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Joanna Gleason

Born · June 2, 1950 (74 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bio

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

Friends

Friends

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Last Vegas

Last Vegas

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Stars in the House

Self · (1 episode)

2020

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

2017

The Good Fight

Judge Carmella Romano · (1 episode)

2017

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Janice Hoffman · (1 episode)

2015

The Skeleton Twins

Judy

2014

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014

Last Vegas

Miriam Harris

2013

The Newsroom

Nancy Skinner · (1 episode)

2012

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Self

2010

Blue Bloods

Grace Newhouse · (2 episodes)

2010

How to Make It in America

(1 episode)

2010

The Good Wife

Judge Carmella Romano · (3 episodes)

2009

The Rebound

Roberta Finklestein

2009

The Unusuals

(1 episode)

2009

The Women

Barbara

2008

My Sassy Girl

Kitty / Aunt Sally

2008

Sex and the City

Therapist

2008

The Girl in the Park

Sarah Graczyk

2007

Wedding Daze

Lois

2006

The Reichen Show

Self · (1 episode)

2005

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

(1 episode)

2005

Fathers and Sons

Silvia

2005

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

Self

2002

The Wedding Planner

Mrs. Donolly

2001

Bette

Connie Randolph · (18 episodes)

2000

The West Wing

Jordon Kendall · (5 episodes)

1999

Let the Devil Wear Black

Dr. Rona Harvey

1999

Oh Baby

Charlotte St. John · (44 episodes)

1998

Boogie Nights

Dirk's Mother

1997

Road Ends

Armacost

1997

George & Leo

(1 episode)

1997

American Perfekt

Shirley

1997

Perversions of Science

Mrs. Rabe · (1 episode)

1997

Temporarily Yours

Joan Silver · (6 episodes)

1997

The Practice

(1 episode)

1997

King of the Hill

Marie's Mother (voice) · (1 episode)

1997

King of the Hill

Maddy Platter (voice) · (4 episodes)

1997

King of the Hill

Receptionist (voice) · (1 episode)

1997

King of the Hill

Operator (voice) · (1 episode)

1997

King of the Hill

Nurse (voice) · (1 episode)

1997

If These Walls Could Talk

Julia

1996

Edie & Pen

Maude

1996

Tracey Takes On...

(3 episodes)

1996

Mr. Holland's Opus

Gertrude Lang as an adult

1995

The Outer Limits

Leslie · (1 episode)

1995

Friends

Kim Clozzi · (2 episodes)

1994

ER

Iris · (3 episodes)

1994

For the Love of Aaron

Shirley

1994

Born Too Soon

Annemarie

1993

Love & War

Nadine Berkus · (68 episodes)

1992

For Richer, for Poorer

Irene

1992

F/X2

Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

1991

The Boys

Marie

1991

Into the Woods

Baker's Wife

1991

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Wendy Stern

1989

Life Under Water

Jinx

1989

Heartburn

Diana

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

Carol

1986

Still the Beaver

Kimberly

1983

Great Day

Jennifer Simpson

1983

Hello, Larry

Morgan Winslow · (38 episodes)

1979

Diff'rent Strokes

(3 episodes)

1978