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Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Birthday: 1950-06-02 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
This Ordinary Thing

as    Self (voice)

2014
The Skeleton Twins

as    Judy

2013
Last Vegas

as    Miriam Harris

2010
2009
The Rebound

as    Roberta Finklestein

2008
My Sassy Girl

as    Kitty / Aunt Sally

2008
Wedding Daze

as    Lois

2005
Fathers and Sons

as    Silvia

2001
The Wedding Planner

as    Mrs. Donolly

2000
Bette

as    Connie Randolph

1998
Oh Baby

as    Charlotte St. John

1997
Road Ends

as    Armacost

1997
Temporarily Yours

as    Joan Silver

1997
American Perfekt

as    Shirley

1996
Edie & Pen

as    Maude

1994
For the Love of Aaron

as    Shirley

1993
Born Too Soon

as    Annemarie

1992
For Richer, for Poorer

as    Irene

1992
Love & War

as    Nadine Berkus

1991
Into the Woods

as    Baker's Wife

1991
F/X2

as    Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

1991
The Boys

as    Marie

1989
Life Under Water

as    Jinx

1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors

as    Wendy Stern