Joanna Gleason
Acting
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
Acting64
movieThis Ordinary Thing
2025
Self (voice)
tvElsbeth
2024
Maura Davidoff
tvThe Good Fight
2017
Judge Carmella Romano
tvUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Janice Hoffman
tvThe Affair
2014
Yvonne
movieLast Vegas
2013
Miriam Harris
tvThe Newsroom
2012
Nancy Skinner
tvBlue Bloods
2010
Grace Newhouse
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Judge Carmella Romano
movieThe Rebound
2009
Roberta Finklestein
movieThe Women
2008
Barbara
movieMy Sassy Girl
2008
Kitty / Aunt Sally
movieSex and the City
2008
Therapist
movieThe Girl in the Park
2007
Sarah Graczyk
movieThe Wedding Planner
2001
Mrs. Donolly
tvBette
2000
Connie Randolph
tvThe West Wing
1999
Jordon Kendall
movieLet the Devil Wear Black
1999
Dr. Rona Harvey
tvOh Baby
1998
Charlotte St. John
movieBoogie Nights
1997
Dirk's Mother
movieRoad Ends
1997
Armacost
movieAmerican Perfekt
1997
Shirley
tvPerversions of Science
1997
Mrs. Rabe
tvTemporarily Yours
1997
Joan Silver
tvThe Practice
1997
Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Marie's Mother (voice) / Maddy Platter (voice) / Receptionist (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Operator (voice)
movieEdie & Pen
1996
Maude
movieMr. Holland's Opus
1995
Gertrude Lang as an adult
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Leslie
tvFriends
1994
Kim Clozzi
tvER
1994
Iris
movieBorn Too Soon
1993
Annemarie
tvLove & War
1992
Nadine Berkus
movieF/X2
1991
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
movieThe Boys
1991
Marie
movieInto the Woods
1991
Baker's Wife
movieCrimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Wendy Stern
movieHeartburn
1986
Diana
movieStill the Beaver
1983
Kimberly
movieGreat Day
1983
Jennifer Simpson
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Jinx / The Baker's Wife
tvHello, Larry
1979
Morgan Winslow
Directing3
Writing1
movieThe Grotto
2022
Writer