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Joanne Woodward

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Feb 27, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Thomasville, Georgia, USA

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).

Known For

Acting
2022The Last Movie StarsSelf (archive footage)
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul NewmanSelf
2013Lucky ThemDoris (voice)
2012GaybyJenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
2011All the WorldNarrator
2007Keepers of EdenNarrator
2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf - Actress
2005Empire FallsFrancine Whiting
2003The John Garfield StorySelf
2002Christopher Plummer: A Man For All StagesSelf
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1995James Dean: A PortraitSelf (archive footage)
1994Breathing LessonsMaggie Moran
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1993The Age of InnocenceNarrator (voice)
1993Foreign AffairsVinnie Miner
1993Blind SpotNell Harrington
1993PhiladelphiaSarah Beckett
1990Mr. & Mrs. BridgeIndia Bridge
1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretSelf
1990The Mastery of MotionHerself
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf - Host
1987The Glass MenagerieAmanda Wingfield
1987Driven to ExcellenceHerself
1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnSelf
1986Women - For America, For the WorldSelf
1985Do You Remember LoveBarbara Wyatt-Hollis
1984Harry & SonLilly
1984Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free PalauNarrator (voice)
1984PassionsCatherine Kennerly
1982CandidaCandida
1981Crisis at Central HighElizabeth Huckaby
1980The Shadow BoxBeverly
1979Angel DeathNarrator / Host
1979The Streets of L.A.Carol Schramm
1978The EndJessica Lawson
1978See How She RunsBetty Quinn
1978A Christmas to RememberMildred McCloud
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
1977Come Back, Little ShebaLola Delaney
1977Please Turn the PageSelf
1976SybilDr. Cornelia Wilbur
1976Laurence Olivier PresentsLola Delaney
1975The Drowning PoolIris
1975Harper Days are Here AgainSelf
1974Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistSelf
1973Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsRita Walden
1972The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsBeatrice Hunsdorfer
1972What She's Doing Up There is Not AccidentalHerself
1971They Might Be GiantsDr. Mildred Watson
1971All the Way HomeMary Follet
1970WUSAGeraldine
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)
1969WinningElora
1968Rachel, RachelRachel Cameron
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett ShowMidge Gibson
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMary
1966A Fine MadnessRhoda Shillitoe
1964Signpost to MurderMolly Thomas
1963A New Kind of LoveSamantha Blake
1963The StripperLila Green
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Paris BluesLillian Corning
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960From the TerraceMary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
1960The Fugitive KindCarol Cutrere
1959The Sound and the FuryQuentin Compson / Narrator
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
1958The Long, Hot SummerClara Varner
1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman
1957The Three Faces of EveEve White / Eve Black / Jane
1957No Down PaymentLeola Boone
1956A Kiss Before DyingDorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
1956New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'Self
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1955Count Three and PrayLissy
1955Dark StrangerJill Andrews
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBeth Paine
1955The Star and the StoryJill Andrews
1955The 20th Century Fox HourEleanor Apley
1954Climax!Kathryn Winter
1953General Electric TheaterAnn Rutledge
1953The OscarsSelf
1952Bitter StormPat
1952Omnibus
1952Four Star PlayhouseVicki
1952Four Star PlayhouseTerry
1952Four Star PlayhouseAnn Benton
1952The Ford Television TheatreJune Ledbetter
1952OmnibusAnn Rutledge
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMary Follet
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMaggie Moran
1950Lux Video TheatreJenny Townsend
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsPenny
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsElsie
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950Danger
1948Studio OneLisa Molloy
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseArabella Cookenboo
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948Studio OneChristiana
1948Studio OneDaisy Gilmer
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseEmily
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
Production
2013Lucky ThemExecutive Producer
2003Our TownExecutive Producer
1993Blind SpotCo-Producer
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreProducer
Directing
1982Come Along with MeDirector
1982American PlayhouseDirector
1976FamilyDirector
Writing
1982Come Along with MeTeleplay