Biography
In a career that stretched ahead more than three decades, the fresh-scrubbed New Englander was often cast as forthright, sympathetic characters, and was noted for the seemingly effortless simplicity and unmannered honesty of her work. Alexander never strayed far from the Broadway stage, earning multiple Tony nominations for dramas including "The Visit" and "First Monday in October," and taking home an award for "The Sisters Rosensweig." …
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Career Milestones
| Made stage debut as a child in "Treasure Island" in Boston, MA | ||
| Starred opposite Nigel Hawthorne in the Broadway production of "Shadowlands" | ||
1964 | Acted with the Charles Playhouse, Boston | |
1965 | Made television debut in PBS' "Repertory Theatre: St. Patrick's Day" | |
1966 | Was a member of the Arena Stage acting company in Washington, DC | |
1968 | Made Broadway debut in "The Great White Hope" | |
1969 | Made first TV episodic appearance in "NYPD" (ABC) | |
1970 | Made feature debut reprising her stage role for "The Great White Hope"; earned first Oscar nomination as Best Actress | |
1972 | Starred on Broadway in the comedy "6 Rms Riv Vu"; received second Tony Award nomination | |
1972 | TV-movie acting debut in "Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol" (CBS) | |
1974 | Appeared opposite Michael Moriarty in "Find Your Way Home" on Broadway; earned third Tony Award nomination | |
1976 | Cast as a reluctant source in "All the President's Men"; earned second Oscar nomination as Supporting Actress | |
1976 | Played the title role of Catherine Sloper in the Broadway revival of "The Heiress" | |
1976 | Portrayed Eleanor Roosevelt opposite Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the ABC biographical drama "Eleanor and Franklin" | |
1977 | Reprised role for the ABC movie sequel, "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" | |
1978 | Co-starred with Henry Fonda in the Broadway play "First Monday in October"; earned fourth Tony Award nomination | |
1979 | Played the neighbor in "Kramer vs. Kramer"; earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination | |
1980 | Co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave in the CBS TV-movie "Playing for Time" | |
1981 | Played the title role in "Hedda Gabler" at the Hartman Theatre in Boston | |
1983 | Earned second Oscar nomination as a mother who survives a nuclear bomb in the film "Testament" | |
1983 | Portrayed Annie Sullivan in William Gibson's stage sequel "Monday After the Miracle" | |
1984 | Produced and starred in the CBS TV-movie "Calamity Jane" | |
1985 | Played Hedda Hopper to Elizabeth Taylor's Louella Parsons in the CBS TV-movie "Malice in Wonderland" | |
1987 | First feature film as co-executive producer, "Square Dance"; also starred | |
1989 | Had small role as Matthew Broderick's mother in "Glory" | |
1991 | Executive produced and starred in the PBS drama "A Marriage: Georgia O'Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz" | |
1992 | Starred on Broadway in "The Sisters Rosensweig" by Wendy Wasserstein; received fifth Tony nomination | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway in "Honour"; received sixth Tony Award nomination (fifth as Actress in a Play) | |
1999 | Resumed feature acting career as Nurse Edna in the film adaptation of John Irving's "The Cider House Rules" | |
2000 | Guest starred in a two-part crossover "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC); both directed by husband Ed Sherin; received Emmy nomination | |
2000 | Headlined "The Cherry Orchard" at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ | |
2005 | Cast in an Emmy award winning role as FDR's overbearing and negatively-minded mother, Sara Roosevelt in the HBO Films original movie "Warm Springs" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Nicole Kidman in "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" | |
2007 | Cast in Robert Benton's ensemble drama "Feast of Love" | |
2009 | Appeared in McG directed "Terminator Salvation" opposite Christian Bale | |
2009 | Played Paul Dano's mother in the independent comedy "Gigantic" | |
2011 | Cast opposite Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in "Dream House" | |
2011 | Portrayed HM Queen Elizabeth II in The Hallmark Channel TV-movie "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance" | |
Awards
1969 | Tony Award for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) |
1970 | Academy Award for Actress in The Great White Hope |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |
1976 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in All the President's Men |
1976 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama or Comedy Special in Eleanor and Franklin |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama or Comedy Special in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years |
1979 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Kramer vs. Kramer |
1979 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Kramer vs. Kramer |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Playing For Time |
1983 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Testament |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Testament |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Calamity Jane |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Malice in Wonderland |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Cider House Rules |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Warm Springs |