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. RainsferdPrince of Darkness (1987) - Bag LadyLaw & Order (1990) - Defense Attorney Carla Bowman · Deirdre PowellThe 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