Jane Alexander
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 28, 1939
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Lillian, Next Door
Lillian, Next Door TBA
as Lillian Wallingford Blanton
- Testament at 20
Testament at 20 TBA
Actor
Everything's on Fire 2026
as Lorraine
The Man in the Woods 2020
as Vivien Waldorf
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 2019
as Self
Christmas Around the Corner 2018
as Mrs. Tumulty
Three Christs 2017
as Dr. Abraham
Everything Old Is New Again 2017
as Self
Show Boat 2015
as Parthy Hawks
Mr. Morgan's Last Love 2013
as Joan Morgan
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance 2012
as HM Queen Elizabeth II
Deck the Halls 2011
as Nora Regan Reilly
Dream House 2011
as Dr. Greeley
John Muir in the New World 2011
as Narrator (voice)
The Loving Story 2011
as Eleanor
Terminator Salvation 2009
as Virginia
The Unborn 2009
as Sofi Kozma
Gigantic 2008
as Barbara Weathersby
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women 2008
as Ednah Cheney
Feast of Love 2007
as Esther Stevenson
The Powder & the Glory 2007
as Herself - Narrator
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 2006
as Gertrude Nemerov
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
as Eleanor 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" 2006
as Self
Warm Springs 2005
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
- Testament: Nuclear Thoughts
Testament: Nuclear Thoughts 2004
as Self
The Ring 2002
as Dr. Grasnik
Sunshine State 2002
as Delia Temple
Jenifer 2001
as Marilyn Estess
Knights of the Quest 2001
Dialogue Coach
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' 2001
as Self
The Cider House Rules 1999
as Nurse Edna
Le donne non vogliono più 1993
Actor
Stay the Night 1992
as Blanche Kettman
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Glory 1989
as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Mountain View 1989
as Bartender
Building Bombs 1989
as Narrator
Open Admissions 1988
as Ginny Carlsen
A Friendship in Vienna 1988
as Hannah Dournenvald
The Artist Was a Woman 1988
as Narrator
- Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide 1988
as Self
In Love and War 1987
as Sybil Stockdale
Square Dance 1987
as Juanelle, Executive Producer
Sweet Country 1987
as Anna
Malice in Wonderland 1985
as Hedda Hopper
City Heat 1984
as Addy
Calamity Jane 1984
as Calamity Jane, Producer
When She Says No 1984
as Nora Strangis
Testament 1983
as Carol Wetherly
In the Custody of Strangers 1982
as Sandy Caldwell
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Kennedy's Children 1982
as Wanda
Night Crossing 1982
as Doris Strelzyk
- Dear Liar
Dear Liar 1981
as Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Playing for Time 1980
as Alma Rose
Brubaker 1980
as Lillian
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
as Margaret Phelps
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II 1978
as Mary MacCracken
A Question of Love 1978
as Barbara Moreland
The Betsy 1978
as Alicia Hardeman
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years 1977
as Eleanor Roosevelt
A Circle of Children 1977
as Mary McCracken
All the President's Men 1976
as Bookkeeper
Death Be Not Proud 1975
as Frances Gunther
This Is the West That Was 1974
as Sarah Shaw
Miracle on 34th Street 1973
as Karen Walker
The New Centurions 1972
as Dorothy Fehler
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol 1972
as Anne Palmer
A Gunfight 1971
as Nora Tenneray
The Great White Hope 1970
as Eleanor
Credits from TMDB.