Joanna Gleason
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.

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Roles

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation (2017)
Self
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
Judy
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Last Vegas (2013)
Miriam Harris
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
Self
The Rebound (2009)
Roberta Finklestein
The Women (2008)
Barbara
My Sassy Girl (2008)
Kitty / Aunt Sally
Sex and the City (2008)
Therapist
The Girl in the Park (2007)
Sarah Graczyk
Wedding Daze (2006)
Lois
Fathers and Sons (2005)
Silvia
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Mrs. Donolly
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
Dr. Rona Harvey
Boogie Nights (1997)
Dirk's Mother
Road Ends (1997)
Armacost
American Perfekt (1997)
Shirley
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Julia
Edie & Pen (1996)
Maude
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Adult Gertrude
For the Love of Aaron (1994)
Shirley
Born Too Soon (1993)
Annemarie
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
Irene
F/X2 (1991)
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
The Boys (1991)
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

Crew

The Grotto (2022)
Director | Writer