Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Known for
Acting
Born
June 2, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie · as Self

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Penny

Penny

Movie

2025
This Ordinary Thing poster

This Ordinary Thing

Movie · as Self (voice)

2024
Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth

TV · as Maura Davidoff · 1 ep

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie · as Self

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Judge Carmella Romano · 1 ep

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Janice Hoffman · 1 ep

2014
The Skeleton Twins poster

The Skeleton Twins

Movie · as Judy

2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down poster

Russian Broadway Shut Down

Movie

2014
The Affair poster

The Affair

TV · as Yvonne · 3 eps

2013
Last Vegas poster

Last Vegas

Movie · as Miriam

2012
The Newsroom poster

The Newsroom

TV · as Nancy Skinner · 1 ep

2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert poster

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Movie · as Self

2010
How to Make It in America poster

How to Make It in America

TV · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Grace Newhouse · 2 eps

2009
The Rebound poster

The Rebound

Movie · as Roberta Finklestein

2009
The Unusuals poster

The Unusuals

TV · 1 ep

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Judge Carmella Romano · 3 eps

2008
My Sassy Girl poster

My Sassy Girl

Movie · as Kitty / Aunt Sally

2008
The Women poster

The Women

Movie · as Barbara

2008
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

Movie · as Therapist

2007
The Girl in the Park poster

The Girl in the Park

Movie · as Sarah Graczyk

2006
Wedding Daze poster

Wedding Daze

Movie · as Lois

2005
Fathers and Sons poster

Fathers and Sons

Movie · as Silvia

2005
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories poster

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Movie · as Self

2001
The Wedding Planner poster

The Wedding Planner

Movie · as Mrs. Donolly

2000
Bette poster

Bette

TV · as Connie Randolph · 18 eps

1999
Let the Devil Wear Black poster

Let the Devil Wear Black

Movie · as Dr. Rona Harvey

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Jordon Kendall · 5 eps

1998
Oh Baby poster

Oh Baby

TV · as Charlotte St. John · 44 eps

1997
Road Ends poster

Road Ends

Movie · as Armacost

1997
Boogie Nights poster

Boogie Nights

Movie · as Dirk's Mother

1997
American Perfekt poster

American Perfekt

Movie · as Shirley

1997
Perversions of Science poster

Perversions of Science

TV · as Mrs. Rabe · 1 ep

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Marie's Mother (voice), Maddy Platter (voice), Receptionist (voice), Nurse (voice), Operator (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Henrietta Lightstone · 2 eps

1997
Temporarily Yours poster

Temporarily Yours

TV · as Joan Silver · 6 eps

1997
George & Leo poster

George & Leo

TV · 1 ep

1996
Edie & Pen poster

Edie & Pen

Movie · as Maude

1996
If These Walls Could Talk poster

If These Walls Could Talk

Movie · as Julia

1996
Tracey Takes On... poster

Tracey Takes On...

TV · 3 eps

1995
Mr. Holland's Opus poster

Mr. Holland's Opus

Movie · as Gertrude Lang as an adult

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Leslie · 1 ep

1994
For the Love of Aaron poster

For the Love of Aaron

Movie · as Shirley

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Kim Clozzi · 2 eps

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Iris · 3 eps

1993
Born Too Soon poster

Born Too Soon

Movie · as Annemarie

1992
For Richer, for Poorer poster

For Richer, for Poorer

Movie · as Irene

1992
Love & War poster

Love & War

TV · as Nadine Berkus · 68 eps

1991
Into the Woods poster

Into the Woods

Movie · as Baker's Wife

1991
F/X2 poster

F/X2

Movie · as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

1991
The Boys poster

The Boys

Movie · as Marie

1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors poster

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Movie · as Wendy Stern

1989
Life Under Water poster

Life Under Water

Movie · as Jinx

1986
Hannah and Her Sisters poster

Hannah and Her Sisters

Movie · as Carol

1986
Heartburn poster

Heartburn

Movie · as Diana

1983
Still the Beaver poster

Still the Beaver

Movie · as Kimberly

1983
Great Day poster

Great Day

Movie · as Jennifer Simpson

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Jinx, The Baker's Wife · 1 ep

1979
Hello, Larry poster

Hello, Larry

TV · as Morgan Winslow · 38 eps

1978
Diff'rent Strokes poster

Diff'rent Strokes

TV · 3 eps