Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Acting
Born 1950-06-02Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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 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.

Movies (36)

Boogie Nights
7.6

Boogie Nights

1997Movie7.6
Sex and the City
6.5

Sex and the City

2008Movie6.5
Last Vegas
6.4

Last Vegas

2013Movie6.4
The Rebound
6.5

The Rebound

2009Movie6.5
The Wedding Planner
5.9

The Wedding Planner

2001Movie5.9
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989Movie7.4
Wedding Daze
5.6

Wedding Daze

2006Movie5.6
Mr. Holland's Opus
7.0

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995Movie7.0
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986Movie7.5
The Women
5.2

The Women

2008Movie5.2
My Sassy Girl
6.8

My Sassy Girl

2008Movie6.8
Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

1986Movie6.0
F/X2
6.3

F/X2

1991Movie6.3
Edie & Pen
5.6

Edie & Pen

1996Movie5.6
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.7

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

2002Movie7.7
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7

If These Walls Could Talk

1996Movie6.7
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025Movie
The Skeleton Twins
6.6

The Skeleton Twins

2014Movie6.6
Into the Woods
8.1

Into the Woods

1991Movie8.1
Penny

Penny

Movie
Fathers and Sons
5.1

Fathers and Sons

2005Movie5.1
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Movie
Life Under Water
5.6

Life Under Water

1989Movie5.6
Let the Devil Wear Black
4.2

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999Movie4.2
The Girl in the Park
6.0

The Girl in the Park

2007Movie6.0
American Perfekt
6.5

American Perfekt

1997Movie6.5
For Richer, for Poorer
5.8

For Richer, for Poorer

1992Movie5.8
Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014Movie
Still the Beaver
5.5

Still the Beaver

1983Movie5.5
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie
The Boys
7.0

The Boys

1991Movie7.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
8.0

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

2010Movie8.0
Road Ends
4.6

Road Ends

1997Movie4.6
Born Too Soon
6.0

Born Too Soon

1993Movie6.0
For the Love of Aaron
9.0

For the Love of Aaron

1994Movie9.0
Great Day

Great Day

1983Movie

TV Shows (28)

Friends
8.4

Friends

1994Series8.4
Blue Bloods
7.8

Blue Bloods

2010Series7.8
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
King of the Hill
7.4

King of the Hill

1997Series7.4
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Elsbeth
6.7

Elsbeth

2024Series6.7
The Good Fight
7.6

The Good Fight

2017Series7.6
The Affair
6.7

The Affair

2014Series6.7
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015Series7.1
The Newsroom
8.1

The Newsroom

2012Series8.1
The Reichen Show
4.8

The Reichen Show

2005Series4.8
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020Series
Love & War
6.4

Love & War

1992Series6.4
Tracey Takes On...
8.2

Tracey Takes On...

1996Series8.2
Oh Baby
8.0

Oh Baby

1998Series8.0
How to Make It in America
7.2

How to Make It in America

2010Series7.2
George & Leo
10.0

George & Leo

1997Series10.0
The Unusuals
7.5

The Unusuals

2009Series7.5
Perversions of Science
6.2

Perversions of Science

1997Series6.2
Hello, Larry
5.7

Hello, Larry

1979Series5.7
Bette
7.8

Bette

2000Series7.8
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
10.0

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

2005Series10.0
Diff'rent Strokes
7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

1978Series7.1
Temporarily Yours
7.0

Temporarily Yours

1997Series7.0