Jane Alexander



First NameJane
Last NameAlexander
Full Name at BirthJane Quigley
Age72
Date of BirthOctober 28, 1939
BirthplaceBoston, Massachusetts
Height5' 6½" (169 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignScorpio
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameKramer vs. Kramer

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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Filmography

Selected Jane Alexander film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
JOAN

2011
Dr. Greeley

2011
William & Kate: A Royal Love Story
HM Queen Elizabeth II

2011
Deck the Halls
Nora Regan Reilly

2009
Virginia

2009
Sofi Kozma

2009
Judge Suzanne Morris

2008
Barbara Weathersby

2008
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Ednah Cheney

2007
Esther Stevenson

2007
Dr. May Foster

2006
The Way
Helen Warden

2005
Sara Delano Roosevelt

2004
Carry Me Home
Mrs. Gortimer

2003
Jane Addams

2002
Delia Temple

2002
Dr. Grasnik

2001
Jenifer
Marilyn Estess

2001
Bitter Winter
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1999
Nurse Edna

1999
Regina Mulroney

1993
New Year
Elsie Robertson

1992
Stay the Night
Blanche Kettman

1991
A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
Georgia O'Keeffe

1990
Peggy Ryan

1990
Regina Mulroney

1989
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw

1988
A Friendship in Vienna
Hannah Dournenvald

1988
Open Admissions
Ginny Carlsen

1987
Juanelle

1987
Sweet Country
Anna

1987
In Love and War
Sybil Stockdale

1986
Blood & Orchids
Doris Ashley

1985
Hedda Hopper

1984
Addy

1984
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane

1984
When She Says No
Nora Strangis

1983
Carol Wetherly

1982
Sandy Caldwell

1982
Kennedy's Children
Wanda

1981
Doris Strelzyk

1980
Lillian Gray

1980
Alma Rose

1979
Margaret Phelps

1978
Alicia Hardeman

1978
A Question of Love
Barbara Moreland

1978
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Mary MacCracken

1977
A Circle of Children
Mary MacCracken

1976
Bookkeeper

1976
Eleanor Roosevelt, age 18-60

1975
Death Be Not Proud
Frances Gunther

1974
This Is the West That Was
Sarah Shaw

1973
Miracle on 34th Street
Karen Walker

1972
Dorothy Fehler

1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Anne Palmer

1971
Nora Tenneray

1970
Eleanor Backman

1968
Records Clerk

1967
N.Y.P.D.
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1951
Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Producer Credits

1987
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1984
Calamity Jane
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
Jane Alexander
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Jane Alexander
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Jane Alexander
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
Jane Alexander
Chairs of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Alexander
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (1979–2000)
Jane Alexander
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (2001–2025)
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