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Joanne Woodward

Acting

Born February 27, 1930 · Thomasville, Georgia, USA

Also known as Joanne Gignillat Trimmier Woodward

Biography

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her performance in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In a career spanning over six decades, she received four Oscar nominations (winning one), ten Golden Globe Award nominations (winning three), four BAFTA Film Award nominations (winning one), and nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning three).

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Miniseries or Television Film · 1995
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 1995
  • Kennedy Center Honors · 1992
  • New York Film Critics Circle AwardBest Actress · 1990
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1985
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  • Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award · 1985
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role · 1974
  • Cannes Film Festival AwardBest Actress · 1973
  • New York Film Critics Circle AwardBest Actress · 1973
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1968
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
  • Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year · 1959
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1958
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1957
  • National Board of Review AwardBest Actress · 1957
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 2006 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2005 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 1995 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1994 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1991 · nominated
  • David di DonatelloBest Foreign Actress · 1991 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit AwardBest Female Lead · 1991 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1990 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics AwardBest Actress · 1990 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit AwardBest Female Lead · 1988 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1985 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1981 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role · 1975 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1974 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1973 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1972 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1969 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role · 1969 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1968 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1963 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1958 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1957 · nominated

Filmography43 titles

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Beth Paine

Philadelphia

1993as Sarah Beckett

The Carol Burnett Show

1967as Midge Gibson

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

2015as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970as Self (archive footage)

Family

1976Director

The Three Faces of Eve

1957as Eve White / Eve Black / Jane

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966as Mary

The Long, Hot Summer

1958as Clara Varner

The Age of Innocence

1993as Narrator (voice)

They Might Be Giants

1971as Dr. Mildred Watson

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

The Last Movie Stars

2022as Self (archive footage)

The Fugitive Kind

1960as Carol Cutrere

Passions

1984as Catherine Kennerly

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Ann Benton

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Lux Video Theatre

as Jenny Townsend

Rachel, Rachel

1968as Rachel Cameron

From the Terrace

1960as Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton

Empire Falls

2005as Francine Whiting

Paris Blues

1961as Lillian Corning

Tales of Tomorrow

Blind Spot

1993as Nell Harrington

The Glass Menagerie

1987as Amanda Wingfield

Come Along with Me

1982Director, Teleplay

The Drowning Pool

1975as Iris

A Kiss Before Dying

1956as Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship

A New Kind of Love

1963as Samantha Blake

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990as India Bridge

Lucky Them

2013as Doris (voice)

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002as Self

Winning

1969as Elora

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Eleanor Apley

Harry & Son

1984as Lilly

Breathing Lessons

1994as Maggie Moran

The End

1978as Jessica Lawson

Gayby

2012as Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

WUSA

1970as Geraldine

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

1958as Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman