Joanna Gleason
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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
Credits
Sex and the City (2008)
as Therapist
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Dirk's Mother
The Women (2008)
as Barbara
The Rebound (2009)
as Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas (2013)
as Miriam Harris
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Carol
The Wedding Planner (2001)
as Mrs. Donolly
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Lois
Heartburn (1986)
as Diana
F/X2 (1991)
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
My Sassy Girl (2008)
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as Wendy Stern
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
as Judy
The Girl in the Park (2007)
as Sarah Graczyk
The Boys (1991)
as Marie
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
as Julia
Edie & Pen (1996)
as Maude
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
Road Ends (1997)
as Armacost
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Into the Woods (1991)
as Baker's Wife
American Perfekt (1997)
as Shirley
Great Day (1983)
as Jennifer Simpson
Still the Beaver (1983)
as Kimberly
Fathers and Sons (2005)
as Silvia
Born Too Soon (1993)
as Annemarie
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
as Irene
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Penny (—)
Actor
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
Life Under Water (1989)
as Jinx
Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
as Dr. Rona Harvey
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Actor
For the Love of Aaron (1994)
as Shirley