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Also Known As	Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward
Born	February 27, 1930 (age 96) • Georgia
Awards And Honors	Kennedy Center Honors (1992) • Emmy Award (1985) • Academy Award (1958) • Academy Award (1958): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1985): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special • Emmy Award (1978): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special • Golden Globe Award (1995): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1969): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1958): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Family Members	spouse Paul Newman
Married To	Paul Newman (1958–2008 [his death])
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1954–1955) • "Lucky Them" (2013) • "The Carol Burnett Show" (1976) • "Signpost to Murder" (1964) • "No Down Payment" (1957) • "Change in the Wind" (2010) • "The Fugitive Kind" (1960) • "Harry & Son" (1984) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1954) • "Count Three and Pray" (1955) • "The Age of Innocence" (1993) • "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955) • "The Web" (1954) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952–1954) • "They Might Be Giants" (1971) • "Empire Falls" (2005) • "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (1973) • "Paris Blues" (1961) • "Omnibus" (1952–1955) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1953–1954) • "A Fine Madness" (1966) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1954) • "NBC Special Treat" (1976) • "Playhouse 90" (1958) • "The Glass Menagerie" (1987) • "The Elgin Hour" (1954) • "Sybil" (1976) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1954) • "A New Kind of Love" (1963) • "Freedom: A History of US" (2003) • "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1953) • "Even If a Hundred Ogres..." (1996) • "Climax!" (1956) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1955) • "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" (1990) • "The Drowning Pool" (1975) • "You Are There" (1954) • "The Stripper" (1963) • "Studio One" (1954–1956) • "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!" (1958) • "Rachel, Rachel" (1968) • "Four Star Playhouse" (1954–1956) • "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958) • "The Three Faces of Eve" (1957) • "The Sound and the Fury" (1959) • "Winning" (1969) • "The End" (1978) • "Philadelphia" (1993) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1956) • "A Kiss Before Dying" (1956) • "The Alcoa Hour" (1956) • "Star Tonight" (1955) • "General Electric Theater" (1956) • "WUSA" (1970) • "Tales of Tomorrow" (1952) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1955–1956) • "A Big Hand for the Little Lady" (1966) • "The Star and the Story" (1955) • "Danger" (1954) • "From the Terrace" (1960) • "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" (1972)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"American Playhouse" (1982) • "Family" (1979)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"American Playhouse" (1982)