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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-02 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Joanna Gleason

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

Acting

2021

2020

2017

The Good Fight as Judge Carmella Romano

2015

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Janice Hoffman

2014

2013

Last Vegas as Miriam Harris

2012

The Newsroom as Nancy Skinner

2010

2009

The Rebound as Roberta Finklestein
The Good Wife as Judge Carmella Romano

2008

My Sassy Girl as Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Women as Barbara
Sex and the City as Therapist

2007

The Girl in the Park as Sarah Graczyk

2006

Wedding Daze as Lois

2005

2002

2001

The Wedding Planner as Mrs. Donolly

2000

Bette as Connie Randolph

1999

Let the Devil Wear Black as Dr. Rona Harvey
The West Wing as Jordon Kendall

1998

Oh Baby as Charlotte St. John

1997

Road Ends as Armacost
Boogie Nights as Dirk's Mother
American Perfekt as Shirley
King of the Hill as Marie's Mother (voice)
Temporarily Yours as Joan Silver
King of the Hill as Maddy Platter (voice)
King of the Hill as Receptionist (voice)
King of the Hill as Nurse (voice)
King of the Hill as Operator (voice)

1996

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus as Gertrude Lang as an adult

1994

Friends as Kim Clozzi
ER as Iris

1993

Born Too Soon as Annemarie

1992

Love & War as Nadine Berkus

1991

Into the Woods as Baker's Wife
F/X2 as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
The Boys as Marie

1989

1986

1983

Still the Beaver as Kimberly
Great Day as Jennifer Simpson

1979

Hello, Larry as Morgan Winslow

1978

Writing

2022

The Grotto as Writer

Directing

2022

The Grotto as Director

1992

Love & War as Director