Joanne Woodward

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Biography

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her performance in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In a career spanning over six decades, she received four Oscar nominations (winning one), ten Golden Globe Award nominations (winning three), four BAFTA Film Award nominations (winning one), and nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning three).

Known For

Philadelphia

Sarah Beckett

The Age of Innocence

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Beth Paine

The Long, Hot Summer

Clara Varner

The Three Faces of Eve

Eve White / Eve Black / Jane

The Drowning Pool

Iris

The Fugitive Kind

Carol Cutrere

Lucky Them

Doris (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2022	The Last Movie Stars TV	Self (archive footage)
2015	Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman MOVIE	Self
2013	Lucky Them MOVIE	Doris (voice)
2012	Gayby MOVIE	Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
2011	All the World MOVIE	Narrator
2007	Keepers of Eden MOVIE	Narrator
2005	Empire Falls TV	Francine Whiting
2005	The Adventures of Errol Flynn MOVIE	Self - Actress
2003	The John Garfield Story MOVIE	Self
2002	Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages MOVIE	Self
2001	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1995	James Dean: A Portrait MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1994	Inside the Actors Studio TV	Self
1994	Breathing Lessons MOVIE	Maggie Moran
1993	Philadelphia MOVIE	Sarah Beckett
1993	The Age of Innocence MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1993	Blind Spot MOVIE	Nell Harrington
1993	Foreign Affairs MOVIE	Vinnie Miner
1990	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge MOVIE	India Bridge
1990	The Mastery of Motion MOVIE	Herself
1990	Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret MOVIE	Self
1989	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre MOVIE	Self - Host
1987	The Glass Menagerie MOVIE	Amanda Wingfield
1987	Driven to Excellence MOVIE	Herself
1986	The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn MOVIE	Self
1986	Women - For America, For the World MOVIE	Self
1985	Do You Remember Love MOVIE	Barbara Wyatt-Hollis
1984	Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1984	Passions MOVIE	Catherine Kennerly
1984	Harry & Son MOVIE	Lilly
1982	Candida MOVIE	Candida
1981	Crisis at Central High MOVIE	Elizabeth Huckaby
1980	The Shadow Box MOVIE	Beverly
1979	The Streets of L.A. MOVIE	Carol Schramm
1979	Angel Death MOVIE	Narrator / Host
1978	The Kennedy Center Honors TV	Self
1978	A Christmas to Remember MOVIE	Mildred McCloud
1978	The End MOVIE	Jessica Lawson
1978	See How She Runs MOVIE	Betty Quinn
1977	Come Back, Little Sheba MOVIE	Lola Delaney
1977	Please Turn the Page TV	Self
1976	Laurence Olivier Presents TV	Lola Delaney
1976	Sybil TV	Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
1975	The Drowning Pool MOVIE	Iris
1975	Harper Days are Here Again MOVIE	Self
1974	Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist MOVIE	Self
1973	Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams MOVIE	Rita Walden
1972	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds MOVIE	Beatrice Hunsdorfer
1972	What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental MOVIE	Herself
1971	All the Way Home MOVIE	Mary Follet
1971	They Might Be Giants MOVIE	Dr. Mildred Watson
1970	WUSA MOVIE	Geraldine
1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1969	Winning MOVIE	Elora
1968	Rachel, Rachel MOVIE	Rachel Cameron
1968	The Dick Cavett Show TV	Self - Guest
1967	The Carol Burnett Show TV	Midge Gibson
1966	A Fine Madness MOVIE	Rhoda Shillitoe
1966	A Big Hand for the Little Lady MOVIE	Mary
1964	Signpost to Murder MOVIE	Molly Thomas
1963	A New Kind of Love MOVIE	Samantha Blake
1963	The Danny Kaye Show TV	Self
1963	The Stripper MOVIE	Lila Green
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1961	Paris Blues MOVIE	Lillian Corning
1960	From the Terrace MOVIE	Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
1960	The Fugitive Kind MOVIE	Carol Cutrere
1959	The Sound and the Fury MOVIE	Quentin Compson / Narrator
1959	The Bell Telephone Hour TV	Self
1958	Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! MOVIE	Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman
1958	The Long, Hot Summer MOVIE	Clara Varner
1957	The Three Faces of Eve MOVIE	Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
1957	No Down Payment MOVIE	Leola Boone
1956	New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' MOVIE	Self
1956	A Kiss Before Dying MOVIE	Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
1956	Tony Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour TV	Eleanor Apley
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	Beth Paine
1955	Count Three and Pray MOVIE	Lissy
1955	Dark Stranger MOVIE	Jill Andrews
1955	The Star and the Story TV	Jill Andrews
1954	Climax! TV	Kathryn Winter
1953	The Oscars TV	Self
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Ann Rutledge
1952	Bitter Storm MOVIE	Pat
1952	Omnibus TV	Self
1952	Omnibus TV	Ann Rutledge
1952	The Ford Television Theatre TV	June Ledbetter
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Vicki
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Terry
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Ann Benton
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Mary Follet
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Maggie Moran
1951	Tales of Tomorrow TV	Self
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Jenny Townsend
1950	Danger TV	Self
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self - Mystery Guest
1950	Robert Montgomery Presents TV	Penny
1950	Robert Montgomery Presents TV	Elsie
1948	Studio One TV	Lisa Molloy
1948	Studio One TV	Christiana
1948	Studio One TV	Daisy Gilmer
1948	The Philco Television Playhouse TV	Arabella Cookenboo
1948	The Philco Television Playhouse TV	Emily
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Audience Member
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Presenter

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