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Angular in features, reserved in demeanor and more-or-less plaintive in appearance, actress Jane Alexander's has played down the glamor card for the most part. Her true brilliance has come from the remarkable range and depth of her talent. Heralded as one of the finest 70s actresses to arrive in films following a towering Broadway success... See full bio »

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Jane Quigley
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideActress (64 titles)
2013 Mr. Morgan's Last Love (completed)
Joan
 
2011-2012 The Good Wife (TV series)
Judge Suzanne Morris
– Battle of the Proxies (2012) … Judge Suzanne Morris
– Closing Arguments (2011) … Judge Suzanne Morris
– Silly Season (2011) … Judge Suzanne Morris
 
2011 Deck the Halls (TV movie)
Nora Regan Reilly
 
2011 Dream House
Dr. Greeley
 
2011 William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (TV movie)
HM Queen Elizabeth II
 
2009 Terminator Salvation
Virginia
 
2009 The Unborn
Sofi Kozma
 
2008 Gigantic
Barbara Weathersby
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Ednah Cheney
– Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' (2008) … Ednah Cheney
 
2007 Tell Me You Love Me (TV series)
Dr. May Foster
– Episode #1.10 (2007) … Dr. May Foster
– Episode #1.9 (2007) … Dr. May Foster
– Episode #1.8 (2007) … Dr. May Foster
– Episode #1.7 (2007) … Dr. May Foster
– Episode #1.6 (2007) … Dr. May Foster
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2007 Feast of Love
Esther Stevenson
 
2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Gertrude Nemerov
 
2006 The Way (TV movie)
Helen Warden
 
2005 Warm Springs (TV movie)
Sara Delano Roosevelt
 
2004 Carry Me Home (TV movie)
Mrs. Gortimer
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Jane Addams
– Yearning to Breathe Free (2003) … Jane Addams
 
2002 The Ring
Dr. Grasnik
 
2002 Sunshine State
Delia Temple
 
2001 Bitter Winter (TV movie)
 
2001 Jenifer (TV movie)
Marilyn Estess
 
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Regina Mulroney
– Entitled (2000) … Regina Mulroney
 
2000 Law & Order (TV series)
Regina Mulroney
– Entitled: Part 2 (2000) … Regina Mulroney
 
1999 The Cider House Rules
Nurse Edna
 
1993 New Year (TV movie)
Elsie Robertson
 
1992 Stay the Night (TV movie)
Blanche Kettman
 
1991 A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (TV movie)
Georgia O'Keeffe
 
1990 Daughter of the Streets (TV movie)
Peggy Ryan
 
1989 Glory
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw (uncredited)
 
1988 Open Admissions (TV movie)
Ginny Carlsen
 
1988 A Friendship in Vienna (TV movie)
Hannah Dournenvald
 
1987 In Love and War (TV movie)
Sybil Stockdale
 
1987 Square Dance
Juanelle
 
1987 Sweet Country
Anna
 
1986 Blood & Orchids (TV movie)
Doris Ashley
 
1986 Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide (video)
 
1985 Malice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Hedda Hopper
 
1984 City Heat
Addy
 
1984 Calamity Jane (TV movie)
Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary)
 
1984 When She Says No (TV movie)
Nora Strangis
 
1983 Testament
Carol Wetherly
 
1982 In the Custody of Strangers (TV movie)
Sandy Caldwell
 
1982 Kennedy's Children (TV movie)
Wanda
 
1982 Night Crossing
Doris Strelzyk
 
1981 Dear Liar (TV movie)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
 
1980 Playing for Time (TV movie)
Alma Rose
 
1980 Brubaker
Lillian Gray
 
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
Margaret Phelps
 
1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (TV movie)
Mary MacCracken
 
1978 A Question of Love (TV movie)
Barbara Moreland
 
1978 The Betsy
Alicia Hardeman
 
1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (TV movie)
Eleanor Roosevelt
 
1977 A Circle of Children (TV movie)
Mary MacCracken
 
1976 All the President's Men
Bookkeeper
 
1976 Eleanor and Franklin (TV movie)
Eleanor Roosevelt, age 18-60
 
1975 Death Be Not Proud (TV movie)
Frances Gunther
 
1974 This Is the West That Was (TV movie)
Sarah Shaw
 
1973 Miracle on 34th Street (TV movie)
Karen Walker
 
1972 The New Centurions
Dorothy Fehler
 
1972 Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV movie)
Anne Palmer
 
1971 A Gunfight
Nora Tenneray
 
1970 The Great White Hope
Eleanor
 
1969 Adam-12 (TV series)
Records Clerk
– Log 112: You Blew It (1969) … Records Clerk (uncredited)
 
1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
– The Night Watch (1969)
 
???? Forgive Me (TV series)
Bookie
– Episode #1.1 … Bookie
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1987 Square Dance (executive producer)
 
1984 Calamity Jane (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2001 Chelsea Walls (special thanks)
 
1990 Antigone/Rites of Passion (the producer wishes to thank)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
2013 The No Name Painting Association (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2008 Inside the Handy Writers' Colony (documentary)
Lowney Handy (voice)
 
2007 The Powder & the Glory (documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2007 The States (TV series documentary)
Herself (Massachusetts)
– Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Iowa, Delaware (2007) … Herself (Massachusetts)
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Made-for-TV Movie
 
2003 Art in the Twenty-First Century (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Loss & Desire (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Mama/M.A.M.A.
Herself
 
2003 Testament at 20 (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995 The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1993 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
 
1991 Building Bombs (documentary)
Narrator
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1988 All About Babies (documentary)
Narrator
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 February 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1977 The 31st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Herself
– The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.58 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer and Winner: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.65 (1968) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 The Loving Story (documentary)
Eleanor Backman - The Great White Hope
 
2008 Sexo en serie (TV documentary)
Dr. May Foster
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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April-May 1998: Played Honor in "Honour" play by Joanna Murray-Smith (Belasco Theatre, New York City) See more »

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Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Personal Quote:

Things come up suddenly these days, but that's all right because I work better under pressure. See more »

Trivia:

Won Broadway's 1969 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "The Great White Hope," a role she recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same title, The Great White Hope. Since, then she has received six additional Tony nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic)... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio