Joanna Merlin
Joanna Merlin
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Joanna Merlin

Actor 1931-07-16 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Joanna Merlin (born Joann Ratner; July 15, 1931) was an American actress and casting director who has worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. She has written two acting guides and is a faculty member of New York University's graduate acting program. In recent years, she has become known for her recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Lena Petrovsky. Joann Ratner, who later took her mother's maiden name, was born in Chicago, Illinois,...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Lena Petrovsky

Homeland

Homeland

2011 · Grandma

City of Angels

City of Angels

1998 · Teresa

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Jethro's Daughter

The Invasion

The Invasion

2007 · Joan Kaufman

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

1987 · Bag Lady

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984 · Schanberg's Sister

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 · Deirdre Powell

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

2010 · Mrs. Rainsferd

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 · Loni Goslin

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979 · Nurse Pierce

Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza

1988 · Mrs. Arujo

Fame

Fame

1980 · Miss Berg

The Wackness

The Wackness

2008 · Grandma Shapiro

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985 · Marie

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

1990 · Nadine Fleischman

Class Action

Class Action

1991 · Estelle Ward

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 · Ellen Kennedy

Two Bits

Two Bits

1995 · Guendolina