Acting
Joanne Woodward
Born 1930-02-27
Thomasville, Georgia, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Philadelphia
1993
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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The Age of Innocence
1993
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American Playhouse
1982
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Golden Globe Awards
1944
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What's My Line?
1950
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Tony Awards
1956
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (120 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul Newman: The Restless | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Last Movie Stars | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Lucky Them | Doris (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
| Lucky Them | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Gayby | Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 2012 |
 | All the World | Narrator | Movie | 2011 |
| Keepers of Eden | Narrator | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Empire Falls | Francine Whiting | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self - Actress | Movie | 2005 |
 | Our Town | Executive Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | The John Garfield Story | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
 | James Dean: A Portrait | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Breathing Lessons | Maggie Moran | Movie | 1994 |
 | Philadelphia | Sarah Beckett | Movie | 1993 |
| Roots of Roe | Margaret Sanger (voice) | Movie | 1993 | |
 | The Age of Innocence | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Blind Spot | Nell Harrington | Movie | 1993 |
| Blind Spot | Co-Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Foreign Affairs | Vinnie Miner | Movie | 1993 |
 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | India Bridge | Movie | 1990 |
| The Mastery of Motion | Herself | Movie | 1990 | |
| Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | Movie | 1990 | |
| Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self - Host | Movie | 1989 | |
| Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Producer | Movie | 1989 | |
 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Movie | 1987 |
| Driven to Excellence | Herself | Movie | 1987 | |
 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | Women - For America, For the World | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | Do You Remember Love | Barbara Wyatt-Hollis | Movie | 1985 |
 | Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Passions | Catherine Kennerly | Movie | 1984 |
 | Harry & Son | Lilly | Movie | 1984 |
 | Come Along with Me | Director | Movie | 1982 |
| Come Along with Me | Teleplay | Movie | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Director | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Writer | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Candida | Candida | Movie | 1982 |
 | Crisis at Central High | Elizabeth Huckaby | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Shadow Box | Beverly | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Streets of L.A. | Carol Schramm | Movie | 1979 |
 | Angel Death | Narrator / Host | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | A Christmas to Remember | Mildred McCloud | Movie | 1978 |
 | The End | Jessica Lawson | Movie | 1978 |
 | See How She Runs | Betty Quinn | Movie | 1978 |
 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Lola Delaney | Movie | 1977 |
| Please Turn the Page | Self | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Lola Delaney | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Sybil | Dr. Cornelia Wilbur | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Family | Director | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Drowning Pool | Iris | Movie | 1975 |
 | Harper Days are Here Again | Self | Movie | 1975 |
| Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist | Self | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Rita Walden | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Beatrice Hunsdorfer | Movie | 1972 |
| What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental | Herself | Movie | 1972 | |
 | All the Way Home | Mary Follet | Movie | 1971 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | They Might Be Giants | Dr. Mildred Watson | Movie | 1971 |
 | WUSA | Geraldine | Movie | 1970 |
 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1970 |
 | Winning | Elora Capua | Movie | 1969 |
 | Rachel, Rachel | Rachel Cameron | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Carol Burnett Show | Midge Gibson | TV Series | 1967 |
 | A Fine Madness | Rhoda Shillitoe | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Mary | Movie | 1966 |
 | Signpost to Murder | Molly Thomas | Movie | 1964 |
 | A New Kind of Love | Samantha Blake | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Stripper | Lila Green | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Paris Blues | Lillian Corning | Movie | 1961 |
 | From the Terrace | Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Fugitive Kind | Carol Cutrere | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Sound and the Fury | Quentin Compson / Narrator | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Long, Hot Summer | Clara Varner | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Three Faces of Eve | Eve White / Eve Black / Jane | Movie | 1957 |
 | No Down Payment | Leola Boone | Movie | 1957 |
 | New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Kiss Before Dying | Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Eleanor Apley | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Beth Paine | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Count Three and Pray | Lissy | Movie | 1955 |
 | Dark Stranger | Jill Andrews | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Star and the Story | Jill Andrews | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Climax! | Kathryn Winter | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Ann Rutledge | TV Series | 1953 |
| Bitter Storm | Pat | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
| Omnibus | Ann Rutledge | TV Series | 1952 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | June Ledbetter | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Vicki | TV Series | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Terry | TV Series | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Ann Benton | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mary Follet | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Maggie Moran | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Tales of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jenny Townsend | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Danger | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Penny | TV Series | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Elsie | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Studio One | Lisa Molloy | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Christiana | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Daisy Gilmer | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Arabella Cookenboo | TV Series | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Emily | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |