Joanna Merlin
Actor · Casting
Born Jul 16, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1956–2023
Joanna Merlin (born Joann Ratner; July 15, 1931) was an American actress and casting director who has worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Lena PetrovskyHomeland (2011) — GrandmaThe Ten Commandments (1956) — Jethro's DaughterBig Trouble in Little China (1986) — CastingThe Last Emperor (1987) — CastingCity of Angels (1998) — TeresaThe Killing Fields (1984) — Schanberg's SisterThe Good Wife (2009) — Loni GoslinAll That Jazz (1979) — Nurse PierceSarah's Key (2010) — Mrs. RainsferdLaw & Order (1990) — Defense Attorney Carla Bowman · Deirdre PowellPrince of Darkness (1987) — Bag LadyThe Invasion (2007) — Joan KaufmanNorthern Exposure (1990) — Nadine FleischmanAmazing Stories (1985) — MarieMystic Pizza (1988) — Mrs. ArujoFame (1980) — Miss BergLittle Buddha (1993) — CastingThe Wackness (2008) — Grandma ShapiroInto the Woods (1991) — CastingClass Action (1991) — Estelle WardL.A. Law (1986) — Ellen KennedyNew York Undercover (1994)Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) — Casting