Joanne Woodward

Academy Award-winning actress known for The Three Faces of Eve and her partnership with Paul Newman.

Joanne Woodward is an American former actress born on February 27, 1930, in Thomasville, Georgia.^[1][2] Woodward was married for fifty years to actor Paul Newman until his death in 2008.^[3] For her portrayal of a character with dissociative identity disorder in the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve, Woodward received both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.^[3]

Last updated 2026-09-30 from the source article.

Quick Facts

Birth name

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward

Born

27 February 1930

Birthplace

Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.

Other names

Joanne Newman, Joanne G. T. Woodward

Alma mater

Sarah Lawrence College

Education

Louisiana State University
Actors Studio
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

Occupation

Actress

Years active

1950–2013

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Woodward made her first television appearance in 1952 on an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents.^[4][2] She met Paul Newman on the set of the stage drama Picnic in the early 1950s.^[5] Woodward and Newman married on January 29, 1958, after his divorce was finalized.^[5][2] Woodward's mother, an avid movie fan, inspired her daughter's desire to perform.^[6][2]

In New York City, Woodward trained at both the Actors Studio and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where her instructor was Sanford Meisner.^[7][8] For her performance in that film, Woodward earned the Best Actress Oscar, and she had sewn the dress she wore to the ceremony.^[9][10]

What the cited sources add

The Biography.com account states that Woodward's father worked as a school administrator and her mother was an avid movie buff.^[2] The same source states that Woodward moved to California in 1955 for her first major film role.^[8] The TVGuide.com record for See How She Runs describes it as the story of a 40-year-old divorced teacher who enters the Boston Marathon.^[11] Following her family's relocation to Greenville, Woodward started performing at the Greenville Little Theatre.^[8]

References

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"See How She Runs", TVGuide.com. facts only, no text reused. tvguide.com

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