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Joanne Woodward is a television actor, film actor and voice actor, born on February 27, 1930 in Thomasville, Georgia, United States. As of 2026, Joanne Woodward is 96 years old. Education on record includes Greenville High School and Louisiana State University. Awards on record include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want, Academy Award for Best Actress (1958), National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (1957) and 3 more.
My Take
Joanne Woodward represents the kind of career I respect most: one measured in decades, not headlines. Winning the Academy Award in 1958 and then a Cannes Best Actress prize fifteen years later tells me her gift was never a passing fashion but a sustained craft. She specialized in complex, interior women at a time when Hollywood preferred its actresses simple, and she made nuance look effortless. That she also worked as a producer and voice actor shows real curiosity about the whole machinery of storytelling. To me, Woodward is proof that quiet excellence outlasts glamour every single time.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joanne Woodward
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョアン・ウッドワード
- Reading
- じょあん・うっどわーど
- Born
- February 27, 1930 (age 96)
- Origin
- Thomasville, Georgia, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / voice actor / theatrical producer / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Greenville High School
- University
- Louisiana State University
Awards & achievements
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want
- 1958 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1957 National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
- 1957 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- 1973 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
- 1973 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Joanne Woodward born?
Born February 27, 1930 (age 96).
Where is Joanne Woodward from?
Joanne Woodward is from Thomasville, Georgia, United States.
What does Joanne Woodward do?
Joanne Woodward works as television actor, film actor, voice actor, theatrical producer, film producer.
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