Jane Alexander
Acting
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
Acting91
movieEverything's on Fire
2026
Lorraine
tvAmerican Classic
2026
Ethel Bean
tvSeverance
2022
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
movieThe Man in the Woods
2020
Vivien Waldorf
tvModern Love
2019
Margot
movieChristmas Around the Corner
2018
Mrs. Tumulty
movieThree Christs
2017
Dr. Abraham
tvThe Good Fight
2017
Judge Suzanne Morris
movieShow Boat
2015
Parthy Hawks
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Diane Fowler
movieMr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
Joan Morgan
movieWilliam & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012
HM Queen Elizabeth II
movieDeck the Halls
2011
Nora Regan Reilly
movieDream House
2011
Dr. Greeley
movieJohn Muir in the New World
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Loving Story
2011
Eleanor
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Judge Suzanne Morris
movieTerminator Salvation
2009
Virginia
movieThe Unborn
2009
Sofi Kozma
movieGigantic
2008
Barbara Weathersby
tvLa Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
movieFeast of Love
2007
Esther Stevenson
tvTell Me You Love Me
2007
Dr. May Foster
movieThe Powder & the Glory
2007
Herself - Narrator
movieFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
Gertrude Nemerov
movieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
movieWarm Springs
2005
Sara Delano Roosevelt
movieThe Ring
2002
Dr. Grasnik
movieSunshine State
2002
Delia Temple
movieJenifer
2001
Marilyn Estess
movieThe Cider House Rules
1999
Nurse Edna
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Regina Mulroney
movieStay the Night
1992
Blanche Kettman
tvLaw & Order
1990
Regina Mulroney
movieGlory
1989
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
movieMountain View
1989
Bartender
movieBuilding Bombs
1989
Narrator
movieOpen Admissions
1988
Ginny Carlsen
movieA Friendship in Vienna
1988
Hannah Dournenvald
movieThe Artist Was a Woman
1988
Narrator
movieIn Love and War
1987
Sybil Stockdale
movieSquare Dance
1987
Juanelle
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Narrator
tvBlood & Orchids
1986
Doris Ashley
movieMalice in Wonderland
1985
Hedda Hopper
movieCalamity Jane
1984
Calamity Jane
movieWhen She Says No
1984
Nora Strangis
movieTestament
1983
Carol Wetherly
movieIn the Custody of Strangers
1982
Sandy Caldwell
movieNight Crossing
1982
Doris Strelzyk
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Carol Wetherly / Georgia O'Keeffe
Dear Liar
1981
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
moviePlaying for Time
1980
Alma Rose
movieBrubaker
1980
Lillian
movieKramer vs. Kramer
1979
Margaret Phelps
movieLovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978
Mary MacCracken
movieA Question of Love
1978
Barbara Moreland
movieThe Betsy
1978
Alicia Hardeman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
Eleanor Roosevelt
movieAll the President's Men
1976
Bookkeeper
tvEleanor and Franklin
1976
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
movieDeath Be Not Proud
1975
Frances Gunther
movieThis Is the West That Was
1974
Sarah Shaw
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1973
Karen Walker
movieThe New Centurions
1972
Dorothy Fehler
movieWelcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
Anne Palmer
movieA Gunfight
1971
Nora Tenneray
tvAdam-12
1968
Records Clerk (uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Nominee / Performer / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Co-Hostess / Nominee
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Lillian, Next Door
Lillian Wallingford Blanton
Production2
movieSquare Dance
1987
Executive Producer
movieCalamity Jane
1984
Producer
Crew1
movieKnights Of The Quest
2001
Dialogue Coach