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American actress (born 1939)

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Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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…

Known for

  • Everything's on Fire — Lorraine2026
  • American Classic — Ethel Bean2026
  • Severance — Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel2022
  • The Man in the Woods — Vivien Waldorf2020
  • Tales from the Loop — Klara2020
  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth — Self2019
  • Modern Love — Margot2019
  • Christmas Around the Corner — Mrs. Tumulty2018
  • Three Christs — Dr. Abraham2017
  • The Good Fight — Judge Suzanne Morris2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1939

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
95
Total plays
249

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Quotes

  • “Part of what I focus on is the pervasive presence of oppression, violence and hierarchies and the dominant roles they play in social life,
  • “I mean the truth is my husband is a brilliant director and a very commanding presence. Our relationship has been extremely passionate. We like to be together. But he does tend, when he walks into a room, to take up most of the space.

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Key facts

Born
Jane Quigley , ( 1939-10-28 ) October 28, 1939 (age 86) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
Education
Sarah Lawrence College ( BA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1963–present
Spouses
Robert Alexander ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) ​ Edwin Sherin ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 ; died 2017 ) ​
Children
Jace Alexander
Relatives
Maddie Corman (daughter-in-law)
Preceded by
John Frohnmayer
Succeeded by
Kathryn Higgins

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Number of children
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Jane Alexander (actress born 1939)
date of birth
1939-10-28
birth name
Jane Quigley
name in native language
Jane Alexander
start of work period
1963-00-00
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Article

Jane Alexander (née Quigley; born October 28, 1939) is an American-Canadian actress and author. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Academy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. From 1993 to 1997, Alexander served as the chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Alexander won the 1969 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway production of The Great White Hope. Other Broadway credits include 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972), The Night of the Iguana (1988), The Sisters Rosensweig (1993) and Honour (1998). She has received a total of eight Tony Award nominations and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994.

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