Joanna Cassidy
With her lusty laugh and penetrating gaze, Joanna Cassidy manifested an innate intelligence that allowed her to avoid the starlet trap of playing bimbos and girlfriends. Equally adept at comedy, drama and the physical rigors of action-adventure, the titian-haired ex-model scored an early starring role opposite George C. Scott in "The Bank Shot" (1974) but her résumé-building credits were largely in television. Rebounding from the cancellation of her weekly air rescue series "240-Robert" (ABC, 1979-1981), Cassidy joined the cast of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" (1982), as an ass-kicking replicant who nearly makes mincemeat of star Harrison Ford. Elevated to the status of leading lady, she was paired with Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman for "Under Fire" (1983), an account of war correspondents swept up in the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution, and with Dabney Coleman for the critically-acclaimed but short-lived NBC sitcom "Buffalo Bill" (1983-84), which netted her a Golden Globe. Key roles in "The Fourth Protocol" (1987), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (1989) and "A Vampire in Brooklyn" (1996) kept the actress in the public eye as she matured to more mature parts, most notably as the sexually adventurous widow Margaret Chenowith on HBO's groundbreaking "Six Feet Under" (2001-04). Cassidy showed no inclination to slow down, keeping busy playing a panoply of lusty professional women and domineering mother types on "Boston Legal" (ABC, 2004-08), "HawthoRNe" (TNT, 2009-11) and "Body of Proof" (ABC, 2011-13) while enjoying a hard-won reputation as one of Hollywood's most beloved character actresses.
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Joanna Cassidy
Filmography
Movies
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Art of Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
43% |
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My True Fairytale | Sylvia Goodwin (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weekend at Jesus's | Mary of Nazareth (Character) | - | 2020 |
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A Mother Betrayed | Barbara (Character) | - | 2015 |
71% |
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Too Late | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
19% |
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Visions | Helena (Character) | - | 2015 |
44% |
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Unknown (Character) | $3.1K | 2013 |
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Doorway to Heaven | Ruth (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Carjacked | Betty (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Flying Lessons | Totty Kuspert (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anderson's Cross | Mrs. McCarthy (Character) | - | 2010 |
0% |
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Stolen | Lea Adkins (Character) | $7.3K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The American Standards | Ann Jennings (Character) | - | 2008 |
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The Human Contract | Rose (Character) | - | 2008 |
38% |
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Kiss the Bride | Evelyn (Character) | $31.9K | 2007 |
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The Virgin of Juarez | Eve (Character) | - | 2006 |
12% |
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The Grudge 2 | Mrs. Davis (Character) | $39.1M | 2006 |
5% |
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Lily Micelli (Character) | $15.7M | 2006 |
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The Reading Room | Diana (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Witches of the Caribbean | Professor Avebury (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Found | Ellen Drake (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Martha Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart | Caroline Kass (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Wildfire 7: The Inferno | Superintendent McLean (Character) | - | 2002 |
23% |
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John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars | Whitlock (Character) | $8.4M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anthrax | Jackie Potter (Character) | - | 2001 |
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The Right Temptation | Maryanne (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moonglow | Ginny (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tribe | Gina Brava (Character) | - | 1999 |
70% |
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Dangerous Beauty | Laura Venier (Character) | $4.6M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Circle of Deceit | Elaine Greer (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Loved | Elenore Amerson (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Executive Power | First Lady Elaine Fields (Character) | - | 1997 |
67% |
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The Second Civil War | Helena Newman (Character) | - | 1997 |
18% |
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Chain Reaction | Maggie McDermott (Character) | $20.6M | 1996 |
11% |
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Vampire in Brooklyn | Capt. Dewey (Character) | $18.7M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eye of the Stalker: A Moment of Truth Movie | Judge Martha Knowlton (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sleep, Baby, Sleep | Hannah Pierson (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Kit (Character) | - | 1994 |
71% |
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Barbarians at the Gate | Linda Robinson (Character) | - | 1993 |
32% |
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The Tommyknockers | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
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All-American Murder | Erica Darby (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Geneva Overholser (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Landslide | Lucy Matterson (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perfect Family | Janice (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! From Death Row | Alana Powers (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Lonely Hearts | Erin Randall (Character) | - | 1991 |
35% |
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Rose Lindsey (Character) | $23.0M | 1991 |
9% |
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Where the Heart Is | Jean (Character) | $1.0M | 1990 |
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Wheels of Terror | Laura (Character) | - | 1990 |
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May Wine | Lorraine (Character) | - | 1990 |
68% |
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The Package | Eileen Gallagher (Character) | $9.3M | 1989 |
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A Girl of the Limberlost | Gene Stratton-Porter (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightmare at Bitter Creek | Allison Shapiro (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Father's Revenge | Barbara Hobart (Character) | - | 1988 |
50% |
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1969 | Ev (Character) | $5.9M | 1988 |
96% |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Dolores (Character) | $152.8M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bitter Creek | Allison Shapiro (Character) | - | 1988 |
67% |
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The Fourth Protocol | Irina Vassilievna (Character) | $12.4M | 1987 |
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The Children of Times Square | Sue Roberts (Character) | - | 1986 |
11% |
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Club Paradise | Terry Hamlin (Character) | $11.8M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pleasures | Lillian Benton (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Slay It Again Sam | Elizabeth Thorne (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code Name: Foxfire | Elizabeth `'Foxfire'` Towne (Character) | - | 1985 |
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Invitation to Hell | Patricia `'Pat'` Winslow (Character) | - | 1984 |
91% |
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Under Fire | Claire (Character) | - | 1983 |
94% |
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut | Zhora (Character) | - | 1982 |
89% |
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Blade Runner | Zhora (Character) | $3.9M | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reunion | Peggy Sager (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Games | Julie Miller (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She's Dressed to Kill | Camille Bentancourt (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 240-Robert | Deputy Morgan Wainwright (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Someone's Killing the World's Greatest Models | Camille Bentancourt (Character) | - | 1979 |
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The Glove | Sheila Michaels (Character) | - | 1978 |
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Who Is Killing the Stuntmen? | Patti Johnson (Character) | - | 1977 |
95% |
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The Late Show | Laura Birdwell (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stunt Men | Patti Johnson (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deadly Game | Patti Johnson (Character) | - | 1977 |
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The Night Child | Joanna Morgan (Character) | - | 1976 |
69% |
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Stay Hungry | Zoe (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Bank Shot | Eleonora (Character) | - | 1974 |
TV
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93% | 89% | Leverage: Redemption | Stella Voleur (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 64% | NCIS: New Orleans | Mena Cantrell (Guest Star) | 2019-2021 |
72% | 73% | Too Old to Die Young | Eloise (Guest Star) | 2019 |
65% | 79% | The Cool Kids | Joanie (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Life in Pieces | Charlotte (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Odd Mom Out | Candace (Character) | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 63% | The Odd Couple | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Switched at Birth | Lucille (Guest Star) | 2015 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Marianne Booth (Guest Star) | 2013 |
76% | 61% | Body of Proof | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2013 |
61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | Captain Gina Vaughn (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HawthoRNe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Plain Sight | Deandra Bevins (Guest Star) | 2008 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Beverly Bridge (Guest Star) | 2006 |
81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Margaret Chenowith (Guest Star) | 2001-2005 |
56% | 79% | Star Trek: Enterprise | T'Les (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Less Than Perfect | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
13% | No Score Yet | Hidden Hills | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
19% | No Score Yet | Three Sisters | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twice in a Lifetime |
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1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hunger | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melrose Place | Kate Reilly (Guest Star) | 1997 |
86% | No Score Yet | Hotel Malibu | Eleanor Mayfield (Character) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Willie Greenwood (Guest Star) | 1994 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Liz Charles (Guest Star) | 1994 |
60% | No Score Yet | Dudley | Laraine Bristol (Character) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Lavinia (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Wives | Marilee Gray (Character) | 1985 |
84% | No Score Yet | Buffalo Bill | Jo Jo White (Character) | 1983-1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devlin Connection | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980-1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Taxi | Beverly (Guest Star) | 1978 |