Joanna Gleason
Joanna Gleason (born June 2, 1950 in Winnipeg , Manitoba as Joanna Hall ) is a Canadian actress who was successful as an actress in film and television, but especially in the theater scene.
Career
Her biggest success was winning the Tony Awards as Best Actress in a Musical for the role of the wife of the baker in the famous Stephen Sondheim -Musical Into the Woods (German: From the forest ) in 1988. She was nominated again in 2005, this Time for her supporting role as Muriel in David Yazbeks (known for his all or nothing musical The Full Monty ) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , a musical comedy based on the film of the same name with Steve Martin among others . What is rather unknown is that she played the lead role in the legendary flop musical Nick and Nora (based on the The Thin Man films). Here she met her current husband, Chris Sarandon .
Her appearances in the cinema include Hannah and her sisters , Heartburn , Crime and other trivia , Mr. Holland's Opus , Boogie Nights and Wedding Planner - in love, engaged, planned .
In addition to various guest appearances in television series, she was also part of the regular cast of the sitcom Love & War for three years .
Gleason is the daughter of Monty Hall , a quiz show host who is relatively well known in the United States , not least for the Monty Hall problem that is named after him . From her first marriage from 1975 to 1981 with Paul G. Gleason, she has a daughter. In her second marriage, she was married to Michael Bennahum from 1984 to 1990. In 1994 she married actor Chris Sarandon.
Filmography
Movies
- 1981: Why Us? (Short film)
- 1983: Great Day (TV movie)
- 1983: Still the Beaver (TV movie)
- 1986: Hannah and her Sisters
- 1986, heartburn (heartburn)
- 1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors (Crimes and Misdemeanors)
- 1991: True Friends ( The Boys , TV movie)
- 1991: F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion (F / X2)
- 1992: Even more trouble with Jack ( For Richer, for Poorer , TV movie)
- 1993: Born Too Soon (TV movie)
- 1994: For the Love of Aaron (Movie made for TV)
- 1995: Mr. Holland's Opus
- 1996: Edie & Pen
- 1996: House of Silent Screams ( If These Walls Could Talk , TV movie)
- 1997: American Perfect
- 1997: Boogie Nights
- 1997: Road Ends
- 1999: Black Devil
- 2001: Wedding Planner - in love, engaged, planned (The Wedding Planner)
- 2005: Fathers and Sons (TV movie)
- 2006: Blind Wedding - Help, She Said Yes (Wedding Daze)
- 2007: The Girl in the Park (The Girl in the Park)
- 2008: Sex And The City - Der Film (Sex and the City: The Movie)
- 2008: My Sassy Girl - Outrageously Adorable (My Sassy Girl)
- 2008: The Women - Of big and small affairs (The Women)
- 2009: Dear In Love (The Rebound)
- 2013: Last Vegas
- 2014: The Skeleton Twins
TV Shows
- 1979: Any more questions Arnold? ( Diff'rent Strokes , three episodes)
- 1979–1980: Hello, Larry (37 episodes)
- 1981: Bosom Buddies (an episode)
- 1982: Love, Sidney (an episode)
- 1983: Still the Beaver (an episode)
- 1989, 1991: American Playhouse (two episodes)
- 1992–1995: Love & War (67 episodes)
- 1996: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , an episode)
- 1996: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , three episodes)
- 1996, 1998: Tracey Takes On ... (two episodes)
- 1997: Adventures from the Book of Virtues (an episode)
- 1997: Temporarily Yours (six episodes)
- 1997: Perversions of Science (an episode)
- 1997: Murphy Brown (an episode)
- 1997-2004: King of the Hill (eight episodes, voice)
- 1998: George & Leo (an episode)
- 1998–2000: Oh Baby (28 episodes)
- 1999: Friends (two episodes)
- 2000–2001: Bette (18 episodes)
- 2001: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , two episodes)
- 2001–2002: The West Wing - In the center of power ( The West Wing , five episodes)
- 2009: The Unusuals (pilot episode)
- 2009–2012: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , three episodes)
- 2010: How to Make It in America (an episode)
- 2010: Delocated (an episode)
- 2011: Royal Pains (an episode)
- 2013: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , two episodes)
- 2014: The Newsroom (an episode)
- since 2014: Sensitive Skin
- 2015: The Affair (3 episodes)
Web links
- Joanna Gleason in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joanna Gleason in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Joanna Gleason in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- joannagleason.com Bio (English)
- Joanna Gleason in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gleason, Joanna |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall, Joanna (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |