Discover
Anna Jane Jackson was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night.
In 1963, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in two Off-Broadway plays, The Typists and The Tiger.
Birth Name
Anna Jane Jackson
Born
Thursday, 03 September 1925
Died
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2011 |
| Lucky Days | Corkie | 2008 |
| Vote and Die: Liszt for President | Partisan woman | 2008 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| The Education of Max Bickford | Pat | 2001 |
| Man of the Century | Margaret Twennies | 1999 |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women | Maman / Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") | 1997 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2011 |
| Lucky Days | Corkie | 2008 |
| Vote and Die: Liszt for President | Partisan woman | 2008 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| The Education of Max Bickford | Pat | 2001 |
| Man of the Century | Margaret Twennies | 1999 |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women | Maman / Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") | 1997 |
| The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Ada Lichtman / Ada Lichtman (voice) | 1997 |
| ER | Mrs. Langston | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| Folks! | Mildred Aldrich | 1992 |
| Funny About Love | Adele | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Judge Jane Simons | 1990 |
| Baby M | Lorraine Abraham | 1988 |
| Everything's Relative | Rae Beeby | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Out on a Limb | Bella Abzug | 1987 |
| Are We Winning Mommy? America & the Cold War | Self - Narrator | 1986 |
| Worlds Beyond | Marian Burgess | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Tall Tales & Legends | Mother Nature | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Mrs. Henrietta Fields | 1985 |
| Highway to Heaven | Marge Malloy | 1984 |
| Sam's Son | Harriet Orowitz | 1984 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Kathy | 1983 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| A Woman Called Golda | Lou Kaddar / Narrator | 1982 |
| Leave 'em Laughing | Shirlee | 1981 |
| Blinded by the Light | Frances Bowers | 1980 |
| The Shining | Doctor | 1980 |
| The Facts of Life | Gwen | 1979 |
| The Bell Jar | Dr. Nolan | 1979 |
| Nasty Habits | Sister Mildred / Mildred | 1977 |
| Independence | Abigail Adams | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Rhoda | Bea | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Vivienne Carson | 1973 |
| Sticks and Bones | Ginger | 1973 |
| The Typists | Sylvia Payton | 1971 |
| Dirty Dingus Magee | Belle Nops | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Helene Hanff | 1970 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Kathy | 1970 |
| The Angel Levine | Woman in Delicatessen | 1970 |
| Actor's Choice | Self - Performer | 1970 |
| Zig Zag | Jean Cameron | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Alicia Blair | 1969 |
| The Secret Life of an American Wife | Victoria Layton | 1968 |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1968 |
| How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life | Muriel Laszlo | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Tiger Makes Out | Gloria Fiske | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Vivian Spears | 1967 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Girl Talk | Self | 1963 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself / Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Sally Brandt | 1961 |
| Tall Story | Myra Sullivan | 1960 |
| Lullaby | Eadie Horton | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Eadie Horton | 1959 |
| The Journey | Margie Rhinelander | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Edna Gordon | 1959 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| Gunsmoke | Phoebe Preston | 1955 |
| General Electric Theater | Jenny Dutton | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Amicable Parting") | 1952 |
| The Doctor | Agatha Bunnerman / Mary | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sara | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Lena | 1950 |
| So Young, So Bad | Jackie Boone | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Studio One | Mattie Hobbs / Fredda Walters | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Daughter | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singer | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Tiger Makes Out | 1967 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama | Nominated |
