Joanna Gleason
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.029 |
Birthday | 1950-06-02 |
Place of Birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Also Known As | Joanna Hall, Joanne Hall, |
2001
The Wedding Planner
5.9/1667
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he...
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The Wedding Planner
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5/1034
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her...
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4/862
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an...
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
2009
The Rebound
6.5/886
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married...
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The Rebound
2006
Wedding Daze
5.5/351
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously pro...
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Wedding Daze
1991
Into the Woods
8/40
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
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Into the Woods
2008
My Sassy Girl
6.712/366
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
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My Sassy Girl
2007
The Girl in the Park
6/76
A mother, enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her three-year old daughter 15 years ago, has cut herself off from her ex-husband and son. Ho...
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The Girl in the Park
1991
F/X2
6.338/266
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goe...
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F/X2
1992
For Richer, for Poorer
5.5/10
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a self-made millionaire who hatches a bankruptcy plan t...
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For Richer, for Poorer
2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
8/5
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
1997
Road Ends
4.6/5
Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel Najera). Now Orosco is out of prison, and Maceda has a...
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Road Ends
2013
Last Vegas
6.41/2106
Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally proposes to his much-younger girlfriend, all four...
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Last Vegas
2014
The Skeleton Twins
6.642/627
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wro...
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The Skeleton Twins
1996
Edie & Pen
5.8/8
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband a...
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Edie & Pen
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
10/1
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
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Broadway: The Next Generation
1983
Still the Beaver
5.2/5
This movie reunites most of the members of the Cleaver clan, Wally, June, and of course, the Beaver. Their father Ward has passed away. Wally's marrie...
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Still the Beaver
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
6.6/69
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a...
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If These Walls Could Talk
1994
For the Love of Aaron
0/0
Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Birney stars in this made-for-television movie about a woman threatened with losing her son to her ex-husband. Following...
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For the Love of Aaron
1997
Boogie Nights
7.6/3121
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...
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Boogie Nights
1983
Great Day
0/0
When a neighborhood is plagued by break-ins, a family looks to burglar-proof their house. Dead bolts aren't enough, so the father (Tim Conway) has to...
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Great Day
1995
Mr. Holland's Opus
7/407
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his tru...
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Mr. Holland's Opus
2005
Fathers and Sons
4.6/5
Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section features Antho...
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Fathers and Sons
2008
The Women
5.1/335
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-we...
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The Women
1991
The Boys
0/0
When Walter's diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his screenwriter partner, because that partner is a chai...
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The Boys
1997
American Perfekt
6.1/18
Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be m...
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American Perfekt
1986
Heartburn
5.961/190
Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reser...
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Heartburn
1989
Life Under Water
6.2/5
Young man, who can't get along with the rest of the world, especially his mother, decides to try to take his life in his own hands. A TV movie direct...
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Life Under Water
2008
Sex and the City
6.579/2104
A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadver...
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Sex and the City
2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
0/0
Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian Broadway community responds.
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Russian Broadway Shut Down
1993
Born Too Soon
4/1
American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days after her birth.
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Born Too Soon
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0/0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who...
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
1999
Let the Devil Wear Black
4.3/10
A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
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