Name: Jane Alexander
Date of Birth: 28 October 1939 Received an Honorary Degree from Smith College in Northampton, MA. [1999] Named to head the National Endowment for the Arts in August 1993. Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1988. Was the Commencement speaker for Smith College's Class of 1999. Was the commencement speaker for Duke University's Class of 1996. 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 (1970). Since, then she has received six additional Tony nominations: as Best Actress (Dramatic), in 1973 for "6 Rms Riv Vu," and in 1974 for "Find Your Way Hone;" and as Best Actress (Play): in 1979 for "First Monday in October," in 1992 for a revival of "The Visit," in 1993 for "The Sisters Rosensweig," and in 1998 for "Honour." ... Played the mother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs (2005) (TV) and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt in the made-for-TV films Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV). Was the Commencement speaker for Bennington College's Class of 1997. One of a few performers to get an Oscar-nomination for their movie debut. Read more Jane Alexander movies (actor)User Comments |
