Joanna Gleason

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-02 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • ER

    ER

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Boogie Nights

    Boogie Nights

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Oh Baby

    Oh Baby

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • The Rebound

    The Rebound

  • Tracey Takes On...

    Tracey Takes On...

  • Great Day

    Great Day

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • Wedding Daze

    Wedding Daze

  • How to Make It in America

    How to Make It in America

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Mr. Holland's Opus

    Mr. Holland's Opus

  • The Unusuals

    The Unusuals

  • Hello, Larry

    Hello, Larry

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • Bette

    Bette

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

  • The Girl in the Park

    The Girl in the Park

  • Into the Woods

    Into the Woods

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • The Skeleton Twins

    The Skeleton Twins

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • My Sassy Girl

    My Sassy Girl

  • Let the Devil Wear Black

    Let the Devil Wear Black

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • Life Under Water

    Life Under Water

  • For the Love of Aaron

    For the Love of Aaron

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • F/X2

    F/X2

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Temporarily Yours

    Temporarily Yours

  • Still the Beaver

    Still the Beaver

  • Born Too Soon

    Born Too Soon

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

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

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down

    Russian Broadway Shut Down