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Joanna Merlin

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 07/15/1931 († 92, 10/15/2023) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Joanna Merlin (born JoAnn Delores Ratner; July 15, 1931 – October 15, 2023) was an American actress and casting director who worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. She wrote two acting guides and was a faculty member of New York University's graduate acting program. From 2000 to 2011, she was known for her recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Lena Petrovsky. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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A dramatic history of Puyi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his d ...

The Last Emperor

PG-13

1987 | 3.8/5 | 2h 43min
Drama, History
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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liber ...

The Ten Commandments

G

1956 | 3.9/5 | 3h 40min
Drama, History
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Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. ...

Mystic Pizza

R

1988 | 3.2/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more comp ...

The Wackness

R

2008 | 3.2/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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Movies with Joanna Merlin as Actress(29)

as Miriam2017 Active Adults
as Mrs. Rainsferd2010 Sarah's Key
as Grandma Shapiro2008 The Wackness
as Joan Kaufman2007 The Invasion
as Emily2002 The Jimmy Show
as Cindy's Mother1999 Witness Protection
as Teresa Messinger1998 City of Angels
as Jewel1996 The Prosecutors
as Doris1996 MURDER and murder
as Guendolina1995 Two Bits
as Rose Profaci1993 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
as Loretta1993 Mr. Wonderful
as Estelle Ward1991 Class Action
as Dr. Bromberg1990 Murder in Black and White
as Mrs. Arujo1988 Mystic Pizza
as Bag Lady1987 Prince of Darkness
as Schanberg's Sister1984 The Killing Fields
1983 Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
as Mrs. Rosen1983 Baby It's You
as Mrs. Sturgis1982 Love Child
as Inez Marin1981 Starstruck
as Miss Berg1980 Fame
as Nan Riley1980 Nurse
as Nurse Pierce1979 All That Jazz
as Mrs. Farelli1978 The Last Tenant
as Jake's Landlady1975 Hester Street
1963 The Power and the Glory
as Josie1960 Weddings and Babies
as Jethro's Daughter1956 The Ten Commandments

TV Shows/Series with Joanna Merlin as Actress(11)

2004 The Jury
as Lena Petrovsky1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1994 New York Undercover
as Gina1991 Baby Talk
as Frances Silvano1991 In a Child's Name
as Deirdre Powell1990 Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Carla Bowman1990 Law & Order
1990 Northern Exposure
as Marie1985 Amazing Stories
1964 Another World
as Gloria Werminski1958 Naked City

Movies with Joanna Merlin as Crew(5)

Production/Casting1995 Jefferson in Paris
Production/Casting1991 Into the Woods
Production/Casting1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Production/Casting1987 The Last Emperor
Production/Casting1986 Big Trouble in Little China

Full Name: Joanna Merlin
Born: Wednesday, 07/15 1931 (July) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 10/15 2023 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles
Employer: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Spouses (current/former): Martin Lubner
Other names for Joanna Merlin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joann Ratner"
Joanna Merlin frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (12x, Crew)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (11x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (11x, Actor)
Robert Turano (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Gordon Joseph Weiss (10x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
John Carpenter (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:101213, Added: 06/05/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024