Joanna Gleason
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1950-06-02
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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
The Wedding Planner
2001Mrs. Donolly
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986Carol
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Wendy Stern
The Rebound
2009Roberta Finklestein
Wedding Daze
2006Lois
Into the Woods
1991Baker's Wife
My Sassy Girl
2008Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Girl in the Park
2007Sarah Graczyk
F/X2
1991Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
For Richer, for Poorer
1992Irene
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010Self
Road Ends
1997Armacost
Last Vegas
2013Miriam Harris
The Skeleton Twins
2014Judy
Edie & Pen
1996Maude
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Still the Beaver
1983Kimberly
If These Walls Could Talk
1996Julia
For the Love of Aaron
1994Shirley