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Joanna Gleason

Born
June 2, 1950
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
Sex and the City
(2008)
Therapist
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Dirk's Mother
The Rebound
(2009)
Roberta Finklestein
Last Vegas
(2013)
Miriam Harris
Wedding Daze
(2006)
Lois
Crimes and Misdemeanors
(1989)
Wendy Stern
The Wedding Planner
(2001)
Mrs. Donolly
F/X2
(1991)
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Mr. Holland's Opus
(1995)
Adult Gertrude
Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)
Carol
The Skeleton Twins
(2014)
Judy
Heartburn
(1986)
Diana
The Women
(2008)
Barbara
The Boys
(1991)
My Sassy Girl
(2008)
Kitty / Aunt Sally
If These Walls Could Talk
(1996)
Julia
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