Actor
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander
- Date of birth
- Age
- 86
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- stage actor, film actor, television actor, writer, manufacturer, actor
- Languages
- English
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.
Education
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Beaver Country Day School
Awards
- Theatre World Award1969
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play1969
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie1981 Playing for Time
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2005 Warm Springs
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
- Radcliffe Medal2013
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award1996
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1977 All the President's Men
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1980 Kramer vs. Kramer
- Academy Award for Best Actress1971 The Great White Hope
- Academy Award for Best Actress1984 Testament
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1973
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1974
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1979
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1992
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1993
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1998
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-24
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