Jane Alexander (British actress)

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Jane Alexander
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Born(1972-12-28)28 December 1972
Watford, U.K.
OccupationActress

Jane Alexander (born 28 December 1972) [1] is a British-born actress.

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Life and career

Born in Watford, the daughter of two voice actors, at a young age Alexander moved to Rome with her family, where she started working as a dubber while still a child. [1] [2] At 16 years old she started working as a model, and in 1993 she made her acting debut in the comedy film Women Don't Want To . [2] In 2001 she also debuted as a presenter, hosting the La7 game show Zengi. [1] [2]

Alexander's breakout role came in 2003, with the villain Lucrezia Van Necker in the Canale 5 TV-series Elisa di Rivombrosa , a role she reprised in the 2007 sequel La figlia di Elisa – Ritorno a Rivombrosa . [2] She later appeared in other successful TV-series, notably Ho sposato un calciatore , Anna e i cinque and Il commissario Manara . [2] Since 2011 Alexander has hosted the Italia 1 show Mistero. [1] [2] [3]

Private life

In Rome, on August 10, 2003 she became the mother of Damiano Lorenzo, [4] [5] born from then-partner Christian Schiozzi, who works in the film and television production sector. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Women Don't Want To Girl in the clubCameo appearance
1995 The Star Maker Princess
1999Buck e il braccialetto magicoSusan
The Legend of the Titanic Elizabeth Camden (voice)English dub; voice role
2002 The Soul Keeper Emma Jung
2007Tutte le donne della mia vitaLaura
2011Una cella in duePamela
2012 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Trix (voice)Italian dub; voice role
2014 Anita B. Sarah
2015Lady B.Lady B.Short film
2018Wine to Love: I colori dell'amoreLaura Rush
2022State of ConsciousnessEliza

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2005 Elisa di Rivombrosa Lucrezia Van NeckerMain role; 20 episodes
2005 Ho sposato un calciatore Tonia CaracciMiniseries
2006La freccia neraMagdalia di ToblachMiniseries
2007 La figlia di Elisa - Ritorno a Rivombrosa Lucrezia Van NeckerMain role; 8 episodes
2008 Anna e i cinque AlessiaMain role (season 1); 6 episodes
2009–2011 Il commissario Manara Ginevra RosminiMain role; 24 episodes
2010 Boris Woman at festival2 episodes
20126 passi nel gialloGiovanna McBainEpisode: "Vite in ostaggio"
2016 Rocco Schiavone AmeliaEpisode: "Era di maggio"
2018 Grande Fratello VIP ContestantReality show (season 3)
2021 A Time to Kill LaurenEpisode: "What Happened to Lauren"
2022Backstage - Dietro le quinteSerena

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Andrea Delogu (18 February 2013). "Jane Alexander: Sarà per questo che sono ancora sola?". Panorama . Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nicoletta Dose. "Jane Alexander, Presentatrice e attrice tv". MyMovies . Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. Barbara Songia (28 January 2014). "Jane Alexander: "Sono coraggiosa e... innamorata"". TGCOM . Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. "Jane Alexander: aspettando la felicità". DiLei (in Italian). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. D'Onofrio, Stefano (24 September 2018). "Chi è Jane Alexander? Vita privata, compagno ed Instagram della concorrente del GF Vip 3".
  6. "Christian Schiozzi". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2022.