Acting
Joanna Gleason
EN cinema · 37 credits
Born
2 June 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also known as Joanna Hall · Joanne Hall · جوانا گلیسون
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
Filmography
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
The Grotto
Director, Writer
Last Vegas
as Miriam
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Women
as Barbara
Sex and the City
as Therapist
The Girl in the Park
as Sarah Graczyk
Wedding Daze
as Lois
Fathers and Sons
as Silvia
The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Donolly
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Dr. Rona Harvey
Road Ends
as Armacost
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
American Perfekt
as Shirley
Edie & Pen
as Maude
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
For the Love of Aaron
as Shirley
Born Too Soon
as Annemarie
Into the Woods
as Baker's Wife
F/X2
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
The Boys
as Marie
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
Life Under Water
as Jinx
Heartburn
as Diana
Still the Beaver
as Kimberly
Great Day
as Jennifer Simpson