Joanna Gleason
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Friends
Kim Clozzi
1994
Series
The Good Wife
Judge Carmella Romano
2009
Series
King of the Hill
Marie's Mother (voice)
1997
Series
King of the Hill
Maddy Platter (voice)
1997
Series
King of the Hill
Receptionist (voice)
1997
Series
King of the Hill
Operator (voice)
1997
Series
King of the Hill
Nurse (voice)
1997
Series
The West Wing
Jordon Kendall
1999
Series
Blue Bloods
Grace Newhouse
2010
Series
ER
Iris
1994
Series
Elsbeth
Maura Davidoff
2024
Series
The Practice
Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
1997
Series
The Good Fight
Judge Carmella Romano
2017
Series
The Affair
Yvonne
2014
Series
The Outer Limits
Leslie
1995
Series
American Playhouse
Jinx
1982
Series
American Playhouse
The Baker's Wife
1982
Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Janice Hoffman
2015
Series
The Newsroom
Nancy Skinner
2012
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Film
Sex and the City
Therapist
2008
Film
Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
1997
Series
Love & War
Nadine Berkus
1992
Series
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Series
George & Leo
1997
Film
The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
2001
Series
Hello, Larry
Morgan Winslow
1979
Series
Perversions of Science
Mrs. Rabe
1997
Series
Oh Baby
Charlotte St. John
1998
Series
How to Make It in America
2010
Film
The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
2009
Film
Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
2013
Film
Hannah and Her Sisters
Carol
1986
Series
The Unusuals
2009
Series
Bette
Connie Randolph
2000
Film
Mr. Holland's Opus
Gertrude Lang as an adult
1995
Film
The Women
Barbara
2008
Film
Heartburn
Diana
1986
Film
Wedding Daze
Lois
2006
Film
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Wendy Stern
1989
Film
My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008
Film
The Skeleton Twins
Judy
2014
Penny
Series
Temporarily Yours
Joan Silver
1997
Series
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Julia
1996
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Film
Fathers and Sons
Silvia
2005
Film
F/X2
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
1991
Film
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2025
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Life Under Water
Jinx
1989
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
The Girl in the Park
Sarah Graczyk
2007
Film
Into the Woods
Baker's Wife
1991
Film
For Richer, for Poorer
Irene
1992
Film
Edie & Pen
Maude
1996
Film
American Perfekt
Shirley
1997
Film
For the Love of Aaron
Shirley
1994
Film
Let the Devil Wear Black
Dr. Rona Harvey
1999
Film
The Boys
Marie
1991
Film
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Film
Road Ends
Armacost
1997
Film
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
Film
Born Too Soon
Annemarie
1993
Film
Still the Beaver
Kimberly
1983
Film
Great Day
Jennifer Simpson
1983