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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 is an American retired actress. She made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a characteristic nuance and depth of character. Her accolades include an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Woodward is the oldest living Best Actress Oscar winner.

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Awards & recognition

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

Filmography46 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 (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023as Self (archive footage)

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 Last Movie Stars

2022as Self (archive footage)

The Age of Innocence

1993as Narrator (voice)

They Might Be Giants

1971as Dr. Mildred Watson

The Long, Hot Summer

1958as Clara Varner

What's My Line?

1950as Self

The Fugitive Kind

1960as Carol Cutrere

Passions

1984as Catherine Kennerly

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Vicki

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Jenny Townsend

Empire Falls

2005as Francine Whiting

Rachel, Rachel

1968as Rachel Cameron

From the Terrace

1960as Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton

Paris Blues

1961as Lillian Corning

The Drowning Pool

1975as Iris Devereaux

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Blind Spot

1993as Nell Harrington

The Glass Menagerie

1987as Amanda Wingfield

Come Along with Me

1982Director, Teleplay

No Down Payment

1957as Leola Boone

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

1955as 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

Climax!

1954as Kathryn Winter