Jane Alexander | |
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Born |
Jane Ana Alexander 17 June 1972 Watford, England |
Occupation | actress |
Jane Alexander (born 1972) is a British-Italian actress, model and television presenter.
Born in Watford, the daughter of two voice actors, at young age Alexander moved to Rome with her family, where she started working as a dubber while still being a child. 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. In 2001 she also debuted as a presenter, hosting the La7 game show Zengi.
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. She later appeared in other successful TV-series, notably Ho sposato un calciatore, Anna e i cinque and Il commissario Manara. Since 2011 Alexander hosts the Italia 1 show Mistero.