Joanna Gleason
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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
Credits
Sex and the City (2008)
as Therapist
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Dirk's Mother
The Wedding Planner (2001)
as Mrs. Donolly
The Rebound (2009)
as Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas (2013)
as Miriam Harris
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Carol
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as Wendy Stern
The Women (2008)
as Barbara
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
as Julia
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Lois
Heartburn (1986)
as Diana
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
as Judy
The Girl in the Park (2007)
as Sarah Graczyk
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
My Sassy Girl (2008)
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
Fathers and Sons (2005)
as Silvia
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
as Irene
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
F/X2 (1991)
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Edie & Pen (1996)
as Maude
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
as Dr. Rona Harvey
Still the Beaver (1983)
as Kimberly
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Actor
Into the Woods (1991)
as Baker's Wife
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
Life Under Water (1989)
as Jinx
American Perfekt (1997)
as Shirley
Penny (—)
Actor
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
For the Love of Aaron (1994)
as Shirley
Road Ends (1997)
as Armacost
The Boys (1991)
as Marie
Born Too Soon (1993)
as Annemarie
Great Day (1983)
as Jennifer Simpson