Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Born 1950-06-02 (age 76) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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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.

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Known For

Sex and the City
Sex and the City

2008

as Therapist

Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights

1997

as Dirk's Mother

The Rebound
The Rebound

2009

as Roberta Finklestein

Last Vegas
Last Vegas

2013

as Miriam Harris

Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

as Gertrude Lang as an adult

The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner

2001

as Mrs. Donolly

Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze

2006

as Lois

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

as Wendy Stern

The Women
The Women

2008

as Barbara

Heartburn
Heartburn

1986

as Diana

Hannah and Her Sisters
F/X2
F/X2

1991

as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

If These Walls Could Talk
The Skeleton Twins
My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl

2008

as Kitty / Aunt Sally

Life Under Water
Life Under Water

1989

as Jinx

Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons

2005

as Silvia

American Perfekt
American Perfekt

1997

as Shirley

Into the Woods
Into the Woods

1991

as Baker's Wife