Known for Production
Jane Alderman was born on August 15, 1939 in the UK. She was a casting director and actress, known for Backdraft (1991), Ordinary People (1980) and The Break-Up (2006). She died on October 23, 2016 in the USA.
Born
August 15, 1939
Died
October 23, 2016 (age 77)
Birthplace
UK
Filmography
25 films, 1 show


The Unborn
2009 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.


The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
2005 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.


Normal
2003 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.


Joshua
2002 · 1h 31m
country: Italy
When Joshua moves to the outskirts of Auburn, he awakens the curiosity of the sleepy town. They don’t know who he is or where he came from, but no one can shake the feeling they’ve known him for years. Despite his benevolence and selfless work in the community, some remain suspicious. Just what exactly is Joshua up to?


The Straight Story
1999 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.


U.S. Marshals
1998 · 2h 11m
country: United States
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.


Love Jones
1997 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.


Evil Has a Face
1996 · 1h 38m
country: United States
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.


In the Company of Darkness
1993 · 1h 34m
country: United States
An undercover policewoman (Helen Hunt) alarms her colleague lover (Jeff Fahey) as she role-plays to lure out a serial killer (Steven Weber) to secure evidence for the case.


Candyman
1992 · 1h 40m
country: United States
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.


Making a Case for Murder
1989 · 1h 34m
country: United States
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.


Next of Kin
1989 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.


Poltergeist III
1988 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?


Nothing in Common
1986 · 1h 58m
country: United States
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.


Bad Boys
1983 · 2h 3m
country: United States
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.