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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-02 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As

Joanna Hall

Joanne Hall

جوانا گلیسون

Joanna Gleason

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

Acting

The Wedding Planner

2001

The Wedding Planner

as

Mrs. Donolly

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as

Wendy Stern

The Rebound

2009

The Rebound

as

Roberta Finklestein

Wedding Daze

2006

Wedding Daze

as

Lois

Into the Woods

1991

Into the Woods

as

Baker's Wife

My Sassy Girl

2008

My Sassy Girl

as

Kitty / Aunt Sally

The Girl in the Park

2007

The Girl in the Park

as

Sarah Graczyk

F/X2

1991

F/X2

as

Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

Road Ends

1997

Road Ends

as

Armacost

Last Vegas

2013

Last Vegas

as

Miriam Harris

Edie & Pen

1996

Edie & Pen

as

Maude

Still the Beaver

1983

Still the Beaver

as

Kimberly

Boogie Nights

1997

Boogie Nights

as

Dirk's Mother

Great Day

1983

Great Day

as

Jennifer Simpson

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus

as

Gertrude Lang as an adult

Fathers and Sons

2005

Fathers and Sons

as

Silvia

The Women

2008

The Women

as

Barbara

The Boys

1991

The Boys

as

Marie

American Perfekt

1997

American Perfekt

as

Shirley

Heartburn

1986

Heartburn

as

Diana

Sex and the City

2008

Sex and the City

as

Therapist

Born Too Soon

1993

Born Too Soon

as

Annemarie

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999

Let the Devil Wear Black

as

Dr. Rona Harvey

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Jordon Kendall

Friends

Friends

as

Kim Clozzi

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Marie's Mother (voice)

Bette

Bette

as

Connie Randolph

Temporarily Yours

Temporarily Yours

as

Joan Silver

ER

ER

as

Iris

Oh Baby

Oh Baby

as

Charlotte St. John

Love & War

Love & War

as

Nadine Berkus

Hello, Larry

Hello, Larry

as

Morgan Winslow

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as

Grace Newhouse

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Maddy Platter (voice)

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Judge Carmella Romano

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Judge Carmella Romano

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Receptionist (voice)

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Nurse (voice)

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Operator (voice)

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as

Nancy Skinner

Production

Crew

Directing