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Joanna Cassidy is a Actor American born on 2 august 1945 at Haddonfield (USA)

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy
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Birth name Joanna Virginia Caskey
Nationality USA
Birth 2 august 1945 (78 years) at Haddonfield (USA)

Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as the replicant Zhora in Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner (1982) and Dolores in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). She has won a Golden Globe Award, was nominated for three Emmy Awards and also was nominated for Saturn Award and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Cassidy also has starred in films such as Under Fire, The Fourth Protocol, The Package, Where the Heart Is, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Vampire in Brooklyn and Ghosts of Mars. From 2001 to 2005, she played Margaret Chenowith on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under. From 2011 to 2013, she played Joan Hunt on the ABC series Body of Proof.

Biography

Joanna Cassidy est notamment apparue au cinéma en strip-teaseuse au serpent dans Blade Runner (1982), en reporter de guerre dans Under Fire, de Roger Spottiswoode (1983) et en serveuse sexy dans Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit. Elle a tenu des rôles dans de nombreuses séries télévisées : Falcon Crest, Melrose Place, Mission impossible, Six Feet Under, Star Trek: Enterprise, et bien d'autres.

Best films

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
(Actress)
Under Fire (1983)
(Actress)

Usually with

Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson
(1 films)
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
(2 films)
John Boorman
John Boorman
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joanna Cassidy (56 films)

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Actress

Stay Cool
Stay Cool (2022)
, 1h34
Directed by Polish brothers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Winona Ryder, Polish brothers, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Josh Holloway, Jon Cryer
Roles Mrs. Smith
Rating49% 2.4525252.4525252.4525252.4525252.452525
Henry McCarthy, un écrivain à succès, revient dans sa ville d'origine pour y promouvoir un prix, il s'y trouve confronté entre un amour de jeunesse (Scarlet Smith) et le béguin d'une étudiante (Shasta O'Neil).
Too Late
Too Late (2016)

Genres Drama, Crime
Actors John Hawkes, Joanna Cassidy, Jeff Fahey, Robert Forster, Dichen Lachman, Dash Mihok
Roles Eleanor Mahler
Rating67% 3.350233.350233.350233.350233.35023
Un enquêteur privé parcourt les rues de Los Angeles pour retrouver une femme disparue de son passé. Il se retrouve alors emmêlé dans un scandale minable impliquant des clubs de striptease, des petits revendeurs de drogue et des filles disparues.
A Mother Betrayed, 1h26
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Viola Lynn Collins, Adam Kaufman, Bree Williamson, Joanna Cassidy, Richard Cox, Caia Coley
Roles Barbara
Rating48% 2.4313752.4313752.4313752.4313752.431375
Cinq ans après avoir perdu l'amour de sa vie, Monica fait la connaissance de Kevin et ils se marient peu de temps après. Mais bientôt, elle va réaliser que son époux n'est pas celui qu'il prétend être.
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Drew Struzan, Harrison Ford, Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas, Michael J. Fox, Frank Darabont
Roles Herself
Rating73% 3.683733.683733.683733.683733.68373
The documentary features interviews with a number of people, including Struzan himself, his wife, Dylan Struzan, his son, Christian Struzan, directors Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro and George Lucas, and actors Harrison Ford and Michael J. Fox. The film follows Struzan's career painting movie posters for films such as Star Wars, The Thing, Back to the Future, the Indiana Jones franchise, and the Harry Potter franchise.
Heaven's Door, 1h55
Directed by Craig Clyde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Dean Cain, Charisma Carpenter, Joanna Cassidy, Tom Lister, Jr., Edward Herrmann, Frank Gerrish
Roles Ruth Christensen
Rating54% 2.708442.708442.708442.708442.70844
Julie Taylor a perdu la foi quand son troisième enfant est mort-né. Son mariage n'y a pas résisté et elle vit maintenant avec ses deux enfants dont Riley, 12 ans. Après la mort de son grand-père, la fillette découvre un passage vers le Paradis
Carjacked
Carjacked (2011)
, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Joanna Cassidy, Catherine Dent, Kristen Kerr, Gary Grubbs
Roles Betty
Rating50% 2.504122.504122.504122.504122.50412
En Louisiane, Lorraine Burton et son jeune fils Chad sont pris en otage par Roy, un braqueur de banque en cavale.
Anderson's Cross, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rocky Marquette, Michael Warren, Joanna Cassidy, Joyce Guy, Nicholas Downs, Bill Moseley
Roles Mrs. McCarthy
Rating58% 2.9464152.9464152.9464152.9464152.946415
Nick (Jerome Elston Scott), Kevin (Nicholas Downs) and Tracy (Heather Bergdahl) are all the best of friends and are seemingly inseparable. They've spent most of their lives together and are so close that Kevin and Tracy (who are a couple) even allow Nick to watch while they have sex. This works out well until Nick meets Trevor (Micah Stuart) and begins questioning his own sexuality, as he's very attracted to Trevor. Things are made more tense by the fact that the three friends are in their senior year of high school and are rapidly approaching adulthood.
For Sale By Owner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Tom Skerritt, Skeet Ulrich, Kris Kristofferson, Scott Cooper, Rachel Nichols, Joanna Cassidy
Roles Linda Flannery
Rating39% 1.9736951.9736951.9736951.9736951.973695
Will Custis (Scott Cooper) purchases a beat up older home in Virginia. Originally intent on making the house a fixer-upper project for the summer, Custis soon learns that house is not at all what it seems to be, with mysteries such as the man who sold him the house, Ferlin Smith (Kris Kristofferson) dying several years earlier in a car accident, and what the owners are of the sounds he continues to hear outside.
Stolen
Stolen (2009)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Crime
Actors Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm, Rhona Mitra, James Van Der Beek, Jessica Chastain, Joanna Cassidy
Roles Lea Adkins
Rating60% 3.0485053.0485053.0485053.0485053.048505
A small-town policeman works to uncover the truth behind two crimes: the disappearance of his son eight years earlier, and a fifty-year-old homicide of another boy. In the opening scenes, a mummified corpse is unearthed at a construction site. At first the policeman fears and welcomes closure to the search for his son; however, pathology demonstrates that these are the remains from a much older crime. The film continues with parallel stories in flashback, showing the events leading to the crimes and the investigation.
The Human Contract
Directed by Jada Pinkett Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller
Actors Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Idris Elba, T.J. Thyne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Joanna Cassidy
Roles Rose
Rating50% 2.5484152.5484152.5484152.5484152.548415
A successful but unhappy businessman (Clarke) meets a free-spirited stranger (Vega) who tempts him to explore reckless love.
Kiss the Bride, 1h36
Directed by C. Jay Cox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tori Spelling, Philipp Karner, Amber Benson, Joanna Cassidy, Tess Harper, Robert Foxworth
Roles Evelyn Golski
Rating55% 2.797882.797882.797882.797882.79788
Matt (Philipp Karner) and Ryan (James O'Shea) were best friends in high school, but ten years later, Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding, he is surprised - especially that Ryan's intended, whose name is Alex, is a woman (Tori Spelling). Matt and Ryan had a gay relationship in high school, and Matt has held a torch for Ryan for the past ten years. Described by his co-worker as "so 'My Best Friend's Gay Wedding,'" Matt races off to rescue his former love from this woman who must have trapped him into marriage. Matt and Alex hit it off, Matt and Ryan have some things to work out, and there is a cast of character in-laws (Joanna Cassidy, Tess Harper, Robert Foxworth and Amber Benson).
The Grudge 2, 1h42
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Ghost films
Actors Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Edison Chen, Matthew Knight, Sarah Roemer
Roles Mrs. Davis
Rating50% 2.5048952.5048952.5048952.5048952.504895
In Japanese society, it is said a curse is created when a person dies in the grip of a powerful rage or sorrow. Those who encounter the evil supernatural force are consumed by it, the curse is born repeatedly and spreads. The original victims of the curse, the Saeki family, haunt their Tokyo suburban house as ghosts and kill anyone who enters. Housewife Kayako Saeki was murdered by her husband Takeo after he discovered she loved another man, their son Toshio and pet cat Mar also being murdered, before Takeo was hung by Kayako’s ghost. In the first film, American social worker Karen Davis tried to burn the house down to stop the curse, but failed, finding herself hospitalised and haunted by Kayako. The film’s chronology is told in a non-linear fashion, taking place in 2004 and 2006 respectfully.
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Larry the Cable Guy, Iris Bahr, Joanna Cassidy, Lisa Lampanelli, Tony Hale, Brooke Dillman
Roles Lily Micelli
Rating34% 1.7027251.7027251.7027251.7027251.702725
Larry is a big city health inspector with questionable practices and his own way of doing things. Larry's boss, Bart Tatlock (Tom Wilson), in an attempt to acquire information on his activities in order to get him fired, assigns Larry a new partner, Amy Butlin (Iris Bahr), a by-the-book professional who takes the job seriously. She tries to learn the ropes of health inspection while putting up with Larry and his personality as well as getting the information Tatlock needs to get Larry fired.
Witches of the Caribbean, 1h22
Directed by David DeCoteau
Genres Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Joanna Cassidy, Kelli Giddish, Helene Udy
Roles Professor Avebury
Rating30% 1.5161951.5161951.5161951.5161951.516195
Seventeen-year-old Angela suffers from a recurring nightmare about a 16th-century witch burned to death on a dark and mysterious beach. To find an explanation to this nightmare and reclaim her life, she flies to a two-week retreat for troubled teens on the Caribbean island of Matau, run by noted child psychologist Professor Avebury. Little does Angela realize that Matau hides a horrific secret history, nor does she know that her nightmares stem from this very spot.
The Reading Room
Directed by Georg Stanford Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Earl Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Douglas Spain, Georg Stanford Brown, Keith Robinson, Monique Coleman
Roles Diana Weston
Rating71% 3.5869953.5869953.5869953.5869953.586995
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) is a wealthy businessman who has just lost his wife. He decides to make good on a promise he made her by opening a free reading room in an inner-city neighborhood where he grew up. Despite his good intentions, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment, especially from local gang members and a preacher (Georg Stanford Brown) who questions Campbell's motives.