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Jane Alexander is an award-winning actress who has been honored for her work on the stage, screen and television. Jane Alexander is currently starring off-Broadway in Tina Howe's play "Chasing Manet," at Primary Stages. A four-time Academy Award nominee, Jane Alexander gained her first Oscar nomination, for Best Actress, for her performance in 1970's "The Great White Hope." Jane Alexander received Best Supporting Actress Award nominations for her work in Alan J. Pakula's "All the President's Men" and Robert Benton's "Kramer vs. Kramer." Jane Alexander garnered her fourth nomination, for Best Actress, for her role in "Testament." Jane Alexander has also earned acclaim for her work in such diverse films as "Brubaker," "Night Crossing," "City Heat" and "The Cider House Rules." Jane Alexander's more recent film credits include John Sayles' "Sunshine State"; Gore Verbinski's horror hit "The Ring"; "Fur," with Nicole Kidman; "Feast of Love," which reunited her with director Robert Benton; the indie film "Gigantic"; and David S. Goyer's horror film "The Unborn." Jane Alexander's distinguished stage career includes her Tony Award-winning performance in "The Great White Hope," for which she also won Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards. The play was directed by Ed Sherin, who later became Alexander's husband. Jane Alexander's work on Broadway also includes Tony-nominated performances in "Honour"; "The Sisters Rosensweig," for which she also won an Obie Award; "The Visit"; "First Monday in October"; "Find Your Way Home"; and "6 Rms Riv Vu." Additionally, Jane Alexander starred in "Shadowlands," both on Broadway and in London's West End. Jane Alexander has also performed on the stages of many noted regional theatres, including the Arena Stage and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum; the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta; Princeton's McCarter Theatre; and the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut. In all, Jane Alexander has appeared in more than 100 stage roles, including her portrayal of Djuna Barnes in her one-woman show, "What of the Night." In 2009, Jane Alexander starred in the original theatrical production of Thom Thomas' "A Moon to Dance By," under the direction of Ed Sherin. On television, Jane Alexander recently won her second Emmy Award for the role of Sara Delano Roosevelt in the HBO movie "Warm Springs." Jane Alexander had won her first Emmy for her performance in the telefilm "Playing for Time." Jane Alexander has earned five more Emmy nominations, including two for her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in the acclaimed miniseries "Eleanor and Franklin" and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years." Jane Alexander was also Emmy-nominated for her starring roles in the television movies "Calamity Jane" and "Malice in Wonderland," and her guest role on "Law & Order." In addition, Jane Alexander received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her performance in the Showtime movie "Carry Me Home," directed by her son, Jace Alexander. Jane Alexander had previously worked with Jace when he directed her in the CBS telefilm "Jenifer." In 2007, Jane Alexander starred in her first television series, HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me." Jane Alexander is the author of "Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics," documenting her tenure as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1993-1997. Jane Alexander continues her political career as a Commissioner of Parks, the Taconic Region, for New York State.
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TCM is showing "The Great White Hope", the classic film, loosely-based on Jack Johnson starring James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander. 14 hours agoIn A Moon to Dance By, Jane Alexander is simply marvelous. She plays Frida who was D.H. Lawrence's inspiration for Lady Chatterley's Lover. 1 day agoI'm at the George Street Playhouse for the preview of A Moon to Dance By with Jane Alexander, Robert Cuccioli & Gareth Saxe. 1 day ago#quote Children learn better with arts as part of the curriculum.They learn all their subjects better. They're more engaged. -Jane Alexander 4 days ago#quote Children learn better with arts as part of the curriculum.They learn all their subjects better. They're more engaged. -Jane Alexander 4 days agoJane Alexander nude is hot 4 days ago |
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