Person · Actor

Joanna Gleason

Born

June 2, 1950

From

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also:
Actress
Director
Writer

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1979, 6 decades active, 26 credits.

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Biography

Joanna Gleason Sarandon (née Joanne Hall; born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress and singer. A Tony Award–winning musical theatre performer, she is known for originating the role of the Baker's Wife in Stephen Sondheim's *Into the Woods*, for which she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She has appeared in several notable films, including 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). Sarandon has also appeared in television series such as *Friends*, *The West Wing*, *The Good Wife*, and *The Affair*.

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