ACTOR
Joanne Woodward
Known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · What's My Line? · The Dick Cavett Show
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…
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1930
- Birthplace
- Thomasville, Georgia, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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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Known For
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
What's My Line?Self · 1950
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1968
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member · 1944
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1961
★ 5.8
★ 5.8
TV
American PlayhouseDirector · 1982
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1956
Filmography
Movies
BS
Bitter StormPat
1952
Count Three and PrayLissy
1955
Dark StrangerJill Andrews
1955
A Kiss Before DyingDorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'Self
1956
No Down PaymentLeola Boone
1957
The Three Faces of EveEve White / Eve Black / Jane
1957
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman
1958
The Long, Hot SummerClara Varner
1958
The Sound and the FuryQuentin Compson / Narrator
1959
From the TerraceMary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
1960
The Fugitive KindCarol Cutrere
1960
Paris BluesLillian Corning
1961
A New Kind of LoveSamantha Blake
1963
The StripperLila Green
1963
Signpost to MurderMolly Thomas
1964
A Big Hand for the Little LadyMary
1966
A Fine MadnessRhoda Shillitoe
1966
Rachel, RachelRachel Cameron
1968
WinningElora Capua
1969
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)
1970
WUSAGeraldine
1970
All the Way HomeMary Follet
1971
They Might Be GiantsDr. Mildred Watson
1971
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsBeatrice Hunsdorfer
1972WS
What She's Doing Up There is Not AccidentalHerself
1972
Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsRita Walden
1973OA
Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistSelf
1974
Harper Days are Here AgainSelf
1975
The Drowning PoolIris Devereaux
1975
Come Back, Little ShebaLola Delaney
1977
A Christmas to RememberMildred McCloud
1978
See How She RunsBetty Quinn
1978
The EndJessica Lawson
1978
Angel DeathNarrator / Host
1979
The Streets of L.A.Carol Schramm
1979
The Shadow BoxBeverly
1980
Crisis at Central HighElizabeth Huckaby
1981
CandidaCandida
1982
Come Along with MeDirector
1982Come Along with MeTeleplay
1982
Harry & SonLilly
1984
PassionsCatherine Kennerly
1984
Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free PalauNarrator (voice)
1984
Do You Remember LoveBarbara Wyatt-Hollis
1985
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnSelf
1986
Women - For America, For the WorldSelf
1986DT
Driven to ExcellenceHerself
1987
The Glass MenagerieAmanda Wingfield
1987BD
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf - Host
1989BD
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreProducer
1989
Mr. & Mrs. BridgeIndia Bridge
1990SM
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretSelf
1990TM
The Mastery of MotionHerself
1990
Blind SpotNell Harrington
1993Blind SpotCo-Producer
1993
Foreign AffairsVinnie Miner
1993
PhiladelphiaSarah Beckett
1993RO
Roots of RoeMargaret Sanger (voice)
1993
The Age of InnocenceNarrator (voice)
1993
Breathing LessonsMaggie Moran
1994
James Dean: A PortraitSelf (archive footage)
1995
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2001
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All StagesSelf
2002
Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2002
Our TownExecutive Producer
2003
The John Garfield StorySelf
2003
James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage)
2005
The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf - Actress
2005KO
Keepers of EdenNarrator
2007
All the WorldNarrator
2011
GaybyJenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
2012
Lucky ThemDoris (voice)
2013Lucky ThemExecutive Producer
2013
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul NewmanSelf (archive footage)
2015
Paul Newman: The RestlessSelf (archive footage)
2023Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
Studio OneLisa Molloy · 1 eps
1948Studio OneChristiana · 1 eps
1948Studio OneDaisy Gilmer · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseArabella Cookenboo · 1 eps
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseEmily · 1 eps
1948D
Danger1 eps
1950
Lux Video TheatreJenny Townsend · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsPenny · 1 eps
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsElsie · 1 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameMary Follet · 1 eps
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMaggie Moran · 1 eps
1951
Tales of Tomorrow1 eps
1951
Four Star PlayhouseVicki · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseTerry · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseAnn Benton · 1 eps
1952
Omnibus4 eps
1952OmnibusAnn Rutledge · 2 eps
1952
The Ford Television TheatreJune Ledbetter · 1 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterAnn Rutledge · 1 eps
1953
The OscarsSelf · 3 eps
1953
Climax!Kathryn Winter · 1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBeth Paine · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourEleanor Apley · 1 eps
1955
The Star and the StoryJill Andrews · 1 eps
1955
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1956
The Bell Telephone HourSelf · 1 eps
1959
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 3 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Danny Kaye ShowSelf · 1 eps
1963
The Carol Burnett ShowMidge Gibson · 1 eps
1967
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
FamilyDirector
1976
Laurence Olivier PresentsLola Delaney · 1 eps
1976
SybilDr. Cornelia Wilbur · 2 eps
1976PT
Please Turn the PageSelf · 1 eps
1977
The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf · 1 eps
1978
American PlayhouseDirector
1982American PlayhouseWriter
1982
Inside the Actors StudioSelf · 1 eps
1994
Empire FallsFrancine Whiting · 2 eps
2005
The Last Movie StarsSelf (archive footage) · 6 eps
2022Photos
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