JoAnne Astrow was born on 24 June 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for D(e)ad (2025), Automan (1983) and Dallas (1978). She has been married to Mark Lonow since 1966. She was previously married to David Rapaport.
Biography from IMDb.
- June 24, 1938 (88)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Producer and actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are JoAnne Astrow's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 6
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Cyclical4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch JoAnne Astrow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for JoAnne Astrow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
D(e)ad(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Root of All Evil(2008)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
With Friends Like These(1998)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Wisecracks(1991)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
In Love with an Older Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Knots Landing(1979)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1979 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do JoAnne Astrow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does JoAnne Astrow work with?
People who share at least 2 of JoAnne Astrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Lonow shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Adam DubinShared titles: Lewis Black: In God We Rust (2012), Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Dubin
- Paul MillerShared titles: Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Miller
Writers
- Lewis BlackShared titles: Lewis Black: In God We Rust (2012), I Am Comic (2010), Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009), Root of All Evil (2008), Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Lewis Black
Actors
- Scott AukermanShared titles: I Am Comic (2010), Root of All Evil (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Aukerman
Composers
- Rick RedcayShared titles: Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Redcay
Producers
- Mark LonowShared titles: D(e)ad (2025), Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again (2013), Lewis Black: In God We Rust (2012), Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009), Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004), With Friends Like These (1998)See all 7 shared titles with Mark Lonow
- Kathleen MadiganShared titles: Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again (2013), Root of All Evil (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kathleen Madigan
- John McCannShared titles: Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004)See all 2 shared titles with John McCann
- Kimber RickabaughShared titles: Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (2006), Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kimber Rickabaugh
Mixed roles
- Shae KennedyShared titles: Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009), Root of All Evil (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Shae Kennedy