Jane Alexander
Acting
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
2026Everything's on Fire
Lorraine
2020The Man in the Woods
Vivien Waldorf
2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2018Christmas Around the Corner
Mrs. Tumulty
2017Three Christs
Dr. Abraham
2015Show Boat
Parthy Hawks
2013Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Joan Morgan
2012William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
HM Queen Elizabeth II
2011Dream House
Dr. Greeley
2011Deck the Halls
Nora Regan Reilly
2011The Loving Story
Eleanor
2011John Muir in the New World
Narrator (voice)
2009Terminator Salvation
Virginia
2009The Unborn
Sofi Kozma
2008Gigantic
Barbara Weathersby
2008Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Ednah Cheney
2007Feast of Love
Esther Stevenson
2007The Powder & the Glory
Herself - Narrator
2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Gertrude Nemerov
2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2005Warm Springs
Sara Delano Roosevelt
2002The Ring
Dr. Grasnik
2002Sunshine State
Delia Temple