Joanne Woodward

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1930-02-27

Place of Birth

Thomasville, Georgia, USA

Joanne Woodward

Biography

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her performance in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In a career spanning over six decades, she received four Oscar nominations (winning one), ten Golden Globe Award nominations (winning three), four BAFTA Film Award nominations (winning one), and nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning three).

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Acting History

2022
The Last Movie Stars as self (archive footage)
2015
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self
2013
Lucky Them as Doris (voice)
2012
Gayby as Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
2011
All the World as Narrator
2007
Keepers of Eden as Narrator
2005
Empire Falls as Francine Whiting
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Actress
2003
The John Garfield Story as Self
2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages as Self
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1995
James Dean: A Portrait as Self (archive footage)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994
Breathing Lessons as Maggie Moran
1993
Philadelphia as Sarah Beckett
1993
The Age of Innocence as Narrator (voice)
1993
Blind Spot as Nell Harrington
1993
Foreign Affairs as Vinnie Miner
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge
1990
The Mastery of Motion as Herself
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self - Host
1987
The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield
1987
Driven to Excellence as Herself
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self
1986
Women - For America, For the World as Self
1985
Do You Remember Love as Barbara Wyatt-Hollis
1984
Passions as Catherine Kennerly
1984
Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau as Narrator (voice)
1984
Harry & Son as Lilly
1982
Candida as Candida
1981
Crisis at Central High as Elizabeth Huckaby
1980
The Shadow Box as Beverly
1979
The Streets of L.A. as Carol Schramm
1979
Angel Death as Narrator / Host
1978
The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1978
A Christmas to Remember as Mildred McCloud
1978
The End as Jessica Lawson
1978
See How She Runs as Betty Quinn
1977
Come Back, Little Sheba as Lola Delaney
1977
Please Turn the Page as Self
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents as Lola Delaney
1976
Sybil as Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
1975
The Drowning Pool as Iris
1975
Harper Days are Here Again as Self
1974
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist as Self
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Walden
1972
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as Beatrice Hunsdorfer
1972
What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental as Herself
1971
All the Way Home as Mary Follet
1971
They Might Be Giants as Dr. Mildred Watson
1970
WUSA as Geraldine
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
1969
Winning as Elora
1968
Rachel, Rachel as Rachel Cameron
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Midge Gibson
1966
A Fine Madness as Rhoda Shillitoe
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Mary
1964
Signpost to Murder as Molly Thomas
1963
A New Kind of Love as Samantha Blake
1963
The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963
The Stripper as Lila Green
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
Paris Blues as Lillian Corning
1960
From the Terrace as Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
1960
The Fugitive Kind as Carol Cutrere
1959
The Sound and the Fury as Quentin Compson / Narrator
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! as Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman
1958
The Long, Hot Summer as Clara Varner
1957
The Three Faces of Eve as Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
1957
No Down Payment as Leola Boone
1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
1956
A Kiss Before Dying as Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Eleanor Apley
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Beth Paine
1955
Count Three and Pray as Lissy
1955
The Star and the Story as Jill Andrews
1955
Dark Stranger as Jill Andrews
1954
Climax! as Kathryn Winter
1953
The Oscars as Self
1953
General Electric Theater as Ann Rutledge
1952
Bitter Storm as Pat
1952
Mr. Lincoln as Ann Rutledge
1952
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus as Ann Rutledge
1952
The Ford Television Theatre as June Ledbetter
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Vicki
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Terry
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Ann Benton
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mary Follet
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Maggie Moran
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Jenny Townsend
1950
Danger
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Penny
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Elsie
1948
Studio One as Lisa Molloy
1948
Studio One as Christiana
1948
Studio One as Daisy Gilmer
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Arabella Cookenboo
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Emily
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter