 episodes

  5. 2006
  6. The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")

  7. 2005
  8. 2002
  9. 2001

    Jenifer

    Marilyn Estess

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. Mountain View

    Bartender

  3. 1988

    Open Admissions

    Ginny Carlsen

  4. A Friendship in Vienna

    Hannah Dournenvald

  5. 1987
  6. Square Dance

    Juanelle

  7. Sweet Country

    Anna

  8. 1986

    Blood & Orchids

    Doris Ashley · 2 episodes

  9. 1985

    Malice in Wonderland

    Hedda Hopper

  10. 1984
  11. Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  12. When She Says No

    Nora Strangis

  13. 1983
  14. 1982

    In the Custody of Strangers

    Sandy Caldwell

  15. Kennedy's Children

    Wanda

  16. 1980

    Playing for Time

    Alma Rose

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978
  3. A Question of Love

    Barbara Moreland

  4. 1977

    A Circle of Children

    Mary McCracken

  5. 1976
  6. Eleanor and Franklin

    Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60 · 2 episodes

  7. 1975

    Death Be Not Proud

    Frances Gunther

  8. 1974

    This Is the West That Was

    Sarah Shaw

  9. 1973

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Karen Walker

  10. 1972

    The New Centurions

    Dorothy Fehler

  11. Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Anne Palmer

  12. 1971

    A Gunfight

    Nora Tenneray

  13. 1970

    The Great White Hope

    Eleanor

1950s

  1. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV

Produced 2

1980s

  1. 1987

    Square Dance

    Executive Producer

  2. 1984

    Calamity Jane

    Producer

Other crew 1

2000s

  1. 2001

    Knights of the Quest

    Dialogue Coach

Appearances15

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2017

    Everything Old Is New Again

    Self

  3. 2011

    John Muir in the New World

    Narrator (voice)

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Powder & the Glory

    Herself - Narrator

  2. 2006

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

    Self

  3. 2001

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

    Self

1990s

  1. 1993
  2. 1990

    Night of 100 Stars III

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    Building Bombs

    Narrator

  2. 1988

    The Artist Was a Woman

    Narrator

  3. 1986
  4. 1982

    Night of 100 Stars

    Self