Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 2, 1950 (age 76)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known As
- Joanna Hall
- Joanne Hall
- جوانا گلیسون
Joanna Gleason
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.
Known For - Movies
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
Sex and the City
as Therapist
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Carol
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Donolly
The Women
as Barbara
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
Known For - TV Shows
Friends
as Kim Clozzi
The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella Romano
The West Wing
as Jordon Kendall
Blue Bloods
as Grace Newhouse
ER
as Iris
King of the Hill
as Marie's Mother (voice)
King of the Hill
as Maddy Platter (voice)
King of the Hill
as Receptionist (voice)
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice)
King of the Hill
as Operator (voice)