Jane Alexander
Dedicated to a Better Way of Life For Everyone
Internationally known actress, Jane Alexander, has starred in such acclaimed films as "Testament", "Playing for Time" (Emmy), "Eleanor and Franklin, The White House Years" (Emmy Nomination and TV Critics Circle Award), "All The President's Men" (Academy Award Nomination) and "In Love and War", among many other memorable films. She is also a successful film producer, writer and translator.
She is dedicated to world peace, wellness and wildlife conservation. She serves on the Boards of Wildlife Conservation Society, Project Greenhope, the National Stroke Association, and Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament.
She is a recipient of the Israel Cultural Award and the Helen Caldicott Leadership Award.
As a child, Jane Alexander grew up knowing the necessity for wellness. Her mother was a nurse and her father an orthopedic surgeon. Today she devotes her considerable efforts on behalf of stroke patients.
She has four children to remind her that each of us is responsible for making this earth a finer place to share.
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Awards
Academy awards
1971 Academy Award for Best Actress In A Leading Role (The Great White Hope, nominee)
1977 Academy Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role (All The President's Men, nominee)
1980 Academy Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role (Kramer vs. Kramer, nominee)
1984 Academy Award for Best Actress In A Leading Role (Testament, nominee)
Stage
1969 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance (The Great White Hope, winner)
1969 Theatre World Award (The Great White Hope, winner)
1969 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (The Great White Hope, winner)
1973 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (6 Rms Riv Vu, nominee)
1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Find Your Way Home, nominee)
1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (First Monday in October, nominee)
1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (The Visit, nominee)
1992 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (The Visit, nominee)
1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (The Sisters Rosensweig, winner)
1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (The Sisters Rosensweig, nominee)
1998 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Honour, nominee)
Emmy Awards
1976 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special (Eleanor and Franklin, nominee)
1977 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special (Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, nominee)
1981 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special (Playing for Time, winner)
1984 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special (Calamity Jane, nominee)
1985 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special (Malice in Wonderland, nominee)
1999 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, nominee)
2000 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Law and Order, nominee)
2005 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Warm Springs, winner)
Filmography
6 Rms Riv Vu (1972)
Find Your Way Home (1973)
Hamlet (1975)
The Heiress (1976)
First Monday in October (1978)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Monday After the Miracle (1982)
The Night of the Iguana (1988 revival)
Shadowlands (1990)
The Visit (1992)
The Sisters Rosensweig (1993)
Honour (1998)
Feast of Love (2007)
Gigantic (2008)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
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