Acting
Jane Alexander
Born October 28, 1939 · 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.
Known for
6.5
Terminator Salvation
Virginia
7.1
The Ring
Dr. Grasnik
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Regina Mulroney
7.9
The Blacklist
Diane Fowler
8.6
Severance
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
7.8
Kramer vs. Kramer
Margaret Phelps
7.9
All the President's Men
Bookkeeper
7.9
Elementary
C.
7.8
Glory
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
4.7
The Unborn
Sofi Kozma
6.0
Dream House
Dr. Greeley
7.4
The Cider House Rules
Nurse Edna
7.8
Law & Order
Regina Mulroney
8.3
The Good Wife
Judge Suzanne Morris
7.2
Brubaker
Lillian
7.4
Tales from the Loop
Klara
7.9
Modern Love
Margot
8.3
The Good Fight
Judge Suzanne Morris
6.7
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Joan Morgan
6.3
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Gertrude Nemerov
Filmography
- 2026Everything's on FireLorraineMovie
- 2026American ClassicEthel BeanSeries
- 2022SeveranceCelestine 'Sissy' CobelSeries
- 2020The Man in the WoodsVivien WaldorfMovie
- 2020Tales from the LoopKlaraSeries
- 2019Modern LoveMargotSeries
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelfMovie
- 2018Christmas Around the CornerMrs. TumultyMovie
- 2017Three ChristsDr. AbrahamMovie
- 2017Everything Old Is New AgainSelfMovie
- 2017The Good FightJudge Suzanne MorrisSeries
- 2015Show BoatParthy HawksMovie
- 2015The Book of NegroesMariaSeries
- 2013The BlacklistDiane FowlerSeries
- 2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveJoan MorganMovie
- 2012ElementaryC.Series
- 2012William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHM Queen Elizabeth IIMovie
- 2011Deck the HallsNora Regan ReillyMovie
- 2011Dream HouseDr. GreeleyMovie
- 2011John Muir in the New WorldNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2011The Loving StoryEleanorMovie
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Suzanne MorrisSeries
- 2009Terminator SalvationVirginiaMovie
- 2009The UnbornSofi KozmaMovie
- 2008GiganticBarbara WeathersbyMovie
- 2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenEdnah CheneyMovie
- 2007La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaMarquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van NeckerSeries
- 2007Feast of LoveEsther StevensonMovie
- 2007Tell Me You Love MeDr. May FosterSeries
- 2007The Powder & the GloryHerself - NarratorMovie
- 2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusGertrude NemerovMovie
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")Movie
- 2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"SelfMovie
- 2005Warm SpringsSara Delano RooseveltMovie
- 2004Testament: Nuclear ThoughtsSelfMovie
- 2002The RingDr. GrasnikMovie
- 2002Sunshine StateDelia TempleMovie
- 2001JeniferMarilyn EstessMovie
- 2001Knights of the QuestDialogue CoachMovie
- 2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'SelfMovie
- 1999The Cider House RulesNurse EdnaMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRegina MulroneySeries
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelfSeries
- 1993Le donne non vogliono piùMovie
- 1992Stay the NightBlanche KettmanMovie
- 1990Law & OrderRegina MulroneySeries
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelfMovie
- 1989GlorySarah Blake Sturgis ShawMovie
- 1989Mountain ViewBartenderMovie
- 1989Building BombsNarratorMovie
- 1988Open AdmissionsGinny CarlsenMovie
- 1988A Friendship in ViennaHannah DournenvaldMovie
- 1988The Artist Was a WomanNarratorMovie
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelfMovie
- 1987In Love and WarSybil StockdaleMovie
- 1987Square DanceJuanelle, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1987Sweet CountryAnnaMovie
- 1986American MastersNarratorSeries
- 1986Blood & OrchidsDoris AshleySeries
- 1985Malice in WonderlandHedda HopperMovie
- 1984City HeatAddyMovie
- 1984Calamity JaneCalamity Jane, ProducerMovie
- 1984When She Says NoNora StrangisMovie
- 1983TestamentCarol WetherlyMovie
- 1982In the Custody of StrangersSandy CaldwellMovie
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelfMovie
- 1982Kennedy's ChildrenWandaMovie
- 1982Night CrossingDoris StrelzykMovie
- 1982American PlayhouseCarol Wetherly, Georgia O'KeeffeSeries
- 1981Dear LiarMrs. Patrick CampbellMovie
- 1980Playing for TimeAlma RoseMovie
- 1980BrubakerLillianMovie
- 1979Kramer vs. KramerMargaret PhelpsMovie
- 1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIMary MacCrackenMovie
- 1978A Question of LoveBarbara MorelandMovie
- 1978The BetsyAlicia HardemanMovie
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsEleanor RooseveltMovie
- 1977A Circle of ChildrenMary McCrackenMovie
- 1976All the President's MenBookkeeperMovie
- 1976Eleanor and FranklinEleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60Series
- 1975Death Be Not ProudFrances GuntherMovie
- 1974This Is the West That WasSarah ShawMovie
- 1973Miracle on 34th StreetKaren WalkerMovie
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
- 1972The New CenturionsDorothy FehlerMovie
- 1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolAnne PalmerMovie
- 1971A GunfightNora TennerayMovie
- 1970The Great White HopeEleanorMovie
- 1968Adam-12Records Clerk (uncredited)Series
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host, Self - Nominee / Performer, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter, Self - Co-Hostess / NomineeSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
- —Testament at 20Movie
- —Lillian, Next DoorLillian Wallingford BlantonMovie