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Jane Alexander
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Wed, Mar 24, 11:05 PM
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Thu, Mar 25, 10:00 PM
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Jane Alexander Biography
Birth Name:
Jane Quigley
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
10/28/1939, Scorpio
Profession:
Actor; author
Jane Alexander Fast Facts:
Experienced success early in her acting career, garnering Tony and Drama Desk awards in 1969 for her portrayal of Eleanor Bachman in
The Great White Hope
.
Reprised the role for the 1970 movie and was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Was chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1993 to 1997.
Wrote
Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics
, about her fight with the Newt Gingrich-led Republican Congress, which tried and failed to shut down the National Endowment for the Arts.
Holds honorary doctorates from 11 U.S. universities and colleges.
Jane Alexander Relationships:
Edwin Sherin - Husband
Jace Alexander - Son
Robert Alexander - Ex-husband
Ruth Elizabeth Quigley - Mother
Thomas Bartlett Quigley - Father
Jane Alexander Awards:
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1976 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1969 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
1992 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1998 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
1977 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special - Nominee
1993 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1970 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1973 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1974 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
1979 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1976 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special - Nominee
College:
Attended Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY; attended University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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