Jane Alexander
Known for acting · Born 28 October 1939 · 86 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
96 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
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
The Ring
2002
Brubaker
1980
The Cider House Rules
1999
City Heat
1984
Testament
1983
Terminator Salvation
2009
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
The New Centurions
1972
The Blacklist
2013
Playing for Time
1980
Acting (93)
2026American ClassicEthel Bean · 8 episodesSeries
2026Everything's on FireLorraineFilm
2022SeveranceCelestine 'Sissy' CobelSeries
2020Tales from the LoopKlara · 3 episodesSeries
2020The Man in the WoodsVivien WaldorfFilm
2019Modern LoveMargotSeries
2019Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelfFilm
2018Christmas Around the CornerMrs. TumultyFilm
2017The Good FightJudge Suzanne Morris · 2 episodesSeries
2017Three ChristsDr. AbrahamFilm
2017Everything Old Is New AgainSelfFilm
2015The Book of NegroesMaria · 6 episodesSeries
2015Show BoatParthy HawksFilm
2013The BlacklistDiane Fowler · 4 episodesSeries
2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveJoan MorganFilm
2012ElementaryC. · 2 episodesSeries
2012William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHM Queen Elizabeth IIFilm
2011Dream HouseDr. GreeleyFilm
2011The Loving StoryEleanorFilm
2011Deck the HallsNora Regan ReillyFilm
2011John Muir in the New WorldNarrator (voice)Film
2009Terminator SalvationVirginiaFilm
2009The UnbornSofi KozmaFilm
2009The Good WifeJudge Suzanne Morris · 5 episodesSeries
2008GiganticBarbara WeathersbyFilm
2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenEdnah CheneyFilm
2007Feast of LoveEsther StevensonFilm
2007Tell Me You Love MeDr. May Foster · 10 episodesSeries
2007La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaMarquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker · 8 episodesSeries
2007The Powder & the GloryHerself - NarratorFilm
2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusGertrude NemerovFilm
2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"SelfFilm
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")Film
2005Warm SpringsSara Delano RooseveltFilm
2004Testament: Nuclear ThoughtsSelfFilm
2002The RingDr. GrasnikFilm
2002Sunshine StateDelia TempleFilm
2001JeniferMarilyn EstessFilm
2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'SelfFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRegina MulroneySeries
1999The Cider House RulesNurse EdnaFilm
1993Intimate PortraitSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1993Le donne non vogliono piùFilm
1992Stay the NightBlanche KettmanFilm
1990Law & OrderRegina MulroneySeries
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelfFilm
1989GlorySarah Blake Sturgis ShawFilm
1989Building BombsNarratorFilm
1989Mountain ViewBartenderFilm
1988A Friendship in ViennaHannah DournenvaldFilm
1988Open AdmissionsGinny CarlsenFilm
1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelfFilm
1988The Artist Was a WomanNarratorFilm
1987Square DanceJuanelleFilm
1987Sweet CountryAnnaFilm
1987In Love and WarSybil StockdaleFilm
1986American MastersNarratorSeries
1986Blood & OrchidsDoris Ashley · 2 episodesSeries
1985Malice in WonderlandHedda HopperFilm
1984City HeatAddyFilm
1984When She Says NoNora StrangisFilm
1984Calamity JaneCalamity JaneFilm
1983TestamentCarol WetherlyFilm
1982Night CrossingDoris StrelzykFilm
1982In the Custody of StrangersSandy CaldwellFilm
1982American PlayhouseCarol Wetherly, Georgia O'KeeffeSeries
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm
1982Kennedy's ChildrenWandaFilm
1981Dear LiarMrs. Patrick CampbellFilm
1980BrubakerLillianFilm
1980Playing for TimeAlma RoseFilm
1979Kramer vs. KramerMargaret PhelpsFilm
1978The BetsyAlicia HardemanFilm
1978A Question of LoveBarbara MorelandFilm
1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIMary MacCrackenFilm
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsEleanor RooseveltFilm
1977A Circle of ChildrenMary McCrackenFilm
1976All the President's MenBookkeeperFilm
1976Eleanor and FranklinEleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60 · 2 episodesSeries
1975Death Be Not ProudFrances GuntherFilm
1974This Is the West That WasSarah ShawFilm
1973Miracle on 34th StreetKaren WalkerFilm
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1972The New CenturionsDorothy FehlerFilm
1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolAnne PalmerFilm
1971A GunfightNora TennerayFilm
1970The Great White HopeEleanorFilm
1968Adam-12Records Clerk (uncredited)Series
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host, Self - Nominee / Performer · 2 episodes, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Nominee · 2 episodes, Self - Presenter · 5 episodes, Self - Co-Hostess / NomineeSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
—Testament at 20Film
—Lillian, Next DoorLillian Wallingford BlantonFilm
Crew (1)
2001Knights of the QuestDialogue CoachFilm
Production (2)
1987Square DanceExecutive ProducerFilm
1984Calamity JaneProducerFilm