Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her performance in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In a career spanning over six decades, she received four Oscar nominations (winning one), ten Golden Globe Award nominations (winning three), four BAFTA Film Award nominations (winning one), and nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning three).
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 27, 1930 (96)
- Thomasville, Georgia, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 39 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
What are Joanne Woodward's films like?
Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 31
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 16
Grounded 22 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 19 · Intense 8
Steady 18 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3
Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0
Casual 15 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 11
Resolved 21 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 11 of 30 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Lissy in Count Three and Pray (1955)
- Shapeshifteras Leola Boone in No Down Payment (1957)
- Heroas Eve White in The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
- Shadowas Eve Black in The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
- Allyas Clara Varner in The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- Allyas Grace Bannerman in Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
- Heroas Quentin Compson in The Sound and the Fury (1959)
- Shapeshifteras Carol Cutrere in The Fugitive Kind (1960)
- Shadowas Mary St. John in From the Terrace (1960)
- Heraldas Lillian Corning in Paris Blues (1961)
- Shapeshifteras Samantha Blake in A New Kind of Love (1963)
- Allyas Mary in A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
- Heraldas Rhoda Shillitoe in A Fine Madness (1966)
- Heroas Rachel Cameron in Rachel, Rachel (1968)
- Shapeshifteras Elora in Winning (1969)
- Allyas Geraldine in WUSA (1970)
- Allyas Dr. Mildred Watson in They Might Be Giants (1971)
- Mentoras Dr. Mildred Watson in They Might Be Giants (1971)
- Heroas Mary Follet in All the Way Home (1971)
- Shadowas Beatrice in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
- Heroas Rita Walden in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
- Mentoras Iris Devereaux in The Drowning Pool (1975)
- Heroas Carol Schramm in The Streets of L.A. (1979)
- Heroas Elizabeth Huckaby in Crisis at Central High (1981)
- Heroas Catherine Kennerly in Passions (1984)
- Heroas Barbara Wyatt-Hollis in Do You Remember Love (1985)
- Shadowas Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (1987)
- Heroas India Bridge in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
- Heroas Nell Harrington in Blind Spot (1993)
- Tricksteras Maggie Moran in Breathing Lessons (1994)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet20
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous7
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 Woodward's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) · actor · free
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Age of Innocence (1993) · actor · free
- The Fugitive Kind (1960) · actor · free
- Paris Blues (1961) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Passions (1984) · actor · free
- The End (1978) · actor · free
- Gayby (2012) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Joanne Woodward'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
75 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Lucky Them(2013)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Gayby(2012)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
All the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Keepers of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Empire Falls(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Breathing Lessons(1994)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Philadelphia(1993)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsRoots of Roe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Blind Spot(1993)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Foreign Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsBroadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Glass Menagerie(1987)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Do You Remember Love(1985)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Passions(1984)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Strategic Trust: The Making of a Nuclear Free Palau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Harry & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Come Along with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Candida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Crisis at Central High(1981)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Shadow Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Streets of L.A.(1979)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Angel Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
A Christmas to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The End(1978)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
See How She Runs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Come Back, Little Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Sybil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Drowning Pool(1975)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
All the Way Home(1971)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
They Might Be Giants(1971)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
WUSA(1970)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Winning(1969)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Rachel, Rachel(1968)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
A Fine Madness(1966)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Signpost to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
A New Kind of Love(1963)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Stripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Paris Blues(1961)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
From the Terrace(1960)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Fugitive Kind(1960)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Sound and the Fury(1959)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Long, Hot Summer(1958)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Three Faces of Eve(1957)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
No Down Payment(1957)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Kiss Before Dying(1956)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Count Three and Pray(1955)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Dark Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Star and the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Bitter Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles from 1948 to 2013; peak year 1974.
Biggest box office
The End (1978)
Highest rated
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)
Most popular right now
Empire Falls (2005)
Film career
Peak 1974 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1956Screen debut· A Kiss Before Dying
- 1957First top-billed film· The Three Faces of Eve
- 1957Breakout· The Three Faces of Eve
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Joanne Woodward's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th17
- 25th to 49th9
Shape of the crowd
24 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser24
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 55. 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.
Is Joanne Woodward's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Joanne Woodward work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joanne Woodward's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Newman shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Martin RittShared titles: Paris Blues (1961), The Sound and the Fury (1959), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), No Down Payment (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Martin Ritt
- Paul NewmanShared titles: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015), Empire Falls (2005), Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990), The Glass Menagerie (1987), The Drowning Pool (1975), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), They Might Be Giants (1971), WUSA (1970), Winning (1969), Rachel, Rachel (1968), A New Kind of Love (1963), Paris Blues (1961) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Paul Newman
- Stuart RosenbergShared titles: The Drowning Pool (1975), WUSA (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Rosenberg
Writers
- Tennessee WilliamsShared titles: The Glass Menagerie (1987), The Fugitive Kind (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Tennessee Williams
- Stewart SternShared titles: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Rachel, Rachel (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Stewart Stern
- Harriet Frank Jr.Shared titles: The Sound and the Fury (1959), The Long, Hot Summer (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Harriet Frank Jr.
- Irving RavetchShared titles: The Sound and the Fury (1959), The Long, Hot Summer (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Irving Ravetch
Actors
- Robert WagnerShared titles: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015), Winning (1969), A Kiss Before Dying (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Wagner
- Pat HingleShared titles: All the Way Home (1971), WUSA (1970), No Down Payment (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Pat Hingle
- Estelle ParsonsShared titles: Empire Falls (2005), Rachel, Rachel (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Estelle Parsons
- Eileen HeckartShared titles: Breathing Lessons (1994), All the Way Home (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Eileen Heckart
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Louis R. LoefflerShared titles: Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), No Down Payment (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Louis R. Loeffler
- Gayne RescherShared titles: Breathing Lessons (1994), Rachel, Rachel (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Gayne Rescher
- Richard MooreShared titles: WUSA (1970), Winning (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Moore
- Alex NorthShared titles: The Sound and the Fury (1959), The Long, Hot Summer (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Alex North
Producers
- John ForemanShared titles: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), They Might Be Giants (1971), WUSA (1970), Winning (1969)See all 4 shared titles with John Foreman
- Jerry WaldShared titles: The Sound and the Fury (1959), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), No Down Payment (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Jerry Wald
- Andrew GottliebShared titles: Breathing Lessons (1994), Blind Spot (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Gottlieb
- Richard WelshShared titles: Breathing Lessons (1994), Blind Spot (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Welsh