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Joanna Gleason

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1950-06-02 (Age: 76)

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.

Filmography (34)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (voice)

This Ordinary Thing

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021
⭐ 6.7 Role: Judy

The Skeleton Twins

2014
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014
⭐ 6.4 Role: Miriam Harris

Last Vegas

2013
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

2010
⭐ 6.5 Role: Roberta Finklestein

The Rebound

2009
⭐ 5.1 Role: Barbara

The Women

2008
⭐ 6.7 Role: Kitty / Aunt Sally

My Sassy Girl

2008
⭐ 6.5 Role: Therapist

Sex and the City

2008
⭐ 6.0 Role: Sarah Graczyk

The Girl in the Park

2007
⭐ 5.6 Role: Lois

Wedding Daze

2006
⭐ 5.1 Role: Silvia

Fathers and Sons

2005
⭐ 7.7 Role: Self

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

2002
⭐ 5.9 Role: Mrs. Donolly

The Wedding Planner

2001