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Jane Alexander: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Jane Quigley
  • Birth Place: Boston, MA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/28/1939, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor; author
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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:
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special - Winner
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 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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