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Jane Alexander
Born 1939-10-28Boston, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Everything's on FireLorraineThe Man in the WoodsVivien WaldorfAlan Pakula: Going for TruthSelfChristmas Around the CornerMrs. TumultyThree ChristsDr. AbrahamShow BoatParthy HawksMr. Morgan's Last LoveJoan MorganWilliam & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHM Queen Elizabeth IIDeck the HallsNora Regan ReillyDream HouseDr. GreeleyJohn Muir in the New WorldNarrator (voice)The Loving StoryEleanorTerminator SalvationVirginiaThe UnbornSofi KozmaGiganticBarbara WeathersbyLouisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenEdnah CheneyFeast of LoveEsther StevensonThe Powder & the GloryHerself - NarratorFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusGertrude NemerovThe Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"SelfWarm SpringsSara Delano RooseveltTestament: Nuclear ThoughtsSelfThe RingDr. Grasnik