Joanna Gleason [Friends' Actress] Married Life & Interesting Facts

Joanna Gleason may have been born to a famous father; but, she never had to worry about being overclouded by her father's looming stardom. She made a name for herself, with her talents she mastered by attending UCLA as well as the Occidental College, training in both voice and acting.

She is recognized for her roled in Broadway musicals like Into the Woods and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Joanna Gleason Wiki

Joanna Gleason was born 'Joanne Hall' on 2 June 1950 in Toronto, Canada.

Her father, Monty Hall, was a Canadian-American game show host, producer, and philanthropist celebrated as the long-time host of Let's Make a Deal and a brain-teasing probability puzzle named "Monty Hall problem."

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Likewise, her mother, Marilyn Hall, was a Canadian television and theatre producer. Sadly, Marilyn passed away on 5 June 2017. A few months later, on 30 September, Joanna's father, Monty also died, of heart failure.  

Joanna has a sister, Sharon Hall, and a brother, Richard Hall: both television writer and director.

Career, TV Shows

Although Joanna Gleason started her acting career in television, she is better known for her stage, and musical theatre works. It was her over the top stage reputation that landed higher-profile work on films and TV shows. She starred in the secondary roles in the films, Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).

Moving on, she continued her sardonic spirit in the sitcoms, Love & War, The Practice, The West Wing, and lent her voice to the famous animated sitcom King of the Hill.

Then, she appeared in movies Edie & Pen, American Perfekt, Road Ends, Let the Devil Wear Black, Mr. Holland's Opus, Boogie Nights, and The Wedding Planner.

Married Life; Relationship History

Joanna Gleason is married to Chris Sarandon, a movie actor who earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as 'Leon Shermer' in American crime-drama film Dog Day Afternoon.

The couple tied the knot on 22 July 1994 after meeting for the first time in 1991 while filming Broadway's adoption of the Thin Man: "Nick and Nora." They also worked together on several other projects.

Joanna Gleason and her husband, Chris Sarandon attend the Vineyard Theatre during 2017's Gala on 14 March 2017 in New York (Photo: gettyimages.com)

Joanna and Chris now reside with their four children: Aaron David Gleason, aka Gilly Leads (from Joanna's previous marriage to Paul Gleason), Stephanie, Alexis, and Michael (from Chris's second marriage to Lisa Ann Cooper).

Divorced twice, Joanna was formerly married to Paul G. Gleason (1975—1982) and Michael Bennahum (1984---1990).

Interesting Facts On Joanna Gleason

• In 1999, she played Jennifer Aniston's boss 'Kim Clozzi' in two episodes of the highly acclaimed TV sitcom, Friends.

• Joanna's zodiac sign is Gemini.

• She wanted to act from an early age of five.

• She won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle awards for playing 'Baker's Wife' in the fairy tale musical Into the Woods (1989); also nominated twice for featured roles in the play and musical in 1985 and 2005.