Joanna Gleason
Born
2 June 1950 (75)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also known as
Joanna Hall, Joanne Hall
Biography
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...
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.
Filmography (37)
This Ordinary Thing
2025
The Grotto
2022
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
The Skeleton Twins
2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Last Vegas
2013
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
The Rebound
2009
The Women
2008
My Sassy Girl
2008
Sex and the City
2008
The Girl in the Park
2007
Wedding Daze
2006
Fathers and Sons
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
The Wedding Planner
2001
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999
Boogie Nights
1997
Road Ends
1997
American Perfekt
1997
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
Edie & Pen
1996
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
For the Love of Aaron
1994
Born Too Soon
1993
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
F/X2
1991
The Boys
1991
Into the Woods
1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Life Under Water
1989
Heartburn
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Still the Beaver
1983
Great Day
1983
Broadway: The Next Generation
Penny