Joanna Gleason
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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)
(2017)
(2014)
The Skeleton Twins
as Judy
(2014)
(2013)
Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
(2010)
(2009)
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
(2008)
Sex and the City
as Therapist
(2008)
The Women
as Barbara
(2008)
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
(2007)
The Girl in the Park
as Sarah Graczyk
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Lois
(2005)
Fathers and Sons
as Silvia
(2002)
(2001)
The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Donolly
(1999)
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Dr. Rona Harvey
(1997)
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
(1997)
American Perfekt
as Shirley
(1997)
Road Ends
as Armacost
(1996)
If These Walls Could Talk
as Julia
(1996)
Edie & Pen
as Maude
(1995)
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
(1994)
For the Love of Aaron
as Shirley
(1993)
Born Too Soon
as Annemarie
(1992)
For Richer, for Poorer
as Irene
(1991)
F/X2
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
(1991)
Into the Woods
as Baker's Wife
(1991)
The Boys
as Marie
(1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
(1989)
Life Under Water
as Jinx
(1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Carol
(1986)
Heartburn
as Diana
(1983)
Still the Beaver
as Kimberly
(1983)
Great Day
as Jennifer Simpson
Crew
(2022)
The Grotto
Director, Writer