Joanna Gleason
Date of birth: 1950-06-02
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Joanna Hall, Joanne Hall, جوانا گلیسون
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.
Movie Credits
The Wedding Planner
2001-01-26
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her d
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986-02-07
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondri
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989-10-13
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murde
The Rebound
2009-09-16
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There,
Wedding Daze
2006-09-09
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at t
Into the Woods
1991-03-15
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curs
My Sassy Girl
2008-05-26
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
The Girl in the Park
2007-09-09
A mother, enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her three-year old daughter 15 years ago, h
F/X2
1991-04-16
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He ask
For Richer, for Poorer
1992-01-01
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a sel
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010-11-16
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the
Road Ends
1997-10-05
Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel Naje
Last Vegas
2013-10-31
Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally
The Skeleton Twins
2014-06-05
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunit
Edie & Pen
1996-05-10
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming frie
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017-11-16
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
Still the Beaver
1983-03-19
This movie reunites most of the members of the Cleaver clan, Wally, June, and of course, the Beaver.
If These Walls Could Talk
1996-09-11
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all
For the Love of Aaron
1994-01-01
Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Birney stars in this made-for-television movie about a woman threatened
Boogie Nights
1997-10-10
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic po
Great Day
1983-01-01
When a neighborhood is plagued by break-ins, a family looks to burglar-proof their house. Dead bolts
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995-12-29
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced
Fathers and Sons
2005-06-02
Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of
The Women
2008-09-12
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon
The Boys
1991-04-15
When Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his s
American Perfekt
1997-06-11
Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimen
Heartburn
1986-07-25
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper column
Life Under Water
1989-04-12
Young man, who can't get along with the rest of the world, especially his mother, decides to try to
Sex and the City
2008-05-12
A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girl
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014-01-23
Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performance. The Russian Bro
Born Too Soon
1993-04-25
American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely a
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021-08-14
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999-01-01
A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murd
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002-06-11
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
This Ordinary Thing
2025-12-05
A film about non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust.