Joanna Gleason
Born: 1950-06-02 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
2024
- Elsbeth as Maura Davidoff
2022
- The Grotto ... (Writer)
2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
2017
- The Good Fight as Judge Carmella Romano
2015
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Janice Hoffman
2014
- The Affair as Yvonne
- The Skeleton Twins as Judy
- Russian Broadway Shut Down
2013
- Last Vegas as Miriam Harris
2012
- The Newsroom as Nancy Skinner
2010
- Blue Bloods as Grace Newhouse
- How to Make It in America
- Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Carmella Romano
- The Unusuals
- The Rebound as Roberta Finklestein
2008
- Sex and the City as Therapist
- My Sassy Girl as Kitty / Aunt Sally
- The Women as Barbara
2007
- The Girl in the Park as Sarah Graczyk
2006
- Wedding Daze as Lois
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
- Fathers and Sons as Silvia
2001
- The Wedding Planner as Mrs. Donolly
2000
- Bette as Connie Randolph
1999
- The West Wing as Jordon Kendall
- Let the Devil Wear Black as Dr. Rona Harvey
1998
- Oh Baby as Charlotte St. John
1997
- King of the Hill as Marie's Mother (voice)
- The Practice as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
- Boogie Nights as Dirk's Mother
- Perversions of Science as Mrs. Rabe
- George & Leo
- Temporarily Yours as Joan Silver
- American Perfekt as Shirley
- Road Ends as Armacost
1996
- Tracey Takes On...
- The Louie Show ... (Director)
- If These Walls Could Talk as Julia
- Edie & Pen as Maude
1995
- The Outer Limits as Leslie
- Mr. Holland's Opus as Gertrude Lang as an adult
1994
- Friends as Kim Clozzi
- ER as Iris
- For the Love of Aaron as Shirley
1993
- Born Too Soon as Annemarie
1992
- Love & War as Nadine Berkus
- For Richer, for Poorer as Irene
1991
- F/X2 as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
- Into the Woods as Baker's Wife
- The Boys as Marie
1989
- Crimes and Misdemeanors as Wendy Stern
- Life Under Water as Jinx
1986
- Heartburn as Diana
- Hannah and Her Sisters as Carol
1983
- Still the Beaver as Kimberly
- Great Day as Jennifer Simpson
1979
- Hello, Larry as Morgan Winslow