
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.

Sex and the City
2008 · as Therapist

Boogie Nights
1997 · as Dirk's Mother

The Rebound
2009 · as Roberta Finklestein

Last Vegas
2013 · as Miriam Harris

Mr. Holland's Opus
1995 · as Gertrude Lang as an adult

The Wedding Planner
2001 · as Mrs. Donolly

The Women
2008 · as Barbara

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · as Carol

Wedding Daze
2006 · as Lois

Heartburn
1986 · as Diana

My Sassy Girl
2008 · as Kitty / Aunt Sally

Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989 · as Wendy Stern

Fathers and Sons
2005 · as Silvia

The Skeleton Twins
2014 · as Judy

The Girl in the Park
2007 · as Sarah Graczyk

F/X2
1991 · as Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

This Ordinary Thing
2025 · as Self (voice)

Into the Woods
1991 · as Baker's Wife