Paul Newman Wife: Who Is Joanne Woodward?

Joanne Woodward is an American actress who made her career breakthrough in the 1950s.

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward was born on February 27, 1930, in Thomasville, Georgia, United States. She is 92 years old as of 2022.

Joanne Woodward is the daughter of Elinor Trimmier and Wade Woodward, Jr. Her father was vice president of the publishing company Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Joanne Woodward majored in drama at Louisiana State University and also studied at the Actors Studio.

In 1990, Joanne Woodward received a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College at age 60. She had an acting career spanning more than six decades.

In 1952, Woodward made her first television appearance on an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents entitled “Penny.”

Joanne Woodward has made notable appearances in The Long Hot Summer (1958), Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), From the Terrace (1960), Paris Blues (1961), and A New Kind of Love (1963).

Joanne Woodward is the recipient of an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.