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

  • ER

    ER

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • 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 Practice

    The Practice

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • Boogie Nights

    Boogie Nights

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Tracey Takes On...

    Tracey Takes On...

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Oh Baby

    Oh Baby

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Hello, Larry

    Hello, Larry

  • My Sassy Girl

    My Sassy Girl

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Great Day

    Great Day

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • How to Make It in America

    How to Make It in America

  • Wedding Daze

    Wedding Daze

  • The Unusuals

    The Unusuals

  • Bette

    Bette

  • The Rebound

    The Rebound

  • The Skeleton Twins

    The Skeleton Twins

  • Mr. Holland's Opus

    Mr. Holland's Opus

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • F/X2

    F/X2

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • The Girl in the Park

    The Girl in the Park

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

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

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

  • Temporarily Yours

    Temporarily Yours

  • Into the Woods

    Into the Woods

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Let the Devil Wear Black

    Let the Devil Wear Black

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • Life Under Water

    Life Under Water

  • Born Too Soon

    Born Too Soon

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down

    Russian Broadway Shut Down

  • Still the Beaver

    Still the Beaver

  • Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

    Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

  • For the Love of Aaron

    For the Love of Aaron