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Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Birthday: 1939-10-28 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
The Man in the Woods

as    Vivien Waldorf

2018
Christmas Around the Corner

as    Mrs. Tumulty

2017
Three Christs

as    Dr. Abraham

2013
Mr. Morgan's Last Love

as    Joan Morgan

2012
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

as    HM Queen Elizabeth II

2011
Dream House

as    Dr. Greeley

2011
Deck the Halls

as    Nora Regan Reilly

2009
The Unborn

as    Sofi Kozma

2009
Terminator Salvation

as    Virginia

2008
Gigantic

as    Barbara Weathersby

2007
Tell Me You Love Me

as    Dr. May Foster

2007
Feast of Love

as    Esther Stevenson

2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

as    Gertrude Nemerov

2002
The Ring

as    Dr. Grasnik

1999
The Cider House Rules

as    Nurse Edna

1988
A Friendship in Vienna

as    Hannah Dournenvald

1987
Square Dance

as    Juanelle

1984
City Heat

as    Addy

1983
Testament

as    Carol Wetherly

1982
Night Crossing

as    Doris Strelzyk

1982
In the Custody of Strangers

as    Sandy Caldwell

1980
Brubaker

as    Lillian Gray

1979
Kramer vs. Kramer

as    Margaret Phelps

1978
The Betsy

as    Alicia Hardeman

1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

as    Eleanor Roosevelt

1976
All the President's Men

as    Bookkeeper

1976
Eleanor and Franklin

as    Eleanor Roosevelt, age 18-60