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Jane Alexander: National Endowment
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In Testament, Alexander played the mother in a California family trying to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Some critics condemned the film as melodramatic, but it brought the dangers of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union home to viewers in an immediate way, and Alexander gained praise for her performance as the film became a national topic of conversation and was rushed into theatrical release. Alexander showed her versatility with a complete about-face in her next role, playing the title role of Old West diarist Calamity Jane in a television film of 1984.
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In her long career, the actress, now almost 68, has tackled a series of daunting roles ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Calamity Jane and given performances that have earned her a Tony, two Emmys and four Academy Award nominations. She ... navigated the treacherous political waters surrounding her tenure as head of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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