Joanna Gleason
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-06-02 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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.
Most Known For
Friends
as Kim Clozzi
Blue Bloods
as Grace Newhouse
The West Wing
as Jordon Kendall
The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella Romano
King of the Hill
as Marie's Mother (voice)
King of the Hill
as Maddy Platter (voice)
King of the Hill
as Receptionist (voice)
King of the Hill
as Operator (voice)
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice)
ER
as Iris
The Good Fight
as Judge Carmella Romano
The Practice
as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
The Outer Limits
as Leslie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Janice Hoffman
The Newsroom
as Nancy Skinner
Stars in the House
as Self
The Reichen Show
as Self
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
Sex and the City
as Therapist
Love & War
as Nadine Berkus