Jane Alexander was born on October 28, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts.
In the hit 2002 movie THE RING Jane Alexander played Dr.
Grasnik.
Playing Matthew Broderick's mother Jane Alexander took a
uncredited role in GLORY as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw. In the
film WARM SPRINGS Jane Alexander played FDR's mother.Previously
Jane Alexander portrayed Eleanor Roosevelt in two films ELEANOR
AND FRANKLIN and then again in ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN: THE WHITE
HOUSE YEARS.
The film that famed Jane Alexander was the role of a strong
mother in TESTAMENT about the aftermath of a nuclear attack.
Edwin Sherin and Jane Alexander were married in March of
1975, Sherin is a wonderful director with shows like LAW &
ORDER, SOUTH BEACH and HILL STREET BLUES.
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE won Jane Alexander a Broadway's Tony
Award, this was a role that she recreated in for a Oscar-nominated
performance, the film version was the same title, and it came
out in 1970.
In the made for TV movies have given Jane Alexander some
of her best rolesin the 1980 TV movie PLAIYNG FOR TIME earned
her a Emmy Award, in 1984 she had two great role first playing
the title role in CALAMITY JANE and portraying gossip columnist
Hedda Hopper in MALICE IN WONDERLAND.
Playing not only Winona Ryder's mother, Jane Alexander turned
producer with SQUARE DANCE in 1987.
Jane Alexander's other notable credits include...
