Joanna Gleason
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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...
Known For
Filmography
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Elsbeth
2024
as Maura Davidoff
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Good Fight
2017
as Judge Carmella Romano
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Janice Hoffman
The Skeleton Twins
2014
as Judy
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
The Affair
2014
as Yvonne
Last Vegas
2013
as Miriam Harris
The Newsroom
2012
as Nancy Skinner
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
How to Make It in America
2010
Blue Bloods
2010
as Grace Newhouse
The Rebound
2009
as Roberta Finklestein
The Unusuals
2009
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Carmella Romano
My Sassy Girl
2008
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Women
2008
as Barbara
Sex and the City
2008
as Therapist
The Girl in the Park
2007
as Sarah Graczyk
Wedding Daze
2006
as Lois
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Silvia
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
The Wedding Planner
2001
as Mrs. Donolly
Bette
2000
as Connie Randolph
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999
as Dr. Rona Harvey
The West Wing
1999
as Jordon Kendall
Oh Baby
1998
as Charlotte St. John
Road Ends
1997
as Armacost
Boogie Nights
1997
as Dirk's Mother
American Perfekt
1997
as Shirley
Perversions of Science
1997
as Mrs. Rabe
King of the Hill
1997
as Marie's Mother (voice)
The Practice
1997
as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
Temporarily Yours
1997
as Joan Silver
King of the Hill
1997
as Maddy Platter (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
as Receptionist (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
as Nurse (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
as Operator (voice)
George & Leo
1997
Edie & Pen
1996
as Maude
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Julia
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
The Outer Limits
1995
as Leslie
For the Love of Aaron
1994
as Shirley
Friends
1994
as Kim Clozzi
ER
1994
as Iris
Born Too Soon
1993
as Annemarie
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Irene
Love & War
1992
as Nadine Berkus
Into the Woods
1991
as Baker's Wife
F/X2
1991
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
The Boys
1991
as Marie
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as Wendy Stern
Life Under Water
1989
as Jinx
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Carol
Heartburn
1986
as Diana
Still the Beaver
1983
as Kimberly
Great Day
1983
as Jennifer Simpson
American Playhouse
1982
as Jinx
American Playhouse
1982
as The Baker's Wife
Hello, Larry
1979
as Morgan Winslow
Diff'rent Strokes
1978