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Joanna Gleason

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Joanna Gleason

Born Jun 2, 1950 · 76 years66 titles 37 movies · 29 TV
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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.

Also known as

Joanna Hall · Joanne Hall · جوانا گلیسون

Born

Jun 2, 1950

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

64

Acting credits

3

Directing

1

Writing

0

Other crew

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