Joanne Woodward
Biography
Joanne Woodward is a retired American actress and director known for layered portrayals of complicated women. Born in Thomasville, Georgia, she trained at the Actors Studio and the Neighborhood Playhouse, then began on television in 1952. Her breakout came with The Three Faces of Eve (1957), playing a woman with dissociative identity disorder, which brought her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. She went on to appear in The Long, Hot Summer (1958), The Fugitive Kind (1960), Paris Blues (1961), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966), Rachel, Rachel (1968), and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972). She earned further Oscar nominations for Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990). On television she won Emmys for See How She Runs (1978) and Do You Remember Love (1985). In the 1990s she directed off-Broadway, and from 2001 to 2005 she was artistic director at the Westport Country Playhouse.
96years old
Turns 97 on February 27in 135 days
- Born Thomasville
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 59 years1956 to 2015
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Behind the award
Woodward sewed the dress she wore when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and she is the only winner of that award to date who has done so.
Getting ready for a role
Joanne Woodward took the title role in The Stripper, released in 1963. Burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee gave her coaching in technique for that part.
A role that slipped away
In 1974, Woodward was set to appear alongside Robert Shaw in Strindberg's The Dance of Death at Lincoln Center, but she left the production while it was still in rehearsals.
Early training
Woodward's training there included work at the Actors Studio, plus study with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Joanne Woodward movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds1972as Beatrice Hunsdorfer
IMDb rating 7.42.9K votes
Most often with
Paul Newman directed four of these films, Martin Ritt three and Stuart Rosenberg two. Paul Newman appears in eleven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Martin Ritt
Stuart RosenbergDirector, 2 films, 1970 to 1975
All films by Stuart Rosenberg
Also two films together10 more actors
- Patrick O'NealA Fine Madness (1966) and From the Terrace (1960)
- Robby BensonHarry & Son (1984) and The End (1978)
- Robert QuarryWUSA (1970) and A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
- Bill WalkerThe Long, Hot Summer (1958) and A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
- Anthony FranciosaThe Drowning Pool (1975) and The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- Mabel AlbertsonA Fine Madness (1966) and The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- Mimi GibsonNo Down Payment (1957) and The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
- Jim BolesWUSA (1970) and A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
- Leigh FrenchThe Drowning Pool (1975) and WUSA (1970)
- Nell NewmanThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) and Rachel, Rachel (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joanne Woodward's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$285 million
10 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 10 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$207M72.6% of the total
- 2$45M15.8% of the total
- 3$15M5.1% of the total
- 4$4.9M1.7% of the total
- 5$3.5M1.2% of the total
- 6$3.0M1.1% of the total
- 7$2.6M0.9% of the total
- 8$2.1M0.7% of the total
$2.3 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1957 to 1995, nine of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1958 | Best Actress | The Three Faces of Eve | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1995 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Breathing Lessons | Won |
| 1968 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Rachel, Rachel | Won |
| 1957 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Three Faces of Eve | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 1974 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1985 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Do You Remember Love | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Breathing Lessons | Won |
| 1985 | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1973 | Best Actress | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1992 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
| 1991 | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want | Won | |
| 1990 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress | Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.