Jane Lowry

Jane Lowry (February 11, 1937 November 15, 2019) was an American actress primarily known for her theater work on Broadway and regional theater, as well as her singular leading role in Alfred Sole's horror film Alice, Sweet Alice.

A native of Minnesota, Lowry studied theater at Northwestern University under Alvina Krause. She began her career in experimental off-off-Broadway theater, appearing in numerous Joe Cino-produced plays at New York City's Caffe Cino. She later landed roles on Broadway in Poor Bitos in 1964, and as the understudy in the role of Julia in Tennessee Williams's A Delicate Balance, staged at the Martin Beck Theatre in 1966.

In the 1970s, she starred in several productions for the Circle Repertory Company, and made her feature debut as Annie DeLorenze in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976). In 1981, she appeared in the ABC Afterschool Special My Mother Was Never a Kid opposite Holland Taylor.

Early life Lowry was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 11, 1937 and raised in Wayzata. Her father, Goodrich Lowry, was a banking executive and the son of Thomas Lowry, founder of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1971 Believe in Me Unknown role 1967 The Time of Your Life Kitty Duval Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis 1969 Three Sisters Olga Circle Repertory Company 1970 A Practical Ritual Circle Repertory Company 1970 Toys in the Attic Albertine Prine Meadow Brook Theater, Oakland University 1975 The Hot l Baltimore Suzy Circle in the Square Theatre 1975 Ah, Wilderness! Lily Stage/West, Springfield, Massachusetts 1976 Cracks Irene Theatre de Lys 1977 The Hostage Miss Gilchrist Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 1979 A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur Miss Sophie Gluck Hudson Theatre 1979 The Dodge Boys Vicky Hudson Theatre 1982 The Summer People Ellen Adamson Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami