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Joanna Cassidy


Lovely, vivacious, smart-looking Joanna Cassidy was born in Camden, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Haddonfield, a borough located in Camden County. She grew up in a creative environment as the daughter and granddaughter of artists. At an early age she engaged in painting and sculpture and went on to major in art at Syracuse University in New York... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (147 titles)
2013 Living the Dream (TV movie) (completed)
Claire
 
2011-2013 Body of Proof (TV series)
Joan Hunt
Daddy Issues (2013) … Joan Hunt
Dark City (2013) … Joan Hunt
Committed (2013) … Joan Hunt
Disappearing Act (2013) … Joan Hunt
Doubting Tommy (2013) … Joan Hunt
 
2013 Bones (TV series)
Marianne Booth
The Party in the Pants (2013) … Marianne Booth
 
2012 What Might Have Been (short)
 
2012 Franklin & Bash (TV series)
Captain Gina Vaughn
 
2012 The Sleepy Man (short)
Lieutenant
 
2011 Carjacked
Betty
 
2010 Notes from the Underbelly (TV series)
Kay
The Circle of Life (2010) … Kay
 
2010 Anderson's Cross
Mrs. McCarthy
 
2010 Flying Lessons
Totty Kuspert
 
2009 For Sale by Owner
Linda Flannery
 
2009 Off the Hook (TV series)
Scarlet
Episode #1.6 (2009) … Scarlet
 
2009 Stolen
Lea Adkins
 
2009 Hawthorne (TV series)
Amanda Hawthorne
Pilot (2009) … Amanda Hawthorne
 
2009 Stay Cool
Mrs. Smith
 
2009 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Melina Cominis
Home Is the Place (2009) … Melina Cominis
 
2009 Sex Ed (TV series)
Professor Alison Trevase
 
2008 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Mrs. Holden
52 Pickup (2008) … Mrs. Holden
 
2008 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Faith Clancy
Threshold (2008) … Faith Clancy
 
2008 In Plain Sight (TV series)
Deandra Bevins
 
2008 The American Standards
Ann Jennings
 
2007 Heroes (TV series)
Victoria Pratt
 
2007 Kiss the Bride
Evelyn Golski
 
2006 The Virgin of Juarez
Eve
 
2006 Boston Legal (TV series)
Beverly Bridge
Smile (2006) … Beverly Bridge
Helping Hands (2006) … Beverly Bridge
 
2005 The Reading Room (TV movie)
Diana
 
2001-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Margaret Chenowith
All Alone (2005) … Margaret Chenowith
 
2005 Clubhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Dean
Stealing Home (2005) … Mrs. Dean
 
2005 Witches of the Caribbean (video)
Professor Avebury
 
2005 Found (TV movie)
Ellen Drake
 
2004 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
T'Les
Awakening (2004) … T'Les
Home (2004) … T'Les
 
2004 Intermission (short)
Love
 
2003 Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (TV movie)
Caroline Kass
 
2003 Everwood (TV series)
Evelyn Rowser
The Price of Fame (2003) … Evelyn Rowser
 
2003 Less Than Perfect (TV series)
Norma
Claude's Got a Secret (2003) … Norma
 
2003 Hidden Hills (TV series)
Carol
The Visit (2003) … Carol
 
2002 Wildfire 7: The Inferno (TV movie)
Superintendant McLean
 
2002 Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (Video Game)
Maggie Sawyer (voice)
 
2001-2002 The District (TV series)
Teddy Reed
The Greenhouse Effect (2002) … Teddy Reed
Night Shift (2001) … Teddy Reed
Lost and Found (2001) … Teddy Reed
 
2001 Anthrax
Jackie Potter
 
2001 Philly (TV series)
Marian Marshall
Pilot (2001) … Marian Marshall
 
2001 Three Sisters (TV series)
Barbara
Mother's Day (2001) … Barbara
 
2000 The Right Temptation
Maryanne
 
2000 Hollywood Off-Ramp (TV series)
Claire
In Her Footsteps (2000) … Claire
 
1999-2000 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Madison Wesley
Getting Mad, Getting Even (2000) … Madison Wesley
Out of the Past (2000) … Madison Wesley
Teacher's Pet (2000) … Madison Wesley
Santa Claude (1999) … Madison Wesley
The Killer Within (1999) … Madison Wesley
 
2000 D.C. (TV series)
Lewis's Boss
Justice (2000) … Lewis's Boss
 
1998-2000 Rude Awakening (TV series)
Colleen Woods
Star 80 Proof (2000) … Colleen Woods
TV Mom (1998) … Colleen Woods
 
2000 Moonglow
Ginny
 
2000 Nox (Video Game)
Hecubah (voice)
 
1999 Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
Christine Esposito / Meg McCleary
Quality of Mercy (1999) … Meg McCleary/Christine Esposito
 
1999 Tribe (TV mini-series)
Gina Brava
 
1999 To Serve and Protect (TV mini-series)
Helen Carr
Episode #1.1 (1999) … Helen Carr
Episode #1.2 (1999) … Helen Carr
 
1998 The Hunger (TV series)
Grace Wallace
The Other Woman (1998) … Grace Wallace
 
1998 Dangerous Beauty
Laura Venier
 
1997-1998 Superman (TV series)
Maggie Sawyer
Apokolips... Now!: Part II (1998) … Maggie Sawyer (voice)
Apokolips... Now!: Part I (1998) … Maggie Sawyer (voice)
Prototype (1997) … Maggie Sawyer (voice)
Bizarro's World (1997) … Maggie Sawyer (voice)
The Hand of Fate (1997) … Maggie Sawyer (voice)
 
1998 Circle of Deceit (TV movie)
Elaine Greer
 
1997 Melrose Place (TV series)
Kate Reilly
The Light at the End of the Tumble (1997) … Kate Reilly
Desperately Seeking Samantha (1997) … Kate Reilly
A Brand New Day (1997) … Kate Reilly
 
1997 Executive Power (video)
First Lady
 
1997 Loved
Elenore Amerson
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
Helena Newman
 
1996 Chain Reaction
Maggie McDermott
 
1995 Eye of the Stalker (TV movie)
Judge Martha Knowlton
 
1995 The Ticket (short)
Woman
 
1995 Ned and Stacey (TV series)
Lucy Binder
Here's to You, Mrs. Binder (1995) … Lucy Binder
 
1995 Sleep, Baby, Sleep (TV movie)
Hannah Pierson
 
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn
Capt. Dewey
 
1994 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (TV movie)
Kit
 
1994 Hotel Malibu (TV series)
Eleanor Mayfield / Eleanor "Ellie" Mayfield
Advance Reservations (1994) … Eleanor Mayfield
Double Booked (1994) … Eleanor Mayfield
Fire Exit (1994) … Eleanor Mayfield
Swim at Your Own Risk (1994) … Eleanor Mayfield
Do Not Disturb (1994) … Eleanor Mayfield
 
1993-1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Judge Carolyn Walker
Whistle Stop (1994) … Judge Carolyn Walker
He Ain't Guilty, He's My Brother (1994) … Judge Carolyn Walker
Eli's Gumming (1993) … Judge Carolyn Walker
 
1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Willie Greenwood
Roadkill (1994) … Willie Greenwood
 
1994 Burke's Law (TV series)
Liz Charles
Who Killed the Beauty Queen? (1994) … Liz Charles
 
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Linda Jurgenson
Other Mothers (1993) … Linda Jurgenson
 
1993 Dudley (TV series)
Laraine Bristol
Learnin' the Blues (1993) … Laraine Bristol
Whose Therapy Is It, Anyway? (1993) … Laraine Bristol
Off the Record (1993) … Laraine Bristol
Call Me Irresponsible (1993) … Laraine Bristol
It Was a Wonderful Life (1993) … Laraine Bristol
 
1993 The Tommyknockers (TV mini-series)
Sheriff Ruth Merrill
 
1993 Barbarians at the Gate (TV movie)
Linda Robinson
 
1992 Perfect Family (TV movie)
Janice
 
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Lavinia
The Lonely One (1992) … Lavinia
 
1992 Live! From Death Row (TV movie)
Alana Powers
 
1992 Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (TV movie)
Geneva Overholser
 
1992 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Solvang Planey
The Three Amigos (1992) … Solvang Planey
 
1992 Grass Roots (TV movie)
Ann Heath
 
1992 Landslide
Lucy Matterson
 
1991 All-American Murder (video)
Erica Darby
 
1991 Lonely Hearts
Erin Randall
 
1990 Wheels of Terror (TV movie)
Laura
 
1990 Bar Girls (TV movie)
Claudia Reese
 
1990 May Wine (TV movie)
Lorraine
 
1990 Where the Heart Is
Jean
 
1990 A Girl of the Limberlost (TV movie)
Gene Stratton-Porter
 
1988 1969
Ev
 
1988 Nightmare at Bitter Creek (TV movie)
Allison Shapiro
 
1988 A Father's Revenge (TV movie)
Barbara Hobart
 
1987 The Fourth Protocol
Irina Vassilievna
 
1986 Club Paradise
Terry Hamlin
 
1986 Pleasures (TV movie)
Lillian Benton
 
1986 The Children of Times Square (TV movie)
Sue Roberts
 
1985 Code Name: Foxfire (TV series)
Elizabeth 'Foxfire' Towne / Elizabeth Thorne
Robin's Egg Blues (1985) … Elizabeth 'Foxfire' Towne
La Paloma (1985) … Elizabeth 'Foxfire' Towne
Slay It Again, Sam (1985) … Elizabeth Thorne
 
1985 Hollywood Wives (TV mini-series)
Marilee Gray
Episode #1.2 (1985) … Marilee Gray
Episode #1.1 (1985) … Marilee Gray
 
1984 Invitation to Hell
Patricia 'Pat' Winslow
 
1983-1984 Buffalo Bill (TV series)
Jo Jo White
Church of the Poisoned Mind (1984) … Jo Jo White
Have Yourself a Very Degrading Christmas (1984) … Jo Jo White
The Tap Dancer (1984) … Jo Jo White
A Hero (1984) … Jo Jo White
Buffalo Bill Versus the Kremlin (1984) … Jo Jo White
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Christine Donovan
Nurses Night Out (1983) … Christine Donovan
 
1983 Under Fire
Claire
 
1983 The Family Tree (TV series)
Elizabeth Nichols
Episode #1.2 (1983) … Elizabeth Nichols
 
1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Katherine Demery
Choices (1982) … Katherine Demery
The Exposé (1982) … Katherine Demery
Murder One (1982) … Katherine Demery
 
1982 The Devlin Connection (TV series)
Slats
The Lady on the Billboard (1982) … Slats
 
1982 Lou Grant (TV series)
Barbara Costigan
Charlie (1982) … Barbara Costigan
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series)
Eve Murphy
Turnabout (1982) … Eve Murphy
 
1979-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Joan Horner / Lisa
 
1980-1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Carson Whitaker / Maggie Holtz
C.O.D. (1981) … Maggie Holtz
Warning: I May Be Hazardous to Your Health (1980) … Dr. Carson Whitaker
 
1981 Flo (TV series)
Billy June
Footsie (1981) … Billy June
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Belle
Slow Boat to Murder (1981) … Belle
 
1981 Enos (TV series)
The Head Hunter (1981)
 
1981 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Stacy
Hula Angels (1981) … Stacy
 
1980-1981 Dallas (TV series)
Sally Bullock
The Fourth Son (1980) … Sally Bullock
The Venezuelan Connection (1980) … Sally Bullock
 
1980 Reunion (TV movie)
Peggy Sager
 
1980 Night Games
Julie Miller
 
1980 Insight (TV series)
Lucy
Resurrection (1980) … Lucy
 
1980 Hagen (TV series)
Eve
The Rat Pack (1980) … Eve
 
1979 The Glove
Sheila Michaels
 
1979 She's Dressed to Kill (TV movie)
Camille Bentancourt
 
1979-1980 240-Robert (TV series)
Deputy Morgan Wainwright
The Applicant (1979) … Deputy Morgan Wainwright
Earthquake (1979) … Deputy Morgan Wainwright
Poison Air (1979) … Deputy Morgan Wainwright
Double Trouble (1979) … Deputy Morgan Wainwright
Time Bomb (1979) … Deputy Morgan Wainwright
 
1979 Kaz (TV series)
A Piece of Cake (1979)
 
1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Harry / Monique
The Avenger (1978) … Monique/Harry
 
1978 Taxi (TV series)
Beverly
High School Reunion (1978) … Beverly
 
1978 Our Winning Season
Sheila
 
1978 The Roller Girls (TV series)
Selma 'Books' Cassidy
One of Our Players Is Missing (1978) … Selma 'Books' Cassidy
The Roller Girls (1978) … Selma 'Books' Cassidy
Come to Me, My Melancholy Mongo (1978) … Selma 'Books' Cassidy
Battle of the Sexes (1978) … Selma 'Books' Cassidy
 
1977 Stunts
Patti Johnson
 
1977 The Late Show
Laura Birdwell
 
1977 American Raspberry
Lisa Allen
 
1976 Stay Hungry
Zoe
 
1975 The Night Child
Joanna Morgan
 
1974 Bank Shot
Eleonora
 
1973 The Laughing Policeman
Monica, Beth's Roomate
 
1973 The Outfit
Rita
 
1972-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Stewardess / Model
The Western (1973) … Stewardess (uncredited)
Movie (1972) … Stewardess (uncredited)
Two Thousand (1972) … Model (uncredited)
 
1970 Fools
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1968 Bullitt
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2012 What Might Have Been (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 All Our Variant Futures (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2013 Home & Family (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 9 January 2013 (2013) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 All Our Variant Futures (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Herself
Top 10 TV Spinoffs (2006) … Herself
 
2005 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
 
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
Dudley Moore (1999) … Herself
 
1996 Alchemy (TV movie)
Herself - Narrator
 
1996 Crystal Cave (TV movie)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
1994 The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.76 (1992) … Herself
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Actress in Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1988 Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (TV special documentary)
Hostess
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1978-1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 24 December 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 1 October 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 30 July 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 7 August 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 12 June 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
 
1979 Battle of the Network Stars VII (TV special)
Herself - ABC Team
 
1977 Shields and Yarnell (TV series)
Herself
 
1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 January 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Heroes Unmasked (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (video documentary)
Zhora
 

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Other Works:

(1986) Spoken Word Recording: "The House of Mirth" / "Listen for Pleasure" (LFP 7201-7), ISBN 0-88646-201-0. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Johanna Cassidy

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

It used to be such a stigma, making that transition to various entertainment medias. There are a couple of actresses who have cut it quite well and I consider myself one. You have to work, you have to have your craft. Every job you do, you gain more experience. You never stop learning. See more »

Trivia:

In the spring of 2007, she donned Zhora's costume once more, 25 years after the release of Blade Runner, in order to recreate a climactic scene from the film for the fall 2007 Final Cut release of the film. In the original release, a stunt performer played out Zhora's death scene, with the physical... See more »

Star Sign:

Leo