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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
Terminator Salvation
(2009)
Virginia
The Ring
(2002)
Dr. Grasnik
Glory
(1989)
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Three Christs
(2017)
Dr. Abraham
The Unborn
(2009)
Sofi Kozma
Kramer vs. Kramer
(1979)
Margaret Phelps
All the President's Men
(1976)
Bookkeeper
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Nurse Edna
Feast of Love
(2007)
Esther Stevenson
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
(2006)
Gertrude Nemerov
Brubaker
(1980)
Lillian Gray
Dream House
(2011)
Dr. Greeley
City Heat
(1984)
Addy
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
(2013)
Joan Morgan
A Gunfight
(1971)
Nora Tenneray
Playing for Time
(1980)
Alma Rose
Full Filmography
Acting
The Great White Hope
(1970)
Eleanor
A Gunfight
(1971)
Nora Tenneray
The New Centurions
(1972)
Dorothy Fehler
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
(1972)
Anne Palmer
Miracle on 34th Street
(1973)
Karen Walker
This Is the West That Was
(1974)
Sarah Shaw
Death Be Not Proud
(1975)
Frances Gunther
All the President's Men
(1976)
Bookkeeper
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
(1976)
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
(1977)
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Betsy
(1978)
Alicia Hardeman
A Question of Love
(1978)
Barbara Moreland
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
(1978)
Mary MacCracken
Kramer vs. Kramer
(1979)
Margaret Phelps
Brubaker
(1980)
Lillian Gray
Playing for Time
(1980)
Alma Rose
Night Crossing
(1982)
Doris Strelzyk
In the Custody of Strangers
(1982)
Sandy Caldwell
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Kennedy's Children
(1982)
Wanda
Testament
(1983)
Carol Wetherly
City Heat
(1984)
Addy
Calamity Jane
(1984)
Calamity Jane
When She Says No
(1984)
Nora Strangis
Malice in Wonderland
(1985)
Hedda Hopper
Blood & Orchids
(1986)
Doris Ashley
Square Dance
(1987)
Juanelle
Sweet Country
(1987)
Anna
In Love and War
(1987)
Sybil Stockdale
A Friendship in Vienna
(1988)
Hannah Dournenvald
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
(1988)
Self
Open Admissions
(1988)
Ginny Carlsen
Building Bombs
(1989)
Narrator
Glory
(1989)
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Mountain View
(1989)
Bartender
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Stay the Night
(1992)
Blanche Kettman
Le donne non vogliono più
(1993)
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Nurse Edna
Jenifer
(2001)
Marilyn Estess
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
(2001)
Self
The Ring
(2002)
Dr. Grasnik
Sunshine State
(2002)
Delia Temple
Warm Springs
(2005)
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
(2006)
Gertrude Nemerov
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
(2006)
Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
(2006)
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Feast of Love
(2007)
Esther Stevenson
The Powder & the Glory
(2007)
Herself - Narrator
Gigantic
(2008)
Barbara Weathersby
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
(2008)
Ednah Cheney
Terminator Salvation
(2009)
Virginia
The Unborn
(2009)
Sofi Kozma
Dream House
(2011)
Dr. Greeley
Deck the Halls
(2011)
Nora Regan Reilly
John Muir in the New World
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
The Loving Story
(2011)
Eleanor
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
(2012)
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
(2013)
Joan Morgan
Show Boat
(2015)
Parthy Hawks
Three Christs
(2017)
Dr. Abraham
Christmas Around the Corner
(2018)
Mrs. Tumulty
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
(2019)
Self
The Man in the Woods
(2020)
Vivien Waldorf
Backstage - Dietro le quinte
(2022)
Serena
Production