Joanna Gleason
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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Films (37)

This Ordinary Thing
2025 · Self (voice)

The Grotto
2022 · Director, Writer

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self

The Skeleton Twins
2014 · Judy

Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014

Last Vegas
2013 · Miriam

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Self

Mon babysitter
2009 · Roberta Finklestein

Femmes
2008 · Barbara

Una chica fuera de serie
2008 · Kitty / Aunt Sally

Sex and the City, le film
2008 · Therapist

La Fille dans le parc
2007 · Sarah Graczyk

Mariage Express
2006 · Lois

Fathers and Sons
2005 · Silvia

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self

Un Mariage trop parfait
2001 · Mrs. Donolly

Let the Devil Wear Black
1999 · Dr. Rona Harvey

Nuits endiablées
1997 · Dirk's Mother

Cul-de-sac
1997 · Armacost

American Perfekt
1997 · Shirley

Si Estas Paredes Hablaran
1996 · Julia

Edie & Pen
1996 · Maude

Professeur Holland
1995 · Gertrude Lang as an adult

For the Love of Aaron
1994 · Shirley

Born Too Soon
1993 · Annemarie

Tel père, quel fils !
1992 · Irene

F/X2, effets très spéciaux
1991 · Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

The Boys
1991 · Marie

Into the Woods
1991 · Baker's Wife

Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989 · Wendy Stern

Life Under Water
1989 · Jinx

Heartburn
1986 · Diana

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Carol

Still the Beaver
1983 · Kimberly

Great Day
1983 · Jennifer Simpson

Broadway: The Next Generation
· Self
Penny
Séries (29)

Elsbeth
2024 · Maura Davidoff

Stars in the House
2020 · Self

Une lutte exemplaire
2017 · Judge Carmella Romano

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · Janice Hoffman

The Affair
2014 · Yvonne

Salle de nouvelles
2012 · Nancy Skinner

Sangre Azul
2010 · Grace Newhouse

Comment réussir en Amérique
2010

Une femme exemplaire
2009 · Judge Carmella Romano

The Unusuals
2009
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005

Bette
2000 · Connie Randolph

À la Maison Blanche
1999 · Jordon Kendall

Oh Baby
1998 · Charlotte St. John

George & Leo
1997

Expériences interdites
1997 · Mrs. Rabe

Temporarily Yours
1997 · Joan Silver

The Practice : Bobby Donnell & Associés
1997 · Henrietta Lightstone

Les Rois du Texas
1997 · Marie's Mother (voice), Maddy Platter (voice), Receptionist (voice), Nurse (voice), Operator (voice)

The Louie Show
1996 · Director

Tracey Takes On...
1996

Au-delà du réel : L'aventure continue
1995 · Leslie

Friends
1994 · Kim Clozzi

Urgences
1994 · Iris

Love & War
1992 · Nadine Berkus, Director

American Playhouse
1982 · Jinx, The Baker's Wife

Hello, Larry
1979 · Morgan Winslow

Diff'rent Strokes
1978



