Jane Alexander, was born
Jane Quigley on October 28, 1939 in
Boston, Massachusetts. She first
went to
Sarah Lawrence College then transferred to
the University of
Edinburgh,
Scotland. She married fellow actor
Robert Alexander in 1962, their
marriage lasted seven years before it ended in divorce. She has four children.
Alexander is a successful film
producer, writer and translator. She has starred in such acclaimed films as
"Testament",
"Playing for Time" (Emmy), "Eleanor and Franklin, The
White House Years" (Emmy Nomination and TV Critics
Circle Award), "All The President's Men" (Academy
Award Nomination) and "In Love and War."
She was the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from 1993 till she resigned in
1997.
She also serves on the Boards of Wildlife
Conservation International, Project Greenhope, the
National Stroke Association, and Women's Action for Nuclear
Disarmament. She is a recipient of the Israel Cultural Award and the Helen Caldicott
Leadership
Award.