Joanna Merlin
Birthday
1931/07/16
Day of death
2023/10/15 (92 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Joann Ratner
Biography
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. Joann Ratner, who later took her mother's maiden name, was born i...Read more
Acting
(1981) Starstruck
as Inez Marin
(1998) City of Angels
as Teresa Messinger
(2007) The Invasion
as Joan Kaufman
(1963) The Power and the Glory
as ---
(1987) Prince of Darkness
as Bag Lady
(1978) The Last Tenant
as Mrs. Farelli
(1983) Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
as ---
(1975) Hester Street
as Jake's Landlady
(1983) Baby It's You
as Mrs. Rosen
(1979) All That Jazz
as Nurse Pierce
(1982) Love Child
as Mrs. Sturgis
(1993) Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
as Rose Profaci
(2008) The Wackness
as Grandma Shapiro
(1996) The Prosecutors
as Jewel
(1991) Class Action
as Estelle Ward
(2024) MURDER and murder
as Doris
(2017) Active Adults
as Miriam
(1984) The Killing Fields
as Schanberg's Sister
(1956) The Ten Commandments
as Jethro's Daughter
(1988) Mystic Pizza
as Mrs. Arujo
(1980) Fame
as Miss Berg
(1995) Two Bits
as Guendolina
(1960) Weddings and Babies
as Josie
(1999) Witness Protection
as Cindy's Mother
(2010) Sarah's Key
as Mrs. Rainsferd
(2002) The Jimmy Show
as Emily
(1993) Mr. Wonderful
as Loretta
(1990) Murder in Black and White
as Dr. Bromberg
(1980) Nurse
as Nan Riley
(1990) Law & Order
as Deirdre Powell
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lena Petrovsky
(1958) Naked City
as Gloria Werminski
(1994) New York Undercover
as ---
(1964) Another World
as ---
(1990) Northern Exposure
as ---
(2004) The Jury
as ---
(1991) Baby Talk
as Gina
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Marie
(2009) The Good Wife
as Loni Goslin
(1988) American Experience
as Family Member (voice)
(1986) L.A. Law
as A.D.A. Ellen Kennedy
(1990) Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Carla Bowman
(1991) In a Child's Name
as Frances Silvano