Joanna Gleason

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

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

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  • Boogie Nights

    Boogie Nights

  • Tracey Takes On...

    Tracey Takes On...

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Oh Baby

    Oh Baby

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Skeleton Twins

    The Skeleton Twins

  • How to Make It in America

    How to Make It in America

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Wedding Daze

    Wedding Daze

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Let the Devil Wear Black

    Let the Devil Wear Black

  • The Rebound

    The Rebound

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • The Unusuals

    The Unusuals

  • Great Day

    Great Day

  • Into the Woods

    Into the Woods

  • Bette

    Bette

  • Hello, Larry

    Hello, Larry

  • Mr. Holland's Opus

    Mr. Holland's Opus

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • F/X2

    F/X2

  • My Sassy Girl

    My Sassy Girl

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Life Under Water

    Life Under Water

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Girl in the Park

    The Girl in the Park

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • For the Love of Aaron

    For the Love of Aaron

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

  • Temporarily Yours

    Temporarily Yours

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

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

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

  • Still the Beaver

    Still the Beaver

  • Born Too Soon

    Born Too Soon

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down

    Russian Broadway Shut Down