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Joanna Gleason Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1950-06-02

Birthplace:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
66 Total Roles

Joanna Gleason

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 This Ordinary Thing MOVIE Self (voice)
2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age MOVIE Self
2020 Stars in the House TV Self
2017 The Good Fight TV Judge Carmella Romano
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV Janice Hoffman
2014 The Affair TV Yvonne
2014 The Skeleton Twins MOVIE Judy
2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down MOVIE Self
2013 Last Vegas MOVIE Miriam Harris
2012 The Newsroom TV Nancy Skinner

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