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

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

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

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Women Don't Want To Girl in the club Cameo appearance
1995 The Star Maker Princess
1999 Buck e il braccialetto magico Susan
The Legend of the Titanic Elizabeth Camden (voice) English dub; voice role
2002 The Soul Keeper Emma Jung
2007 Tutte le donne della mia vita Laura
2011 Una cella in due Pamela
2012 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Trix (voice) Italian dub; voice role
2014 Anita B. Sarah
2015 Lady B. Lady B. Short film
2018 Wine to Love: I colori dell'amore Laura Rush
2022 State of Consciousness Eliza

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003–2005 Elisa di Rivombrosa Lucrezia Van Necker Main role; 20 episodes
2005 Ho sposato un calciatore Tonia Caracci Miniseries
2006 La freccia nera Magdalia di Toblach Miniseries
2007 La figlia di Elisa - Ritorno a Rivombrosa Lucrezia Van Necker Main role; 8 episodes
2008 Anna e i cinque Alessia Main role (season 1); 6 episodes
2009–2011 Il commissario Manara Ginevra Rosmini Main role; 24 episodes
2010 Boris Woman at festival 2 episodes
2012 6 passi nel giallo Giovanna McBain Episode: "Vite in ostaggio"
2016 Rocco Schiavone Amelia Episode: "Era di maggio"
2018 Grande Fratello VIP Contestant Reality show (season 3)
2021 A Time to Kill Lauren Episode: "What Happened to Lauren"
2022 Backstage - Dietro le quinte Serena

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). 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  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 2022-09-05.
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