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.
Awards & recognition
- Radcliffe Medal · 2013
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2005
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award · 1996
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1981
- Theatre World Award · 1969
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- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1969
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Play
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1998 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1993 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1980 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1979 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1977 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1974 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1971 · nominated
Filmography46 titles
Severance
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
All the President's Men
The Blacklist
Elementary
The Good Wife
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Good Fight
Glory
Modern Love
American Classic
Law & Order
American Masters
The Cider House Rules
Brubaker
Adam-12
Tales from the Loop
The Loving Story
The Ring
Three Christs
Last Love
Warm Springs
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
The Book of Negroes
Tell Me You Love Me
Christmas Around the Corner
Sunshine State
Building Bombs
Testament
Dream House
Feast of Love
Jenifer
Night Crossing
Terminator Salvation
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
A Gunfight
Gigantic
City Heat
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
The Unborn
Deck the Halls
In Love and War
The Man in the Woods
The Betsy
Eleanor and Franklin
The Powder & the Glory