Joanna Gleason
Acting
Joanna Gleason Sarandon (nĂ©e Joanne Hall; born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress and singer. She is a Tony Awardâwinning 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
2025This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2014The Skeleton Twins
Judy
2014Russian Broadway Shut Down
2013Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
2010Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2009The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
2008My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008The Women
Barbara
2008Sex and the City
Therapist
2007The Girl in the Park
Sarah Graczyk
2006Wedding Daze
Lois
2005Fathers and Sons
Silvia
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2001The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
1999Let the Devil Wear Black
Dr. Rona Harvey
1997Road Ends
Armacost
1997Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
1997American Perfekt
Shirley
1996Edie & Pen
Maude
1996If These Walls Could Talk
Julia
1995Mr. Holland's Opus
Gertrude Lang as an adult
1994For the Love of Aaron
Shirley
1993Born Too Soon
Annemarie
