Jane Alexander
Acting
Born: 1939-10-28 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Everything's on Fire
2026
Lorraine
The Man in the Woods
2020
Vivien Waldorf
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Self
Christmas Around the Corner
2018
Mrs. Tumulty
Three Christs
2017
Dr. Abraham
Show Boat
2015
Parthy Hawks
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
Joan Morgan
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Deck the Halls
2011
Nora Regan Reilly
Dream House
2011
Dr. Greeley
John Muir in the New World
2011
Narrator (voice)
The Loving Story
2011
Eleanor
Terminator Salvation
2009
Virginia
The Unborn
2009
Sofi Kozma
Gigantic
2008
Barbara Weathersby
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008
Ednah Cheney
Feast of Love
2007
Esther Stevenson
The Powder & the Glory
2007
Herself - Narrator
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
Gertrude Nemerov
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
📺 TV Shows (20)
American Classic
2026
Ethel Bean
Severance
2022
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
Tales from the Loop
2020
Klara
Modern Love
2019
Margot
The Good Fight
2017
Judge Suzanne Morris
The Book of Negroes
2015
Maria
The Blacklist
2013
Diane Fowler
Elementary
2012
C.
The Good Wife
2009
Judge Suzanne Morris
La Figlia di Elisa Rivombrosa
2007
Marquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
Tell Me You Love Me
2007
Dr. May Foster
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Regina Mulroney
Intimate Portrait
1993
Self
Law & Order
1990
Regina Mulroney
American Masters
1986
Narrator
Blood & Orchids
1986
Doris Ashley
Eleanor and Franklin
1976
Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Self
Adam-12
1968
Records Clerk (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956
Self - Host