Joanna Gleason
ActingJoanna 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
Sex and the City
Therapist
Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
Wedding Daze
Lois
Hannah and Her Sisters
Carol
The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
F/X2
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Heartburn
Diana
My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
Filmography — Acting
Sex and the City
Therapist
Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
Wedding Daze
Lois
Hannah and Her Sisters
Carol
The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
F/X2
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Heartburn
Diana
My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Women
Barbara
Mr. Holland's Opus
Gertrude Lang as an adult
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Wendy Stern
The Skeleton Twins
Judy
The Girl in the Park
Sarah Graczyk
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
If These Walls Could Talk
Julia
Into the Woods
Baker's Wife
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
For Richer, for Poorer
Irene
Edie & Pen
Maude
American Perfekt
Shirley
Let the Devil Wear Black
Dr. Rona Harvey
Fathers and Sons
Silvia
Still the Beaver
Kimberly
The Boys
Marie
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
Road Ends
Armacost
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Born Too Soon
Annemarie
Great Day
Jennifer Simpson
For the Love of Aaron
Shirley
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Life Under Water
Jinx
