Joanna Gleason

Acting

Joanna Gleason

Born June 2, 1950Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada64 credits

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

Filmography

This Ordinary Thing
2025This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)Movie
The Grotto
2022The Grotto
DirectorMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Judge Carmella RomanoTV
The Affair
2014The Affair
as YvonneTV
Last Vegas
2013Last Vegas
as Miriam HarrisMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroom
as Nancy SkinnerTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloods
as Grace NewhouseTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella RomanoTV
The Rebound
2009The Rebound
as Roberta FinklesteinMovie
The Women
2008The Women
as BarbaraMovie
My Sassy Girl
2008My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt SallyMovie
Sex and the City
2008Sex and the City
as TherapistMovie
The Girl in the Park
2007The Girl in the Park
as Sarah GraczykMovie
Wedding Daze
2006Wedding Daze
as LoisMovie
Fathers and Sons
2005Fathers and Sons
as SilviaMovie
The Wedding Planner
2001The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. DonollyMovie
Bette
2000Bette
as Connie RandolphTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Jordon KendallTV
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999Let the Devil Wear Black
as Dr. Rona HarveyMovie
Oh Baby
1998Oh Baby
as Charlotte St. JohnTV
Boogie Nights
1997Boogie Nights
as Dirk's MotherMovie
Road Ends
1997Road Ends
as ArmacostMovie
American Perfekt
1997American Perfekt
as ShirleyMovie
Temporarily Yours
1997Temporarily Yours
as Joan SilverTV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Defense Atty. Henrietta LightstoneTV
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hill
as Marie's Mother (voice)TV
Edie & Pen
1996Edie & Pen
as MaudeMovie
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adultMovie
Friends
1994Friends
as Kim ClozziTV
ER
1994ER
as IrisTV
Born Too Soon
1993Born Too Soon
as AnnemarieMovie
Love & War
1992Love & War
as Nadine BerkusTV
F/X2
1991F/X2
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DAMovie
The Boys
1991The Boys
as MarieMovie
Into the Woods
1991Into the Woods
as Baker's WifeMovie
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy SternMovie
Heartburn
1986Heartburn
as DianaMovie
Still the Beaver
1983Still the Beaver
as KimberlyMovie
Great Day
1983Great Day
as Jennifer SimpsonMovie
Hello, Larry
1979Hello, Larry
as Morgan WinslowTV