Joanna Gleason
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.
TV Shows(27)
Elsbeth
Maura Davidoff
2024
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Good Fight
Judge Carmella Romano
2017
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Janice Hoffman
2015
The Affair
Yvonne
2014
The Newsroom
Nancy Skinner
2012
Blue Bloods
Grace Newhouse
2010
How to Make It in America
2010
The Good Wife
Judge Carmella Romano
2009
The Unusuals
2009
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Bette
Connie Randolph
2000
The West Wing
Jordon Kendall
1999
Oh Baby
Charlotte St. John
1998
George & Leo
1997
Perversions of Science
Mrs. Rabe
1997
Temporarily Yours
Joan Silver
1997
The Practice
Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
1997
King of the Hill
Marie's Mother (voice)
1997
Tracey Takes On...
1996
The Outer Limits
Leslie
1995
Friends
Kim Clozzi
1994
ER
Iris
1994
Love & War
Nadine Berkus
1992
Hello, Larry
Morgan Winslow
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Movies(36)
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2025
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
The Skeleton Twins
Judy
2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
2013
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
2009
The Women
Barbara
2008
My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008
Sex and the City
Therapist
2008
The Girl in the Park
Sarah Graczyk
2007
Wedding Daze
Lois
2006
Fathers and Sons
Silvia
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
2001
Let the Devil Wear Black
Dr. Rona Harvey
1999
Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
1997
Road Ends
Armacost
1997
American Perfekt
Shirley
1997
If These Walls Could Talk
Julia
1996
Edie & Pen
Maude
1996
Mr. Holland's Opus
Gertrude Lang as an adult
1995
For the Love of Aaron
Shirley
1994
Born Too Soon
Annemarie
1993
For Richer, for Poorer
Irene
1992
F/X2
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
1991
The Boys
Marie
1991
Into the Woods
Baker's Wife
1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Wendy Stern
1989
Life Under Water
Jinx
1989
Heartburn
Diana
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Carol
1986
Still the Beaver
Kimberly
1983
Great Day
Jennifer Simpson
1983
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Penny