Person
Joanna Merlin
Born 16 July 1931 Died 15 October 2023, aged 92 Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗
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. She has written two acting guides and is a faculty member of New York University's graduate acting program. In recent years, she has become known for her recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Lena Petrovsky.
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The numbers
25age in their first credit on record (1956)
61years on screen and counting
4credits in 1990, their busiest year
45dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 86 Active Adults
2017as Miriam
Age: 79 Sarah's Key
2010as Mrs. Rainsferd
Age: 76 The Wackness
2008as Grandma Shapiro
Age: 76 The Invasion
2007as Joan Kaufman
Age: 70 The Jimmy Show
2002as Emily
Age: 68 Witness Protection
1999as Cindy's Mother
Age: 66 City of Angels
1998as Teresa
Age: 65 The Prosecutors
1996as Jewel
Age: 65 MURDER and murder
1996as Doris
Age: 64 Two Bits
1995as Guendolina
Age: 62 Mr. Wonderful
1993as Loretta
Age: 61 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993as Rose Profaci
Age: 59 Class Action
1991as Estelle Ward
Age: 58 Murder in Black and White
1990as Dr. Bromberg
Age: 57 Mystic Pizza
1988as Mrs. Arujo
Age: 56 Prince of Darkness
1987as Bag Lady
Age: 53 The Killing Fields
1984as Schanberg's Sister
Age: 51 Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
Age: 51 Baby It's You
1983as Mrs. Rosen
Age: 51 Love Child
1982as Mrs. Sturgis
Age: 50 Soup for One
1982as Allan's Mother
Age: 50 Starstruck
1981as Inez Marin
Age: 48 Fame
1980as Miss Berg
Age: 48 Nurse
1980as Nan Riley
Age: 48 All That Jazz
1979as Nurse Pierce
Age: 46 The Last Tenant
1978as Mrs. Farelli
Age: 44 Hester Street
1975as Jake's Landlady
Age: 31 The Power and the Glory
1963
Age: 29 Weddings and Babies
1960as Josie
Age: 25 The Ten Commandments
1956as Jethro's Daughter
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TV credits
Age: 80 Homeland
2011as Grandma
Age: 78 The Good Wife
2009as Loni Goslin
Age: 72 The Jury
2004
Age: 68 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Lena Petrovsky
Age: 63 New York Undercover
1994
Age: 60 In a Child's Name
1991as Frances Silvano
Age: 59 Baby Talk
1991as Gina
Age: 59 Law & Order
1990as Deirdre Powell
Age: 59 Law & Order
1990as Defense Attorney Carla Bowman
Age: 58 Northern Exposure
1990as Nadine Fleischman
Age: 57 American Experience
1988as Family Member (voice)
Age: 55 L.A. Law
1986as Ellen Kennedy
Age: 54 Amazing Stories
1985as Marie
Age: 32 Another World
1964
Age: 27 Naked City
1958as Gloria Werminski