Joanna Gleason

About

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.

Known for

FriendsSeries • 1994Blue BloodsSeries • 2010The Good WifeSeries • 2009King of the HillSeries • 1997The West WingSeries • 1999ERSeries • 1994American PlayhouseSeries • 1982ElsbethSeries • 2024The PracticeSeries • 1997The Good FightSeries • 2017The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtSeries • 2015The AffairSeries • 2014The NewsroomSeries • 2012Tracey Takes On...Series • 1996Boogie NightsMovie • 1997Love & WarSeries • 1992Sex and the CityMovie • 2008Oh BabySeries • 1998How to Make It in AmericaSeries • 2010Hello, LarrySeries • 1979George & LeoSeries • 1997Perversions of ScienceSeries • 1997Last VegasMovie • 2013