Acting
Joanna Gleason
Born 1950-06-02
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Joanna Gleason
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Friends
1994
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Boogie Nights
1997
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Sex and the City
2008
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Last Vegas
2013
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Blue Bloods
2010
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The Wedding Planner
2001
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King of the Hill
1997
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ER
1994
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The Good Wife
2009
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The West Wing
1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (73 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | This Ordinary Thing | Self (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Elsbeth | Maura Davidoff | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Grotto | Director | Movie | 2022 |
| The Grotto | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Stars in the House | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Good Fight | Judge Carmella Romano | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Janice Hoffman | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Affair | Yvonne | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Skeleton Twins | Judy | Movie | 2014 |
 | Russian Broadway Shut Down | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Last Vegas | Miriam Harris | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Newsroom | Nancy Skinner | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Blue Bloods | Grace Newhouse | TV Series | 2010 |
 | How to Make It in America | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Good Wife | Judge Carmella Romano | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Rebound | Roberta Finklestein | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Unusuals | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Women | Barbara | Movie | 2008 |
 | My Sassy Girl | Kitty / Aunt Sally | Movie | 2008 |
 | Sex and the City | Therapist | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Girl in the Park | Sarah Graczyk | Movie | 2007 |
 | Wedding Daze | Lois | Movie | 2006 |
| The Reichen Show | Self | TV Series | 2005 | |
| The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Fathers and Sons | Silvia | Movie | 2005 |
 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Wedding Planner | Mrs. Donolly | Movie | 2001 |
 | Bette | Connie Randolph | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The West Wing | Jordon Kendall | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Dr. Rona Harvey | Movie | 1999 |
 | Oh Baby | Charlotte St. John | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Boogie Nights | Dirk's Mother | Movie | 1997 |
 | Road Ends | Armacost | Movie | 1997 |
 | George & Leo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | American Perfekt | Shirley | Movie | 1997 |
 | Perversions of Science | Mrs. Rabe | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Temporarily Yours | Joan Silver | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone | TV Series | 1997 |
 | King of the Hill | Marie's Mother (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Maddy Platter (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Receptionist (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Nurse (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Operator (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | If These Walls Could Talk | Julia | Movie | 1996 |
 | Edie & Pen | Maude | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Louie Show | Director | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Tracey Takes On... | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Mr. Holland's Opus | Gertrude Lang as an adult | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Outer Limits | Leslie | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Friends | Kim Clozzi | TV Series | 1994 |
 | ER | Iris | TV Series | 1994 |
 | For the Love of Aaron | Shirley | Movie | 1994 |
 | Born Too Soon | Annemarie | Movie | 1993 |
 | Love & War | Nadine Berkus | TV Series | 1992 |
| Love & War | Director | TV Series | 1992 |
 | For Richer, for Poorer | Irene | Movie | 1992 |
 | F/X2 | Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Boys | Marie | Movie | 1991 |
 | Into the Woods | Baker's Wife | Movie | 1991 |
 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Wendy Stern | Movie | 1989 |
 | Life Under Water | Jinx | Movie | 1989 |
 | Heartburn | Diana | Movie | 1986 |
 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Carol | Movie | 1986 |
 | Still the Beaver | Kimberly | Movie | 1983 |
 | Great Day | Jennifer Simpson | Movie | 1983 |
 | American Playhouse | Jinx | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | The Baker's Wife | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Hello, Larry | Morgan Winslow | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Diff'rent Strokes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Movie | — |
| Penny | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |