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Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

ActorProduction Jul 16 (died age 92) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1956–2017 (61 year career)
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Biography

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 i…

Known For

The Ten Commandments
Film

The Ten Commandments

Jethro's Daughter
Big Trouble in Little China
Film

Big Trouble in Little China

Casting
The Last Emperor
Film

The Last Emperor

Casting
City of Angels
Film

City of Angels

Teresa Messinger
The Killing Fields
Film

The Killing Fields

Schanberg's Sister
Sarah's Key
Film

Sarah's Key

Mrs. Rainsferd
All That Jazz
Film

All That Jazz

Nurse Pierce
Prince of Darkness
Film

Prince of Darkness

Bag Lady

Filmography

Acting (44)

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