Joanne Baron is an American actress and Meisner technique acting coach.Schiffman, J. (2010-7-15): Hey Teach, Backstage. Retrieved 2010-9-25. She was raised in Providence, Rhode Island and attended Classical and Pawtucket High Schools.Marshall, G. (2006-1):Jump Cut: The Rhode Island Connection, Film-Festival.org, Retrieved 2010-9-26.
Actress, producer Baron's film acting credits include Valley Girl, National Lampoon's Joy of Sex, Real Genius, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Drag Me to Hell, Spider-Man 2, The Prince & Me, Allie & Me, Universal Soldier, Someone to Watch Over Me. Television appearances include roles on the Emmy award winning television show Mad Men, Law & Order, The Shield, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the ABC series Lovers and Other Strangers. She acted as executive producer for the TV movie Profoundly Normal starring Kirstie Alley and as producer on the films Perfume, Brooklyn Babylon, and Allie & Me, for which she won Best Actress at the River Run Film Festival. Joanne also has extensive stage credits including There Once Was a Girl from Pawtucket staged in Los Angeles and which received two Dramalogue Awards in 1997.
Meisner Technique master teacher Baron is known for her dedication to the work of Sanford Meisner and is a teacher of the Meisner technique, having owned a studio specializing in that technique since 1975. She studied under William Esper, a prominent Meisner instructor and alumnus of the Neighborhood Playhouse, who founded the MFA and BFA Professional Actor Training Programs at Rutgers University. Her former students include actors Halle Berry, Robin Wright, Mariska Hargitay, Patrick Dempsey, Leslie Mann, as well as directors Martha Coolidge and Tom Shadyac.
Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Acting Studio For nearly fifty years, Baron has been co-owner and artistic director of the Joanne Baron / DW Brown Studio in Santa Monica, California, (an offshoot of The William Esper Studio in New York) with her husband, actor, acting coach and director, D.W. Brown. Former students include Luca Bercovici, Ekin Tunçay Turan, Leslie Mann,
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1978Eyes of Laura MarsLinda1981C.O.D.Rosalie1983Valley Girl Prom Host1984Joy of SexMiss Post1985Real GeniusMrs. Taylor1987Someone to Watch Over MeHelen Greening1987Medium RareRuth1992Eye of the StormMargaret1992Universal SoldierBrenda1994Pet ShopMarilyn Yeagher1996Mrs. Saunders1996Scene of the CrimeMarsha LevineAKA, Ladykiller1997The Big FallMrs. BrodyVideo1997Allie & MeAllie Dadadad1997St. Patrick's DayPriss2001Brooklyn BabylonAunt Rose2001PerfumeJanice Crawford2001Burning Down the HouseBrenda Goodman2001StringsBarbara2001Hard LuckGretchen2001Barbara Beamer2001Marilyn2003IntoxicatingDr. Eilene Preminger2004Margueritte2004Spider-Man 2Skeptical Scientist2005Horror HighMs. PrudenceVideo2006Kalamazoo?Mrs. Goldman2006Material GirlsGretchen2006School for ScoundrelsLois2006Coffee DateMrs. Orsini2006PittsburghJoanne2006God's Waiting ListBeryl2007Stand UpSuzanne2007BlurPenelope2007Megan2007SteamDiane2008Damage DoneMrs. Park2008Ms. Poulson2008Chinaman's Chance: America's Other SlavesElizabeth2008Black Crescent MoonBitsy2008iMurdersChristine Jensen2009Mrs. ZiminskyVideo2009Everybody DiesDEB2009Heidi 4 PawsDetie (voice)2010Frankie & AliceSusan Shaw2010Bare KnucklesDorothy2011On the InsideMrs. Standings2011Life at the ResortNadya2011StanShelly Frankle2012This is 40Vice Principal Laviati2012Zelda Hirschorn20123 Days of NormalLiz2013Decoding Annie ParkerFlorence2013Enemy EmpireOracle2014Murder of a CatPhyllis2014TributeSheila SpicerShort2015I Remember YouKatie2015Maggie2016IndignationMrs. Greenberg2016Killer AssistantJanet McAlper2016CriticsizedHilary Stone2017Price for FreedomHaleh2017Man with VanHargrove2017Deadly ExchangeRuth2018Frank & AvaHedda2018Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's ChanceElizabeth2018Kill Thy NeighborKatherine2019Mrs. Freeman2020Sno BabiesSister Margaret2021Tango ShalomHanna Meyer2021Bart Bagalzby and the Garbage GenieMaggie2022Halloween EndsJoan Cunningham2023Critters, Carnivores and CreaturesMarilyn Yeagher
Television Year Title Role Notes1983Lovers and Other StrangersBrendaEpisode: "Pilot"1985Mrs. BeachamEpisode: "Night of the Meek"1986–1988Sledge Hammer!Mrs. Flambo, Wanda HobbsEpisodes: "Under the Gun", "Death of a Few Salesmen", "Model Dearest"1988MargoEpisode: "Common Ground"1988First ImpressionsRhondaEpisode: "Pilot"1989Prime TargetMrs. WeissmanTV film1989Chicken SoupMrs. LevineEpisode: "Community Service"1992Crazy in LoveMona TuckmanTV film1992Civil WarsMrs. DelvechioEpisode: "Grin and Bare It"1993, 1995SistersEdie, Stevye D'LayEpisodes: "A Kick in the Caboose", "Word of Honor"1998Martial LawJudith JacobsEpisode: "How Sammo Got His Groove Back"1999Veronica's ClosetBrendaEpisodes: "Veronica's Desk Job", "Veronica's Night at the Theater", "Veronica Says Goodbye"2000Diagnosis: MurderRabbi NussbaumEpisode: "All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die"2001Miss Teacake MageeTV film2001Going to CaliforniaBarbaraEpisode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo"2003Street TimeBeverlyEpisode: "Hostage"2004Strong MedicineBrendaEpisode: "Ears, Ho's & Threat"2004ERVirgieEpisode: "NICU"2007While the Children SleepMel OlsonTV film2008MarianneEpisode: "Family Meeting"2010Law & OrderDanielle PayneEpisode: "Blackmail"2010Medium RareRuthEpisode: "1.1"2010Law & Order: Criminal IntentHildy GlaserEpisode: "Three-in-One"2011L.A. NoireElinor Hopkin (voice)Video game2011Curb Your EnthusiasmRabbi SteinEpisode: "Palestinian Chicken"2012SusanEpisode: "Yesterday"2013–14, 2017, 2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDiane SchwartzEpisodes: "Military Justice", "Glasgowman's Wrath", "The Newsroom", "Brothel"2014RakeAnneEpisode: "Cannibal"2015Mrs. GoldsteinTV film2016Murder in the FirstRuth AdlerEpisode: "Follow the Money"2017Grace and FrankieCherylEpisode: "The Other Vibrator"2017Lady DynamiteBarb PerseckiEpisode: "Wet Raccoon"2017Romance at Reindeer LodgeValTV film2018Bad EscortsMrs. WorthingtonEpisodes: "Training Day", "Revelations and Blindfolds", "Rendezvous"2019Total EclipseMs. ReardonEpisodes: "Future Self", "Brownie Points", "One Turkey Sandwich", "Breakout", "Ditch Day", "Lights Out", "Millwood Casanova", "Sam's Jam", "Come with Me"2019CrashingShoshannaEpisode: "The Temple Gig"2019This Is UsGinaEpisode: "Flip a Coin"2022EuphoriaJudy DaleyEpisode: "Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys"2022BillionsLorna MacGowanEpisode: "Lyin' Eyes"2023The Lincoln LawyerMargo SchaferEpisodes: "Discovery", "Suspicious Minds"2023The Morning ShowBrenda LitchfieldEpisode: "The Overview Effect"
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Baron Brown Studio