Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series Kingdom, House of Cards, Mad Men and the movie Wyatt Earp.
Early life Going's father was of Irish descent, and her mother of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry.
Career Going appeared in soap operas in the late 1980s, most notably as Lisa Grady on Another World from 1987 to 1989. She portrayed lead character Victoria Winters in the 1991 primetime series Dark Shadows. She later starred in short-lived television series Going to Extremes and guest-starred on Columbo, Spin City, The Outer Limits and Law & Order.
She starred in a number of feature films. She made her film debut in Wyatt Earp (1994) as Josephine Marcus, and later had major roles in Eden, Keys to Tulsa, Inventing the Abbotts, and Still Breathing. Her biggest role may be in the 1998 film version of Phantoms. In the 2000s, she starred in several television films and guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, and Mad Men. She also appeared opposite Sean Penn in the 2011 film The Tree of Life, her first role in a major motion picture since 2003's Runaway Jury. In 2014, she starred as First Lady Tricia Walker in the second season of Netflix political series House of Cards. She was later cast in the DirecTV series Kingdom.
Going was a guest on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on March 25, 2016.
Personal life Going married actor Dylan Walsh on October 10, 2004. They have a daughter, Stella Haven. On December 15, 2010, Walsh announced he had filed for divorce; the divorce was finalized in December 2012.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1994Wyatt EarpJosephine Marcus1995How to Make an American QuiltYoung Em ReedNixonYoung Student1996EdenHelen Kunen1997Little CityKateInventing the Abbotts Alice AbbottKeys to TulsaCherryCommandmentsKaren WarnerStill BreathingRosalyn Willoughby1998PhantomsDr. Jennifer PaileyHeavenJennifer MarlingBlue ChristmasPretty Woman1999NetForceToni Fiorelli2000Cupid & CateCynthiaTV movie2001LolaSandra2002The RoutineMotherShort filmHome Alone 4Natalie KalbanTV movie2003Runaway JuryCeleste Wood2006Save MeRita LambertShort filmMy Silent PartnerPhyllis WebberTV movie2007McBride: DoggedSarah SinclairTV movie2009Chasing a DreamDiane StilesTV movie2011The Tree of LifeJack's wife2014Ready or KnotMargoThe Sphere and the LabyrinthJordanaLove & MercyAudree Wilson2015The Sphere and the LabyrinthJordana2018NostalgiaMarge
Television Year Title Role Notes1986Search for TomorrowEvie StoneRecurring role1987–1989Another WorldLisa GradySeries regular, 34 episodes1990The Days and Nights of Molly DoddMindyEpisode: "Here's Why You Can Never Have Too Much Petty Cash"1991Dark ShadowsVictoria Winters / Josette du PresSeries regular, 12 episodes1992ColumboMelissa Alexandra HayesEpisode: "No Time to Die"1992–1993Going to ExtremesKathleen McDermottSeries regular, 17 episodes1993New YearKatie HartmanTV pilotNick's GameLaura 'Stock' SwensonTV pilot1995Children of the DustRachelTV miniseries2000EdSela McKenzieEpisode: "Pretty Girls and Waffles"2001Spin CityJulia Rhodes3 episodesThe Outer LimitsDr. Anya KenwayEpisode: "Worlds Within"2002Law & OrderDana BauerEpisode: "The Collar"2005InconceivableJann CarltonEpisode: "Sex, Lies and Sonograms"Into the WestOld Clara WheelerTV miniseries2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationAmanda Sinclair / Jill CaseEpisode: "Happenstance"2007Criminal MindsDana WoodridgeEpisode: "Distress"Close to HomeSamantha Veeder3 episodesJourneymanLaurenEpisode: "Perfidia"2013Mad MenArleneEpisodes: "To Have and to Hold" and "The Better Half"2014House of CardsFirst Lady Tricia Walker7 episodes2014–2017KingdomChristina KulinaMain role2017Law & Order: SVULeah LinwoodEpisode: "Something Happened"Good BehaviorBrendaEpisode: "Stay Beautiful"2019DynastyMimi Rose PrescottEpisode: "A Real Instinct for the Jugular"The MagiciansMrs. ColdwaterEpisode: "Marry... Kill"The Good DoctorMarcie MurphyEpisodes: "Burnt Food" and "Friends and Family"2020InterrogationMary FisherRecurring role2025The PittTheresa SaundersRecurring role (season 1)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Production Result 1992 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Actress: Prime Time Dark Shadows 2015 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series House of Cards 2026The Pitt
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