Joanna Cassidy
Personal details
  • Official sites :

    https://officialjoannacassidy.com/

  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1945-08-02
    • Born Place: Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA
  • Also Known As:

    Johanna Cassidy , Joanna Virginia Caskey , جوانا کسیدی

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy is an American actress known for her distinctive roles in film and television, often portraying strong, intelligent, and sometimes eccentric women. Born Joanna Virginia Caskey in 1945 in Camden, New Jersey, she began her career as a model in the 1960s before transitioning to acting in the early 1970s.Cassidy is widely recognized for several prominent film roles, most notably the snake-handling replicant Zhora Salome in the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner and the character Dolores in the 1988 live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. She also garnered attention for her work in the political thriller Under Fire (1983) and the cult teen comedy Don′t Tell Mom the Babysitter′s Dead (1991).Her television career is equally notable, earning her a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her starring role as Jo Jo White in the acclaimed 1983-1984 sitcom Buffalo Bill. She received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her recurring role as the sexually liberated and unconventional psychiatrist Margaret Chenowith on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).Over her career, she has appeared in numerous other projects, including the TV series 240-Robert, Body of Proof, and Call Me Fitz, and films such as The Fourth Protocol and Ghosts of Mars.

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