Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1988
- Theatre World Award · 1977
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1985 · nominated
Filmography40 titles
For the Love of Aaron
Friends
The West Wing
The Newsroom
Into the Woods
Blue Bloods
ER
The Practice
The Outer Limits
The Good Wife
Boogie Nights
The Good Fight
The Unusuals
Hannah and Her Sisters
King of the Hill
Crimes and Misdemeanors
How to Make It in America
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Diff'rent Strokes
Mr. Holland's Opus
My Sassy Girl
Elsbeth
The Skeleton Twins
The Affair
If These Walls Could Talk
The Rebound
Sex and the City
American Perfekt
Last Vegas
Love & War
F/X2
The Girl in the Park
Edie & Pen
Heartburn
The Wedding Planner
Wedding Daze
The Women
Let the Devil Wear Black
The Grotto
This Ordinary Thing