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Overview
Date of Birth:
15 July
1931
,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Mini Biography:
Joanna Merlin is an actress and casting director who was born in Chicago...
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Awards:
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US TV Schedule:
Tue. Dec. 8
6:00 AM
USA
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actress
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Casting Director
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Writer
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Actress:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
.... Judge Lena Petrovsky (41 episodes, 2000-2009)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
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Turmoil
(2009)
TV episode
....
Judge Lena Petrovsky
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Solitary
(2009)
TV episode
....
Judge Lena Petrovsky
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Baggage
(2009)
TV episode
....
Judge Lena Petrovsky
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Lead
(2009)
TV episode
....
Judge Lena Petrovsky
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PTSD
(2008)
TV episode
....
Judge Lena Petrovsky
(
36 more
)
Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
(2008) .... Jesse Sylvester
"The American Experience"
.... Family Member (1 episode, 2008)
-
The Lobotomist
(2008)
TV episode
(voice) .... Family Member
The Wackness
(2008) .... Grandma Shapiro
The Invasion
(2007) .... Joan Kaufman
"The Jury"
.... Jackie Ochs (1 episode, 2004)
-
Too Jung to Die
(2004)
TV episode
.... Jackie Ochs
Just Another Story
(2003) .... Sadie
The Jimmy Show
(2001) .... Emily
Witness Protection
(1999) (TV) .... Cindy's Mother
Black and Blue
(1999) (TV) .... Ann Benedetto
City of Angels
(1998) .... Teresa Messinger
... aka Stadt der Engel (Germany)
"Law & Order"
.... Deirdre Powell / ... (5 episodes, 1992-1998)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
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Expert
(1998)
TV episode
.... Deirdre Powell
-
Atonement
(1996)
TV episode
.... Deirdre Powell
-
Virtue
(1994)
TV episode
.... Deirdre Powell
-
Virus
(1993)
TV episode
.... Carla Bowman
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Silence
(1992)
TV episode
.... Carla Bowman
"All My Children"
(1970)
TV series
.... Judge Brauer (unknown episodes, 1997)
... aka All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
"New York Undercover"
.... Carmella McNamara / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
... aka Uptown Undercover
-
Vendetta
(1997)
TV episode
.... Carmella McNamara
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Fade Out
(1997)
TV episode
.... Carmella McNamara
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Going Platinum
(1996)
TV episode
.... Carmella McNamara - Tommy's Mother
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Without Mercy
(1996)
TV episode
.... Carmella McNamara
The Prosecutors
(1996) (TV)
MURDER and murder
(1996) .... Doris
Two Bits
(1995) .... Guendolina
... aka A Day to Remember
"Northern Exposure"
.... Nadine Fleischman (1 episode, 1993)
-
Birds of a Feather
(1993)
TV episode
.... Nadine Fleischman
Mr. Wonderful
(1993) .... Loretta
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
(1993) (TV) .... Rose Profaci
"Baby Talk"
(1 episode, 1992)
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Scenes from a Marriage
(1992)
TV episode
In a Child's Name
(1991) (TV) .... Frances Silvano
A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
(1991) (TV) .... Dolly Stieglitz
Class Action
(1991) .... Estelle Ward
"L.A. Law"
(1 episode, 1991)
-
Pump It Up
(1991)
TV episode
Murder in Black and White
(1990) (TV) .... Dr. Bromberg
"CBS Schoolbreak Special"
.... Marian Rosenberg (1 episode, 1989)
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A Matter of Conscience
(1989)
TV episode
.... Marian Rosenberg
Mystic Pizza
(1988) .... Mrs. Arujo
Prince of Darkness
(1987) ....
Bag Lady
... aka John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (USA: complete title)
"Amazing Stories"
.... Marie / ... (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
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Gather Ye Acorns
(1986)
TV episode
.... Marie/Wealthy Lady
The Killing Fields
(1984) .... Sydney Schanberg's Sister
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
(1983) (TV)
... aka Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Baby It's You
(1983) .... Mrs. Rosen
"Another World"
(1964)
TV series
.... Dr. Emily Cole (unknown episodes, 1982)
... aka Another World: Bay City
Love Child
(1982) .... Mrs. Sturgis
Soup for One
(1982) .... Allan's Mother
"ABC Afterschool Specials"
.... Inez Marin (1 episode, 1981)
-
Starstruck
(1981)
TV episode
.... Inez Marin
Fame
(1980) ....
Miss Berg
... aka Fame: The Original Movie (Australia: DVD title)
Nurse
(1980) (TV) .... Nan Riley
All That Jazz
(1979) .... Nurse Pierce
The Last Tenant
(1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Farelli
Hester Street
(1975) .... Jake's Landlady
"East Side/West Side"
.... Lucia Lopez (1 episode, 1964)
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It's War, Man
(1964)
TV episode
.... Lucia Lopez
"The Defenders"
.... Katy Martinez (1 episode, 1963)
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The Bagman
(1963)
TV episode
.... Katy Martinez
"Naked City"
.... Gloria Werminski (1 episode, 1962)
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King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Stable
(1962)
TV episode
.... Gloria Werminski
"CBS Repertoire Workshop"
.... Musya (1 episode, 1960)
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The Seven Who Were Hanged
(1960)
TV episode
.... Musya
Weddings and Babies
(1958) .... Josie
The Ten Commandments
(1956) .... Jethro's daughter
Casting Director:
1990s
1980s
Jefferson in Paris
(1995)
... aka Jefferson à Paris (France)
L'amant
(1992)
... aka The Lover (UK)
Into the Woods
(1991) (TV)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
(1990)
The Last Emperor
(1987)
... aka L'ultimo imperatore (Italy)
... aka Le dernier empereur (France)
... aka Modai huangi (China: Cantonese title)
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
... aka John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA: complete title)
Year of the Dragon
(1985)
Casting Department:
Prisoners in Time
(1995) (TV) (casting advisor)
Little Buddha
(1993) (Tibetian casting: New York)
... aka Little Buddha (France)
... aka Piccolo Buddha (Italy)
M. Butterfly
(1993) (casting consultant)
Writer:
Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
(2008) (adaptation)
Producer:
Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
(2008) (producer)
Additional Details
Other Works:
She was in the original
Broadway
cast of "Fiddler on the Roof, " playing the oldest daughter, Tzeitel, opposite Zero Mostel.
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Genres:
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