Person
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Regina Mulroney
Law & Order
Regina Mulroney
The Blacklist
Diane Fowler
The Good Wife
Judge Suzanne Morris
Elementary
C.
Severance
Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Good Fight
Judge Suzanne Morris
Adam-12
Records Clerk (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2026Everything's on FireLorraine
- 2026American ClassicEthel Bean
- 2022SeveranceCelestine 'Sissy' Cobel
- 2020The Man in the WoodsVivien Waldorf
- 2020Tales from the LoopKlara
- 2019Modern LoveMargot
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelf
- 2018Christmas Around the CornerMrs. Tumulty
- 2017Three ChristsDr. Abraham
- 2017The Good FightJudge Suzanne Morris
- 2015Show BoatParthy Hawks
- 2015The Book of NegroesMaria
- 2013The BlacklistDiane Fowler
- 2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveJoan Morgan
- 2012ElementaryC.
- 2012William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHM Queen Elizabeth II
- 2011Deck the HallsNora Regan Reilly
- 2011Dream HouseDr. Greeley
- 2011John Muir in the New WorldNarrator (voice)
- 2011The Loving StoryEleanor
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Suzanne Morris
- 2009Terminator SalvationVirginia
- 2009The UnbornSofi Kozma
- 2008GiganticBarbara Weathersby
- 2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little WomenEdnah Cheney
- 2007La Figlia di Elisa RivombrosaMarquise Lucrezia Adelaide Priscilla Van Necker
- 2007Feast of LoveEsther Stevenson
- 2007Tell Me You Love MeDr. May Foster
- 2007The Powder & the GloryHerself - Narrator
- 2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusGertrude Nemerov
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
- 2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"Self
- 2005Warm SpringsSara Delano Roosevelt
- 2004Testament: Nuclear ThoughtsSelf
- 2002The RingDr. Grasnik
- 2002Sunshine StateDelia Temple
- 2001JeniferMarilyn Estess
- 2001Knights Of The QuestDialogue Coach
- 2001Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'Self
- 1999The Cider House RulesNurse Edna
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRegina Mulroney
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelf
- 1993Le donne non vogliono più
- 1992Stay the NightBlanche Kettman
- 1990Law & OrderRegina Mulroney
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
- 1989GlorySarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
- 1989Mountain ViewBartender
- 1989Building BombsNarrator
- 1988Open AdmissionsGinny Carlsen
- 1988A Friendship in ViennaHannah Dournenvald
- 1988The Artist Was a WomanNarrator
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelf
- 1987In Love and WarSybil Stockdale
- 1987Square DanceJuanelle
- 1987Sweet CountryAnna
- 1986American MastersNarrator
- 1986Blood & OrchidsDoris Ashley
- 1985Malice in WonderlandHedda Hopper
- 1984City HeatAddy
- 1984Calamity JaneCalamity Jane
- 1984When She Says NoNora Strangis
- 1983TestamentCarol Wetherly
- 1982In the Custody of StrangersSandy Caldwell
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1982Kennedy's ChildrenWanda
- 1982Night CrossingDoris Strelzyk
- 1981Dear LiarMrs. Patrick Campbell
- 1980Playing for TimeAlma Rose
- 1980BrubakerLillian
- 1979Kramer vs. KramerMargaret Phelps
- 1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIMary MacCracken
- 1978A Question of LoveBarbara Moreland
- 1978The BetsyAlicia Hardeman
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsEleanor Roosevelt
- 1976All the President's MenBookkeeper
- 1976Eleanor and FranklinEleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60
- 1975Death Be Not ProudFrances Gunther
- 1974This Is the West That WasSarah Shaw
- 1973Miracle on 34th StreetKaren Walker
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
- 1972The New CenturionsDorothy Fehler
- 1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolAnne Palmer
- 1971A GunfightNora Tenneray
- 1970The Great White HopeEleanor
- 1968Adam-12Records Clerk (uncredited)
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —Testament at 20
- —Lillian, Next DoorLillian Wallingford Blanton
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