Joanne Woodward: movies and TV shows
Joanne Woodward has 119 credits in the archive: 73 films and 46 TV series, from 1944 to 2023. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2023 · busiest year: 1952 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Paul Newman: The Restless | Self | Film | 7.7 | 93 |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2015 | Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 85 |
| 2013 | Lucky Them | Doris (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 83 |
| 2013 | Lucky Them | Film | 6.0 | 83 | |
| 2012 | Gayby | Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 82 |
| 2011 | All the World | Narrator | Film | — | 81 |
| 2007 | Keepers of Eden | Narrator | Film | — | 77 |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Francine Whiting | TV | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self - Actress | Film | 7.7 | 75 |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story | Self | Film | 8.4 | 73 |
| 2003 | Our Town | Film | 7.7 | 73 | |
| 2002 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | Film | 4.7 | 72 |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 71 |
| 1995 | James Dean: A Portrait | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 64 |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Maggie Moran | Film | 5.6 | 64 |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Sarah Beckett | Film | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Nell Harrington | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Film | 6.2 | 63 | |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Vinnie Miner | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1990 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | India Bridge | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1990 | The Mastery of Motion | Herself | Film | — | 60 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self - Host | Film | — | 59 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1987 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1987 | Driven to Excellence | Herself | Film | — | 57 |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self | Film | 8.3 | 56 |
| 1986 | Women - For America, For the World | Self | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1985 | Do You Remember Love | Barbara Wyatt-Hollis | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1984 | Passions | Catherine Kennerly | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Lilly | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1984 | Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Candida | Candida | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1982 | Come Along with Me | Film | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Come Along with Me | Film | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1981 | Crisis at Central High | Elizabeth Huckaby | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1980 | The Shadow Box | Beverly | Film | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1979 | The Streets of L.A. | Carol Schramm | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1979 | Angel Death | Narrator / Host | Film | — | 49 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1978 | The End | Jessica Lawson | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1978 | A Christmas to Remember | Mildred McCloud | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1978 | See How She Runs | Betty Quinn | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1977 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Lola Delaney | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1976 | Family | TV | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Sybil | Dr. Cornelia Wilbur | TV | 7.4 | 46 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Lola Delaney | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool | Iris | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1975 | Harper Days are Here Again | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1974 | Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Rita Walden | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1972 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Beatrice Hunsdorfer | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1972 | What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental | Herself | Film | — | 42 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 41 |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Dr. Mildred Watson | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1971 | All the Way Home | Mary Follet | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1970 | WUSA | Geraldine | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1969 | Winning | Elora | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1968 | Rachel, Rachel | Rachel Cameron | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Midge Gibson | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Mary | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Rhoda Shillitoe | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1964 | Signpost to Murder | Molly Thomas | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love | Samantha Blake | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1963 | The Stripper | Lila Green | Film | 4.6 | 33 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1961 | Paris Blues | Lillian Corning | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1960 | The Fugitive Kind | Carol Cutrere | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Quentin Compson / Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1958 | The Long, Hot Summer | Clara Varner | Film | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman | Film | 5.2 | 28 |
| 1957 | No Down Payment | Leola Boone | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1957 | The Three Faces of Eve | Eve White / Eve Black / Jane | Film | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 26 |
| 1956 | A Kiss Before Dying | Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1956 | New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Beth Paine | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Eleanor Apley | TV | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1955 | Dark Stranger | Jill Andrews | Film | — | 25 |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story | Jill Andrews | TV | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray | Lissy | Film | 4.7 | 25 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Kathryn Winter | TV | 3.8 | 24 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Ann Rutledge | TV | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Vicki | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Terry | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Ann Benton | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 22 | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | Ann Rutledge | TV | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | June Ledbetter | TV | 7.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | Bitter Storm | Pat | Film | — | 22 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 21 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mary Follet | TV | 8.8 | 21 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Maggie Moran | TV | 8.8 | 21 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Penny | TV | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Elsie | TV | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Jenny Townsend | TV | 6.7 | 20 |
| 1950 | Danger | TV | 7.7 | 20 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Arabella Cookenboo | TV | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Emily | TV | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Lisa Molloy | TV | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Christiana | TV | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Daisy Gilmer | TV | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.1 | 14 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 14 |