Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason (74)

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.

On Movies

  • The Skeleton Twins
  • Last Vegas
  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
  • The Rebound
  • The Women
  • My Sassy Girl
  • Sex and the City
  • The Girl in the Park
  • Wedding Daze
  • Fathers and Sons
  • The Wedding Planner
  • Let the Devil Wear Black
  • Boogie Nights
  • Road Ends
  • American Perfekt
  • If These Walls Could Talk
  • Edie & Pen
  • Mr. Holland's Opus
  • Born Too Soon
  • For Richer, for Poorer
  • F/X2
  • The Boys
  • Into the Woods
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors
  • Life Under Water
  • Heartburn
  • Hannah and Her Sisters
  • Still the Beaver
  • Great Day

Movies as Director

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