Joanna Gleason
32 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 2, 1950 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Also known as
- Joanna Hall · Joanne Hall · جوانا گلیسون
Biography
Joanna Gleason Sarandon (née Joanne Hall; born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress and singer. She is a Tony Award–winning musical theatre actress and has also had a number of notable film and TV roles. She is known for originating the role of the Baker's Wife in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She is also known for her film work in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), and Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997). She has had television roles in shows such as Friends, The West Wing, The Good Wife and The Affair.
Known for
Joanna Gleason: movies and TV shows
Acting (56)
- Upcoming
- 2024
- 2017
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 The Skeleton Twins
as Judy
- 2014
- 2013 Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
- 2012
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
- 2009
- 2008 The Women
as Barbara
- 2008 My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
- 2008 Sex and the City
as Therapist
- 2007 The Girl in the Park
as Sarah Graczyk
- 2006 Wedding Daze
as Lois
- 2005 Fathers and Sons
as Silvia
- 2001 The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Donolly
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 Let the Devil Wear Black
as Dr. Rona Harvey
- 1998
- 1997 Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
- 1997 Road Ends
as Armacost
- 1997
- 1997 American Perfekt
as Shirley
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 King of the Hill · TV
as Marie's Mother (voice) / Maddy Platter (voice) / Receptionist (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Operator (voice) · 8 episodes
- 1996 If These Walls Could Talk
as Julia
- 1996 Edie & Pen
as Maude
- 1996
- 1995 Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 For the Love of Aaron
as Shirley
- 1993 Born Too Soon
as Annemarie
- 1992
- 1992 For Richer, for Poorer
as Irene
- 1991 F/X2
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
- 1991 The Boys
as Marie
- 1991 Into the Woods
as Baker's Wife
- 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
- 1989 Life Under Water
as Jinx
- 1986 Heartburn
as Diana
- 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
as Carol
- 1983 Still the Beaver
as Kimberly
- 1983 Great Day
as Jennifer Simpson
- 1982
- 1979
- 1978
Behind the camera (3)
- 2022 The Grotto
Director, Writer
- 1996
- 1992
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2021
- 2020 Stars in the House
1 episode
- 2010
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
1 episode
- 2002