Portrait of Jane Alexander

Acting

Jane Alexander

Career

Active from 1970 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Alexander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Emotional Catharsis 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Family Survival 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Emotionally Devastating 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Perseverance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Lillian, Next Door
Lillian, Next Door

as Lillian Wallingford Blanton

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 79
American Classic
American Classic (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Ethel Bean

Everything's on Fire
Everything's on Fire (2026)

as Lorraine

Severance
Severance (2022)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Celestine 'Sissy' Cobel

Tales from the Loop
Tales from the Loop (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Klara

The Man in the Woods
The Man in the Woods (2020)

as Vivien Waldorf

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Modern Love
Modern Love (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Margot

Christmas Around the Corner
Christmas Around the Corner (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Tumulty

The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Judge Suzanne Morris

Show Boat
Show Boat (2015)

as Parthy Hawks

Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
GoodWatch score 47

as Joan Morgan

The Blacklist
The Blacklist (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Diane Fowler

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as HM Queen Elizabeth II

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as C.

John Muir in the New World
John Muir in the New World (2011)

as Narrator (voice)

The Loving Story
The Loving Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

as Eleanor

Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nora Regan Reilly

Dream House
Dream House (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. Greeley

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 58
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Judge Suzanne Morris

Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

as Virginia

The Unborn
The Unborn (2009)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sofi Kozma

Gigantic
Gigantic (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

as Barbara Weathersby

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (2008)

as Ednah Cheney

Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Love Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dr. May Foster

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gertrude Nemerov

Warm Springs
Warm Springs (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sara Delano Roosevelt

The Ring
The Ring (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Grasnik

Sunshine State
Sunshine State (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Delia Temple

Jenifer
Jenifer (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Marilyn Estess

Knights of the Quest
Knights of the Quest (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Dialogue Coach

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 68
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nurse Edna

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Regina Mulroney

Stay the Night
Stay the Night (1992)
GoodWatch score 54

as Blanche Kettman

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Regina Mulroney

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 62
Open Admissions
Open Admissions (1988)

as Ginny Carlsen

In Love and War
In Love and War (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sybil Stockdale

Square Dance
Square Dance (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

as Juanelle

Sweet Country
Sweet Country (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Anna

Blood & Orchids
Blood & Orchids (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Doris Ashley

Malice in Wonderland
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hedda Hopper

City Heat
City Heat (1984)
GoodWatch score 40

as Addy

Testament
Testament (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

as Carol Wetherly

Night Crossing
Night Crossing (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doris Strelzyk

In the Custody of Strangers
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sandy Caldwell

Brubaker
Brubaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lillian

Playing for Time
Playing for Time (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

as Alma Rose

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 61
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Margaret Phelps

A Question of Love
A Question of Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Barbara Moreland

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eleanor Roosevelt

A Circle of Children
A Circle of Children (1977)

as Mary McCracken

All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bookkeeper

Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Eleanor Roosevelt, Age 18-60

Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Frances Gunther

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

as Karen Walker

The New Centurions
The New Centurions (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dorothy Fehler

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)

as Anne Palmer

A Gunfight
A Gunfight (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nora Tenneray

The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

as Eleanor

1960s

1 title ยท average score 74
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Records Clerk (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show