Birthday: October 28, 1939
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence University and the University of Edinburgh, American actress Jane Alexander first gained national fame for her Tony-winning performance in the 1965 Broadway play The Great White Hope. She repeated her portrayal of the white mistress of a turn-of-century black heavyweight boxing champ (played by James Earl Jones) for the 1969 film version of Hope, which ...more- 2005
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Warm Springs
- win
- 1983
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Testament
- nom
- 1983
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actress
- Testament
- nom
- 1979
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion P
- Kramer vs. Kramer
- nom
- 1979
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actress
- Kramer vs. Kramer
- nom
- 2009
- Terminator Salvation
- Virginia
- 2009
- The Unborn
- Sofi Kozma
- 2009
- Betty Ford: The Real Deal
- Narrator
- 2008
- Tell Me You Love Me: Season 02
- May Foster
- 2008
- Gigantic
- Mrs. Weathersby
- 1987
- Square Dance
- Executive Producer
- 1987
- Square Dance
- Producer
- 1984
- Calamity Jane
- Producer
- 1972
- Moonchild
- Costume Designer












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