Jane Alexander

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AKA: Jane Quigley
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/28/1939
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

biography

A much-lauded stage performer whose relatively few screen appearances have yielded four Oscar nominations, Jane Alexander first caught the attention of moviegoers reprising her Tony-winning stage role as the white mistress of black boxer Jack Johnson (James Earl Jones) in "The Great White Hope" (1970). For her film debut, the reed-thin, angular-featured actress was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.

Often cast as forthright, plain-Jane characters, Alexander (nee Jane Quigley) is noted for the seemingly effortless simplicity and unmannered honesty of her work. The daughter of a Continued

Credits

Virginia
2009
Mrs Weathersby
2009
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
Dr. May Foster
2007
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Esther Stevenson
2007
Dr. Grasnik
2002
Delia Temple
2002
(TV Show)
2000-2000
Regina Mulroney
2000
(TV Show)
2000-2000
Regina Mulroney
2000
Nurse Edna
1999
Bookkeeper
1976
Sofi Kozma
Alicia Hardeman
Lillian Gray
Nora Tenneray
Addy
Dorothy Fehler
Margaret Phelps
Eleanor Bachman
Doris Strelzyk
Juanelle
Executive Producer
Carol Wetherly
Narration

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Stage debut as a child in "Treasure Island" in Boston, Massachusetts
1964 
Acted with the Charles Playhouse, Boston
1965 
Made television debut in PBS' "Repertory Theatre: St. Patrick's Day"
1966 
Was a member of the Arena Stage acting company in Washington, DC
1968 
Made Broadway debut in "The Great White Hope"
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