Jane Alexander

Acting • 1939-10-28 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

7.6

The Blacklist

2013

7.6

The Good Wife

2009

7.6

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

6.7

The Ring

2002

7.1

Brubaker

1980

7.1

The Cider House Rules

1999

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Filmography

2026
American ClassicTV
Ethel Bean • 8 episodes
★ 5.8
2026
Everything's on FireFilm
Lorraine
2022
SeveranceTV
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
2020
Tales from the LoopTV
Klara • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
2020
The Man in the WoodsFilm
Vivien Waldorf
★ 4.6
2019
Modern LoveTV
Margot • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for TruthFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2018
Christmas Around the CornerFilm
Mrs. Tumulty
★ 6.4
2017
The Good FightTV
Judge Suzanne Morris • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
2017
Three ChristsFilm
Dr. Abraham
★ 6.7
2017
Everything Old Is New AgainFilm
Self
2015
The Book of NegroesTV
Maria • 6 episodes
★ 6.6
2015
Show BoatFilm
Parthy Hawks
2013
The BlacklistTV
Diane Fowler • 4 episodes
★ 7.6
2013
Mr. Morgan's Last LoveFilm
Joan Morgan
★ 6.6
2012
ElementaryTV
C. • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2012
William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceFilm
HM Queen Elizabeth II
★ 5.4
2011
Dream HouseFilm
Dr. Greeley
★ 6.2
2011
The Loving StoryFilm
Eleanor
★ 6.9
2011
Deck the HallsFilm
Nora Regan Reilly
★ 5.0
2011
John Muir in the New WorldFilm
Narrator (voice)
2009
The Good WifeTV
Judge Suzanne Morris • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
2009
Terminator SalvationFilm
Virginia
★ 6.1
2009
The UnbornFilm
Sofi Kozma
★ 5.2
2008
GiganticFilm
Barbara Weathersby
★ 5.6
2008
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenFilm
Ednah Cheney
★ 7.0
2007
Feast of LoveFilm
Esther Stevenson
★ 6.2
2007
Tell Me You Love MeTV
Dr. May Foster • 10 episodes
★ 6.5
2007
La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaTV
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker • 8 episodes
★ 7.3
2007
The Powder & the GloryFilm
Herself - Narrator
2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusFilm
Gertrude Nemerov
★ 6.1
2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"Film
Self
★ 5.2
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilm
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2005
Warm SpringsFilm
Sara Delano Roosevelt
★ 6.6
2004
Testament: Nuclear ThoughtsFilm
Self
2002
The RingFilm
Dr. Grasnik
★ 6.7
2002
Sunshine StateFilm
Delia Temple
★ 6.4
2001
JeniferFilm
Marilyn Estess
★ 6.2
2001
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'Film
Self
★ 5.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Regina Mulroney • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
The Cider House RulesFilm
Nurse Edna
★ 7.1
1993
Intimate PortraitTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 4.5
1993
Le donne non vogliono piùFilm
★ 4.5
1992
Stay the NightFilm
Blanche Kettman
★ 4.2
1990
Law & OrderTV
Regina Mulroney • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm
Self
★ 4.3
1989
GloryFilm
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
★ 7.5
1989
Building BombsFilm
Narrator
★ 6.3
1989
Mountain ViewFilm
Bartender
1988
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1988
A Friendship in ViennaFilm
Hannah Dournenvald
★ 7.3
1988
Open AdmissionsFilm
Ginny Carlsen
★ 5.0
1988
The Artist Was a WomanFilm
Narrator
1987
Square DanceFilm
Juanelle
★ 4.7
1987
Sweet CountryFilm
Anna
★ 4.9
1987
In Love and WarFilm
Sybil Stockdale
★ 5.0
1986
American MastersTV
Narrator • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1986
Blood & OrchidsTV
Doris Ashley • 2 episodes
★ 7.2
1985
Malice in WonderlandFilm
Hedda Hopper
★ 7.6
1984
City HeatFilm
Addy
★ 5.5
1984
When She Says NoFilm
Nora Strangis
★ 8.0
1984
Calamity JaneFilm
Calamity Jane
★ 7.0
1983
TestamentFilm
Carol Wetherly
★ 6.4
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Carol Wetherly • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Georgia O'Keeffe • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
Night CrossingFilm
Doris Strelzyk
★ 6.1
1982
In the Custody of StrangersFilm
Sandy Caldwell
★ 6.4
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Self
★ 5.8
1982
Kennedy's ChildrenFilm
Wanda
1981
Dear LiarFilm
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
★ 7.0
1980
BrubakerFilm
Lillian
★ 7.1
1980
Playing for TimeFilm
Alma Rose
★ 6.9
1979
Kramer vs. KramerFilm
Margaret Phelps
★ 7.6
1978
The BetsyFilm
Alicia Hardeman
★ 4.8
1978
A Question of LoveFilm
Barbara Moreland
★ 5.2
1978
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIFilm
Mary MacCracken
★ 7.5
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsFilm
Eleanor Roosevelt
★ 4.9
1977
A Circle of ChildrenFilm
Mary McCracken
★ 9.0
1976
All the President's MenFilm
Bookkeeper
★ 7.7
1976
Eleanor and FranklinTV
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60 • 2 episodes
★ 4.6
1975
Death Be Not ProudFilm
Frances Gunther
★ 6.0
1974
This Is the West That WasFilm
Sarah Shaw
★ 9.0
1973
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Karen Walker
★ 6.8
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
The New CenturionsFilm
Dorothy Fehler
★ 6.7
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny BristolFilm
Anne Palmer
★ 8.0
1971
A GunfightFilm
Nora Tenneray
★ 5.8
1970
The Great White HopeFilm
Eleanor
★ 6.3
1968
Adam-12TV
Records Clerk (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Nominee / Performer • 2 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Nominee / Presenter • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 2 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 5 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Co-Hostess / Nominee • 1 episodes
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
★ 8.8
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Grandma Moses (age 5) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
★ 7.0