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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-08-02 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA

Joanna Cassidy

Biography:

Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is known for her role replicant Zhora in the Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner (1982). She also has starred in films such as Under Fire, The Fourth Protocol, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Package, Where the Heart Is and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Vampire in Brooklyn and Ghosts of Mars.

Known For

Acting

2025

Uppercut as Rita Stooth

2024

Matlock as Lucille Morris

2022

2021

My True Fairytale as Sylvia Goodwin
The Blade Runner Phenomenon as Self - Actress (Zora)
Leverage: Redemption as Stella Voleur

2019

2018

The Cool Kids as Joanie

2017

Confess as Beverly

2016

Too Late as Eleanor Mahler

2015

Visions as Helena
Younger as Judith Clarke
Odd Mom Out as Candace
Life in Pieces as Charlotte Collins

2014

NCIS: New Orleans as Mena Pride

2013

2012

Heaven's Door as Ruth Christensen
Perception as Ruby
Sex Ed as Alison Trevase

2011

Carjacked as Betty
Body of Proof as Judge Joan Hunt
Franklin & Bash as Captain Gina Vaughn

2010

Anderson's Cross as Mrs. McCarthy
Call Me Fitz as Elaine Fitzpatrick

2009

Stay Cool as Mrs. Smith
For Sale By Owner as Linda Flannery
Stolen as Lea Adkins

2008

The American Standards as Ann Jennings

2007

Kiss the Bride as Evelyn Golski

2006

The Grudge 2 as Mrs. Davis
Heroes as Victoria Pratt

2005

Witches of the Caribbean as Professor Avebury
Found as Ellen Drake
Ghost Whisperer as Faith Clancy
Criminal Minds as Mrs. Holden
Bones as Marianne Booth

2004

Double Dare as Self
Intermission as Love
Boston Legal as Beverly Bridge
Desperate Housewives as Melina Cominis

2003

2002

Wildfire 7: The Inferno as Superintendant McLean
Everwood as Evelyn Rowser
Good Morning, Miami as Gavin's Mother
Good Morning, Miami as Catherine

2001

Ghosts of Mars as Dr. Arlene Whitlock
Anthrax as Jackie Potter
Six Feet Under as Margaret Chenowith

2000

The District as Teddy Reed

1999

To Serve and Protect as Helen Carr
Twice in a Lifetime as Meg McCleary / Christine Esposito

1998

Circle of Deceit as Elaine Greer
Dangerous Beauty as Laura Venier

1997

The Second Civil War as Helena Newman
Executive Power as First Lady
Loved as Elenore Amerson
The Hunger as Grace Wallace
The Second Civil War as Helena Newman

1996

Chain Reaction as Maggie McDermott
Superman: The Animated Series as Maggie Sawyer (voice)

1995

Eye of the Stalker as Judge Martha Knowlton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep as Hannah Pierson
Vampire in Brooklyn as Capt. Dewey
Ned and Stacey as Lucy Binder

1994

Burke's Law as Liz Charles

1993

Barbarians at the Gate as Linda Robinson
Diagnosis: Murder as Madison Wesley
Dudley as Laraine Bristol
The Tommyknockers as Ruth Merrill

1992

Live! From Death Row as Alana Powers
Perfect Family as Janice
Landslide as Lucy Matterson
Grass Roots as Ann Heath

1991

All-American Murder as Erica Darby

1990

Bar Girls as Claudia Reese
A Girl of the Limberlost as Gene Stratton-Porter
May Wine as Lorraine

1989

The Package as Eileen Gallagher

1988

1969 as Ev Carr
A Father's Revenge as Barbara Hobart
Nightmare at Bittercreek as Allison Shapiro

1987

The Fourth Protocol as Irina Vassilievna

1986

Club Paradise as Terry Hamlin
Pleasures as Lillian Benton
L.A. Law as Judge Carolyn Walker

1985

Code Name: Foxfire as Elizabeth Thorne
Code Name: Foxfire as Elizabeth 'Foxfire' Towne
Hollywood Wives as Marilee Gray

1984

Invitation to Hell as Patricia 'Pat' Winslow
Murder, She Wrote as Willie Greenwood

1983

Under Fire as Claire
Buffalo Bill as Jo Jo White

1982

Blade Runner as Zhora

1981

Falcon Crest as Katherine Demery

1980

Night Games as Julie Miller
Reunion as Peggy Sager

1979

The Glove as Sheila Michaels
She's Dressed to Kill as Camille Betancourt
240-Robert as Morgan Wainwright

1978

Dallas as Sally Bullock
The Roller Girls as Selma 'Books' Cassidy
Taxi as Beverly

1977

The Late Show as Laura Birdwell
Stunts as Patti Johnson
American Raspberry as Lisa Allen
The Love Boat as Joan Horner
The Love Boat as Lisa Lessing

1976

Charlie's Angels as Stacy Parrish

1975

The Night Child as Joanna Morgan

1974

The Bank Shot as Eleonora

1973

The Outfit as Rita
The Laughing Policeman as Monica, Beth's Roomate

1962

1961

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Night Vet as Kelly