About
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.
Filmography
Everything's on Fire2026 · Lorraine
The Man in the Woods2020 · Vivien Waldorf
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth2019 · Self
Christmas Around the Corner2018 · Mrs. Tumulty
Three Christs2017 · Dr. Abraham
Show Boat2015 · Parthy Hawks
Mr. Morgan's Last Love2013 · Joan Morgan
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance2012 · HM Queen Elizabeth II
Deck the Halls2011 · Nora Regan Reilly
Dream House2011 · Dr. Greeley
John Muir in the New World2011 · Narrator (voice)
The Loving Story2011 · Eleanor
Terminator Salvation2009 · Virginia
The Unborn2009 · Sofi Kozma
Gigantic2008 · Barbara Weathersby
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women2008 · Ednah Cheney
Feast of Love2007 · Esther Stevenson
The Powder & the Glory2007 · Herself - Narrator
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus2006 · Gertrude Nemerov
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")