Born 1950 (age 75) · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Appears in 65 titles

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.

Filmography

Boogie Nights
7.6
Boogie Nights
1997
as Dirk's Mother
Last Vegas
6.4
Last Vegas
2013
as Miriam Harris
Sex and the City
6.5
Sex and the City
2008
as Therapist
The Wedding Planner
5.9
The Wedding Planner
2001
as Mrs. Donolly
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Carol
The Rebound
6.5
The Rebound
2009
as Roberta Finklestein
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as Wendy Stern
The Skeleton Twins
6.7
The Skeleton Twins
2014
as Judy
Mr. Holland's Opus
7.0
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
Wedding Daze
5.6
Wedding Daze
2006
as Lois
My Sassy Girl
6.7
My Sassy Girl
2008
as Kitty / Aunt Sally
The Women
5.1
The Women
2008
as Barbara
F/X2
6.3
F/X2
1991
as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Heartburn
6.0
Heartburn
1986
as Diana
The Girl in the Park
6.0
The Girl in the Park
2007
as Sarah Graczyk
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Julia
Into the Woods
8.1
Into the Woods
1991
as Baker's Wife
American Perfekt
6.5
American Perfekt
1997
as Shirley
Let the Devil Wear Black
4.2
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999
as Dr. Rona Harvey
For Richer, for Poorer
5.9
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Irene