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Jane Alexander |
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JANE ALEXANDER In 1968, Ms. Alexander made her debut on Broadway in The Great White Hope with James Earl Jones, directed by Ed Sherin. Subsequent appearances include First Monday in October with Henry Fonda, produced by the late Roger Stevens, The Visit and, most recently, The Sisters Rosensweig. In 1993 she was nominated by President Clinton and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to become the sixth Chairman of The National Endowment for the Arts, a post she held until the completion of her four-year term this past October. Honour marks her return to Broadway. Ms. Alexander has performed in numerous productions at theatres in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. as well as New York. She has been nominated for six Tonys, receiving the Award for The Great White Hope. She was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1995. Honour marks Ms. Alexander's reunion on stage with Robert Foxworth after a 30 year hiatus. As Company members at Arena Stage in D.C., they appeared together in over a dozen plays. In addition to her stage work, Ms. Alexander has appeared in 40 television and feature films. Favorites include playing Eleanor Roosevelt opposite Edward Herrmann as FDR in the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin, Calamity Jane and A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, both of which she also produced. She has been nominated five times for the Emmy and won the award for Playing for Time, also starring Vanessa Redgrave. Outstanding among her feature films are the four for which she received Academy Award consideration: The Great White Hope, All the President's Men, Kramer Vs. Kramer and Testament. Ms. Alexander is married to Ed Sherin, who has directed her in many plays and films and who is executive producer of the NY based TV series Law & Order. Her son, Jace Alexander, is also a successful director, who has yet to direct his mother in anything. Ms. Alexander received her seventh Tony Award nomination for her performance in Honour.
Bio as of August, 2006.
Working in the Theatre (video)
Performance - September, 1991
Downstage Center (audio)
Jane Alexander - April, 2005
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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