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Director
Joanna Gleason
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 1All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 20747
IMDb ID: nm0322306
Known for: Acting
Born: June 2, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2025
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q273830
Also known as
Joanna Hall • Joanne Hall • جوانا گلیسون
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joanna Gleason.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joanna Gleason.
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
1997 Movie
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Carol
1986 Movie
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
1989 Movie
7.0
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
1995 Movie
6.7
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008 Movie
6.6
Sex and the City
as Therapist
2008 Movie
6.6
The Skeleton Twins
as Judy
2014 Movie
6.6
If These Walls Could Talk
as Julia
1996 Movie
6.5
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
2009 Movie
6.4
Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
2013 Movie
6.3
F/X2
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
1991 Movie
6.0
The Girl in the Park
as Sarah Graczyk
2007 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joanna Gleason.
8.4
Friends
as Kim Clozzi • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Jordon Kendall • 5 eps
1999 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Nancy Skinner • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
ER
as Iris • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Grace Newhouse • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Leslie • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella Romano • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Judge Carmella Romano • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
How to Make It in America
1 eps
2010 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Marie's Mother (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Janice Hoffman • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joanna Gleason.
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Dirk's Mother
1997 Movie
6.6
Sex and the City
as Therapist
2008 Movie
6.7
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008 Movie
6.4
Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
2013 Movie
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Wendy Stern
1989 Movie
5.9
The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Donolly
2001 Movie
5.6
Wedding Daze
as Lois
2006 Movie
6.5
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
2009 Movie
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Carol
1986 Movie
6.6
The Skeleton Twins
as Judy
2014 Movie
6.0
Heartburn
as Diana
1986 Movie
5.1
The Women
as Barbara
2008 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joanna Gleason.
8.4
Friends
as Kim Clozzi • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Grace Newhouse • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Jordon Kendall • 5 eps
1999 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Marie's Mother (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella Romano • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.8
ER
as Iris • 3 eps
1994 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Judge Carmella Romano • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Leslie • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Janice Hoffman • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Nancy Skinner • 1 eps
2012 Series
4.8
The Reichen Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joanna Gleason.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joanna Gleason.
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
2025 Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021 Movie
10.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017 Movie
6.6
The Skeleton Twins
as Judy
2014 Movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014 Movie
6.4
Last Vegas
as Miriam Harris
2013 Movie
8.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
2010 Movie
6.5
The Rebound
as Roberta Finklestein
2009 Movie
5.1
The Women
as Barbara
2008 Movie
6.7
My Sassy Girl
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008 Movie
6.6
Sex and the City
as Therapist
2008 Movie
6.0
The Girl in the Park
as Sarah Graczyk
2007 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Joanna Gleason.
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Judge Carmella Romano • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Janice Hoffman • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Nancy Skinner • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Grace Newhouse • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.4
How to Make It in America
1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Judge Carmella Romano • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Unusuals
1 eps
2009 Series
4.8
The Reichen Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Bette
as Connie Randolph • 18 eps
2000 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Jordon Kendall • 5 eps
1999 Series
5.0
Oh Baby
as Charlotte St. John • 44 eps
1998 Series