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Jane Alexander
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Actor Born: October 28, 1939 in Boston, MA Biography:A graduate of Sarah Lawrence University and the University of Edinburgh, American actress "Jane Alexander" first gained national fame for her Tony-winning performance in the 1965 Broadway play "The Great White Hope." She repeated her portrayal of the white mistress of a turn-of-century black heavyweight boxing champ (played by "James Earl Jones") for the 1969 film version of Hope, which served as her film debut and earned her an Oscar nomination. The actress' subsequent theatrical-feature appearances have often been short in duration, but long on dramatic impact: most memorable was her single scene as a terrified Republican party bookkeeper ("If you can get Mitchell, that would be great!") in "All the President's Men" (1976). "Alexander" made the first of two TV-special appearances as Eleanor Roosevelt in "Eleanor and Franklin," telecast in two parts on January 11 and 12, 1976; this was followed by... Full Biography
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