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Joanna Gleason

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 06/02/1950 (73) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
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Joanna Gleason (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 a... ()
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Joanna Gleason is a Canadian stage and screen actress and singer.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, paediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary cont ...

The Wedding Planner

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2001 | 3.0/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman. ...

Crimes and Misdemeanors

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1989 | 3.7/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Drama
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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 him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Ara ...

The Rebound

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2009 | 3.3/5 | 1h 35min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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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 craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a ...

Boogie Nights

Certification unknown

1997 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Joanna Gleason

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Joanna Gleason as Actress(31)

as herself2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Judy2014 The Skeleton Twins
2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down
as Miriam Harris2013 Last Vegas
as herself2010 Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Roberta Finklestein2009 The Rebound
as Barbara2008 The Women
as Kitty / Aunt Sally2008 My Sassy Girl
as Therapist2008 Sex and the City
as Sarah Graczyk2007 The Girl in the Park
as Lois2006 Wedding Daze
as Silvia2005 Fathers and Sons
as Mrs. Donolly2001 The Wedding Planner
as Dr. Rona Harvey1999 Let the Devil Wear Black
as Dirk's Mother1997 Boogie Nights
as Armacost1997 Road Ends
as Shirley1997 American Perfekt
as Maude1996 Edie & Pen
as Julia1996 If These Walls Could Talk
as Adult Gertrude1995 Mr. Holland's Opus
as Annemarie1993 Born Too Soon
as Irene1992 For Richer, for Poorer
as Baker's Wife1991 Into the Woods
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA1991 F/X2
1991 The Boys
as Jinx1989 Life Under Water
as Wendy Stern1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Carol1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
as Diana1986 Heartburn
as Jennifer Simpson1983 Great Day
as Kimberly1983 Still the Beaver

TV Shows/Series with Joanna Gleason as Actress(27)

as Judge Carmella Romano2017 The Good Fight
as Janice Hoffman2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Nancy Skinner2012 The Newsroom
as Grace Newhouse2010 Blue Bloods
2010 How to Make It in America
as Judge Carmella Romano2009 The Good Wife
2009 The Unusuals
2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
as herself2005 The Reichen Show
as Connie Randolph2000 Bette
as Atty. Jordon Kendall1999 The West Wing
1998 Oh Baby
1997 The Practice
1997 Perversions of Science
as Marie's Mother (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Maddy Platter (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Receptionist (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Operator (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Joan Silver1997 Temporarily Yours
1996 Tracey Takes On...
1995 The Outer Limits
as Kim Clozzi1994 Friends
as Iris1994 ER
as Nadine Berkus1992 Love & War
as Morgan Winslow1979 Hello, Larry
1978 Diff'rent Strokes

Movies with Joanna Gleason as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2023 The Grotto
Writing/Writer2023 The Grotto

TV Shows/Series with Joanna Gleason as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1992 Love & War

Additional Information

Full Name: Joanna Gleason
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Friday, 06/02 1950 (June) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (current age: 73 years + 327 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Occidental College, University of California, Los Angeles
Spouses (current/former): Chris Sarandon
Children: Aaron David Gleason
Siblings: Sharon Hall
Father: Monty Hall
Mother: Marilyn Hall
Other names for Joanna Gleason (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joanna Hall"
"Joanne Hall"
Joanna Gleason frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (89x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Scott Klace (18x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (13x, Actor)
Aaron Sorkin (11x, Crew)
Dave Thomas (10x, Actor)
James Sie (9x, Actor)
Robert King (8x, Crew)
Randal Reeder (8x, Actor)
Beth Grant (7x, Actress)
James Nuciforo (7x, Cast)
Woody Allen (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8323, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024