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Born Jane Quigley in Boston , Massachusetts , her parents were Bart Quigley (who was of Irish and German descent) and Ruth Pearson, whose mother was born in Nova Scotia , Canada . Alexander then studied at Sarah Lawrence College and the University Of Edinburgh before beginning to act on the stage in Washington, DC .

In 1969 she debuted on ''. Other television movies include '' Playing For Time '', '' Calamity Jane '', '' Malice In Wonderland '', '' Blood & Orchids '', '' In Love And War '', and '' Daughter Of The Streets ''. In 1983 , she received another Oscar nomination for the post-nuclear war film '' Testament '' which co-starred William Devane .

In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed her chairman of the National Endowment For The Arts . She served until 1997 .

In 2005 she won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries, for her role as Sara Roosevelt in HBO 's ''Warm Springs''.


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