Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born October 28, 1939
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.
MovieEverything's on Fire
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as Lorraine
TVAmerican Classic
2026
as Ethel Bean
TVSeverance
2022
as Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
MovieThe Man in the Woods
2020
as Vivien Waldorf
TVTales from the Loop
2020
as Klara
TVModern Love
2019
as Margot
MovieAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
MovieChristmas Around the Corner
2018
as Mrs. Tumulty
MovieThree Christs
2017
as Dr. Abraham
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Judge Suzanne Morris
MovieShow Boat
2015
as Parthy Hawks
TVThe Book of Negroes
2015
as Maria
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Diane Fowler
MovieMr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
as Joan Morgan
TVElementary
2012
as C.
MovieWilliam & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012
as HM Queen Elizabeth II
MovieDeck the Halls
2011
as Nora Regan Reilly
MovieDream House
2011
as Dr. Greeley
MovieJohn Muir in the New World
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Loving Story
2011
as Eleanor
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Suzanne Morris
MovieTerminator Salvation
2009
as Virginia
MovieThe Unborn
2009
as Sofi Kozma
MovieGigantic
2008
as Barbara Weathersby
MovieLouisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008
as Ednah Cheney
TVLa Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007
as Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
MovieFeast of Love
2007
as Esther Stevenson
TVTell Me You Love Me
2007
as Dr. May Foster
MovieThe Powder & the Glory
2007
as Herself - Narrator
MovieFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
as Gertrude Nemerov
MovieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
MovieTelling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
as Self
MovieWarm Springs
2005
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Testament: Nuclear Thoughts
2004
as Self
MovieThe Ring
2002
as Dr. Grasnik
MovieSunshine State
2002
as Delia Temple
MovieJenifer
2001
as Marilyn Estess
MovieFinding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001
as Self
MovieThe Cider House Rules
1999
as Nurse Edna
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Regina Mulroney
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieLe donne non vogliono più
1993
MovieStay the Night
1992
as Blanche Kettman
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Regina Mulroney
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieGlory
1989
as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
MovieMountain View
1989
as Bartender
MovieBuilding Bombs
1989
as Narrator
MovieOpen Admissions
1988
as Ginny Carlsen
MovieA Friendship in Vienna
1988
as Hannah Dournenvald
MovieThe Artist Was a Woman
1988
as Narrator
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988
as Self
MovieIn Love and War
1987
as Sybil Stockdale
MovieSquare Dance
1987
as Juanelle
MovieSweet Country
1987
as Anna
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Narrator
TVBlood & Orchids
1986
as Doris Ashley
MovieMalice in Wonderland
1985
as Hedda Hopper
MovieCity Heat
1984
as Addy
MovieCalamity Jane
1984
as Calamity Jane
MovieWhen She Says No
1984
as Nora Strangis
MovieTestament
1983
as Carol Wetherly
MovieIn the Custody of Strangers
1982
as Sandy Caldwell
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieKennedy's Children
1982
as Wanda
MovieNight Crossing
1982
as Doris Strelzyk
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Carol Wetherly
Dear Liar
1981
as Mrs. Patrick Campbell
MoviePlaying for Time
1980
as Alma Rose
MovieBrubaker
1980
as Lillian
MovieKramer vs. Kramer
1979
as Margaret Phelps
MovieLovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978
as Mary MacCracken
MovieA Question of Love
1978
as Barbara Moreland
MovieThe Betsy
1978
as Alicia Hardeman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Eleanor Roosevelt
MovieAll the President's Men
1976
as Bookkeeper
TVEleanor and Franklin
1976
as Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
MovieDeath Be Not Proud
1975
as Frances Gunther
MovieThis Is the West That Was
1974
as Sarah Shaw
MovieMiracle on 34th Street
1973
as Karen Walker
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe New Centurions
1972
as Dorothy Fehler
MovieWelcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Anne Palmer
MovieA Gunfight
1971
as Nora Tenneray
MovieThe Great White Hope
1970
as Eleanor
TVAdam-12
1968
as Records Clerk (uncredited)
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Testament at 20
Lillian, Next Door
as Lillian Wallingford Blanton
