Cast & creator
Joanna Gleason
Best known for Friends, Blue Bloods, The West Wing
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.
Also known as: Joanna Hall, Joanne Hall, جوانا گلیسون
38
film credits
35
television credits
69
1978–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (73)
Showing 73 of 73 credits
Friends
Kim Clozzi
1994
Blue Bloods
Grace Newhouse
2010
The West Wing
Jordon Kendall
1999
King of the Hill
Marie's Mother (voice)
1997King of the Hill
Maddy Platter (voice)
1997King of the Hill
Receptionist (voice)
1997King of the Hill
Nurse (voice)
1997King of the Hill
Operator (voice)
1997
The Good Wife
Judge Carmella Romano
2009
The Outer Limits
Leslie
1995
ER
Iris
1994
The Practice
Henrietta Lightstone
1997
American Playhouse
Jinx
1982American Playhouse
The Baker's Wife
1982
The Good Fight
Judge Carmella Romano
2017
Elsbeth
Maura Davidoff
2024
The Affair
Yvonne
2014The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Janice Hoffman
2015
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Newsroom
Nancy Skinner
2012
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Love & War
Nadine Berkus
1992Love & War
Director
1992
Oh Baby
Charlotte St. John
1998
Boogie Nights
Dirk's Mother
1997
Sex and the City
Therapist
2008
George & Leo
1997
The Wedding Planner
Mrs. Donolly
2001
Hello, Larry
Morgan Winslow
1979
How to Make It in America
2010
Perversions of Science
Mrs. Rabe
1997
The Unusuals
2009
Last Vegas
Miriam Harris
2013
The Rebound
Roberta Finklestein
2009
Bette
Connie Randolph
2000
Hannah and Her Sisters
Carol
1986
The Women
Barbara
2008
Mr. Holland's Opus
Gertrude Lang as an adult
1995
The Louie Show
Director
1996The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Wedding Daze
Lois
2006
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Wendy Stern
1989
My Sassy Girl
Kitty / Aunt Sally
2008
Heartburn
Diana
1986
If These Walls Could Talk
Julia
1996
The Skeleton Twins
Judy
2014
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
The Girl in the Park
Sarah Graczyk
2007
Temporarily Yours
Joan Silver
1997
Fathers and Sons
Silvia
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Still the Beaver
Kimberly
1983
For Richer, for Poorer
Irene
1992
F/X2
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
1991
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Into the Woods
Baker's Wife
1991
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021Penny
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
Life Under Water
Jinx
1989
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2025
American Perfekt
Shirley
1997
Let the Devil Wear Black
Dr. Rona Harvey
1999
Edie & Pen
Maude
1996
For the Love of Aaron
Shirley
1994
Road Ends
Armacost
1997
The Grotto
Director
2022The Grotto
Writer
2022
The Boys
Marie
1991
Born Too Soon
Annemarie
1993
Great Day
Jennifer Simpson
1983