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Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Acting · Born 1950-06-02 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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

tv 8.4 Friends
Friends
1994
movie 7.6 Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights
1997
movie 6.5 Sex and the City
Sex and the City
2008
movie 6.4 Last Vegas
Last Vegas
2013
movie 5.9 The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner
2001
movie 7.5 Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
tv 7.8 Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
2010
movie 6.5 The Rebound
The Rebound
2009
movie 7.4 Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
tv 7.8 ER
ER
1994
tv 8.1 The Newsroom
The Newsroom
2012
movie 6.6 The Skeleton Twins
The Skeleton Twins
2014
tv 7.6 The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009
tv 7.4 King of the Hill
King of the Hill
1997
tv 7.1 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
tv 8.3 The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
movie 7.0 Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
tv 6.7 The Affair
The Affair
2014