Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American actress. Born Jane Quigley in Boston, Massachusetts to Bart Quigley (who was of Irish and German descent) and Ruth Pearson, whose mother was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. Alexander then studied at Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Edinburgh, before beginning to act on the stage in Washington, DC.

Related Topics:
October 28 - 1939 - American - Boston, Massachusetts - Irish - German - Nova Scotia - Canada - Sarah Lawrence College - University of Edinburgh - Washington, DC

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1969 she debuted on Broadway in The Great White Hope, and took it to Hollywood, where she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received other nominations for All the President's Men and Kramer vs. Kramer. She also starred in the television productions of Eleanor and Franklin and '. Other television movies include Playing for Time, Calamity Jane, Malice in Wonderland, Blood & Orchids, In Love and War and Daughter of the Streets.

Related Topics:
1969 - Broadway - The Great White Hope - Hollywood - Academy Award for Best Actress - All the President's Men - Kramer vs. Kramer - Television - Eleanor and Franklin - Playing for Time - Calamity Jane - Malice in Wonderland - Blood & Orchids - In Love and War - Daughter of the Streets

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1983 she received another Oscar nomination for the post-nuclear war film Testament, which co-starred Jason Robards.

Related Topics:
1983 - Testament - Jason Robards

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed her as the head of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Related Topics:
1993 - President - Bill Clinton - National Endowment for the Arts

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 2005 she won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie / Miniseries.

Related Topics:
2005 - Emmy Award

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~