Acting · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Born June 2, 1950
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.
MovieThis Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
TVElsbeth
2024
as Maura Davidoff
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Judge Carmella Romano
TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Janice Hoffman
TVThe Affair
2014
as Yvonne
MovieThe Skeleton Twins
2014
as Judy
MovieRussian Broadway Shut Down
2014
MovieLast Vegas
2013
as Miriam Harris
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Nancy Skinner
MovieSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Grace Newhouse
TVHow to Make It in America
2010
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Carmella Romano
MovieThe Rebound
2009
as Roberta Finklestein
TVThe Unusuals
2009
MovieThe Women
2008
as Barbara
MovieMy Sassy Girl
2008
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
MovieSex and the City
2008
as Therapist
MovieThe Girl in the Park
2007
as Sarah Graczyk
MovieWedding Daze
2006
as Lois
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
MovieFathers and Sons
2005
as Silvia
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
MovieThe Wedding Planner
2001
as Mrs. Donolly
TVBette
2000
as Connie Randolph
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Jordon Kendall
MovieLet the Devil Wear Black
1999
as Dr. Rona Harvey
TVOh Baby
1998
as Charlotte St. John
MovieBoogie Nights
1997
as Dirk's Mother
MovieRoad Ends
1997
as Armacost
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
MovieAmerican Perfekt
1997
as Shirley
TVPerversions of Science
1997
as Mrs. Rabe
TVTemporarily Yours
1997
as Joan Silver
TVThe Practice
1997
as Defense Atty. Henrietta Lightstone
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Marie's Mother (voice)
MovieIf These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Julia
MovieEdie & Pen
1996
as Maude
TVTracey Takes On...
1996
MovieMr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Leslie
TVFriends
1994
as Kim Clozzi
TVER
1994
as Iris
MovieFor the Love of Aaron
1994
as Shirley
MovieBorn Too Soon
1993
as Annemarie
TVLove & War
1992
as Nadine Berkus
MovieFor Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Irene
MovieF/X2
1991
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
MovieThe Boys
1991
as Marie
MovieInto the Woods
1991
as Baker's Wife
MovieCrimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as Wendy Stern
MovieLife Under Water
1989
as Jinx
MovieHeartburn
1986
as Diana
MovieHannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Carol
MovieStill the Beaver
1983
as Kimberly
MovieGreat Day
1983
as Jennifer Simpson
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Jinx
TVHello, Larry
1979
as Morgan Winslow
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
MovieBroadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Penny
