Acting
Joanna Gleason
Born Jun 2, 1950 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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.
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Acting
Broadway: The Next Generation
TV Movie · Documentary
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Documentary
Elsbeth
2024
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Documentary
The Good Fight
2017
Drama
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Comedy
The Affair
2014
Drama
The Skeleton Twins
2014
Drama
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Last Vegas
2013
Comedy
The Newsroom
2012
Drama
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Music
Blue Bloods
2010
Crime · Drama
How to Make It in America
2010
Drama · Comedy
The Good Wife
2009
Drama
The Rebound
2009
Romance · Comedy
The Unusuals
2009
Drama · Comedy
The Women
2008
Drama · Comedy
My Sassy Girl
2008
Comedy · Romance
Sex and the City
2008
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Girl in the Park
2007
Drama
Wedding Daze
2006
Comedy · Romance
Fathers and Sons
2005
Drama · TV Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
TV Movie · Documentary · Romance
The Wedding Planner
2001
Comedy · Romance
Bette
2000
Comedy
The West Wing
1999
Drama
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999
Drama · Mystery
Oh Baby
1998
Comedy
Boogie Nights
1997
Drama · Comedy
Road Ends
1997
Thriller
George & Leo
1997
Comedy
American Perfekt
1997
Thriller · Drama
Perversions of Science
1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Temporarily Yours
1997
Comedy
The Practice
1997
Drama
King of the Hill
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
TV Movie · Drama
Edie & Pen
1996
Comedy
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Comedy
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
Drama · Music
The Outer Limits
1995
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Friends
1994
Comedy
ER
1994
Drama
For the Love of Aaron
1994
Drama · TV Movie
Born Too Soon
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Love & War
1992
Comedy
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
Comedy · TV Movie
F/X2
1991
Action · Thriller
The Boys
1991
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Into the Woods
1991
Drama · Music · Fantasy
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Life Under Water
1989
TV Movie · Drama
Heartburn
1986
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Comedy · Drama
Still the Beaver
1983
Comedy · TV Movie
Great Day
1983
Comedy · TV Movie
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Hello, Larry
1979
Comedy
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Comedy · Family · Drama
