Joanna Merlin
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.…
Filmography
The Jury
2004 · 9.0
The Power and the Glory
1963 · 9.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Nurse
1980 · 8.0
Starstruck
1981 · 8.0
Northern Exposure
1990 · 7.8
In a Child's Name
1991 · 7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956 · 7.8
The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6
Homeland
2011 · 7.6
All That Jazz
1979 · 7.5
Amazing Stories
1985 · 7.5
The Killing Fields
1984 · 7.5
New York Undercover
1994 · 7.3
Law & Order
1990 · 7.3
Sarah's Key
2010 · 7.3
L.A. Law
1986 · 7.0
Murder in Black and White
1990 · 7.0
Baby Talk
1991 · 7.0
City of Angels
1998 · 6.8
Prince of Darkness
1987 · 6.8
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
American Experience
1988 · 6.5
Fame
1980 · 6.4
The Wackness
2008 · 6.4
Class Action
1991 · 6.3
Witness Protection
1999 · 6.3
The Jimmy Show
2002 · 6.3
Hester Street
1975 · 6.3
Mystic Pizza
1988 · 6.3
The Invasion
2007 · 6.1
Baby It's You
1983 · 6.0
Weddings and Babies
1960 · 5.9
Two Bits
1995 · 5.8
Naked City
1958 · 5.7
Mr. Wonderful
1993 · 5.6
Love Child
1982 · 5.6
Another World
1964 · 5.5
Soup for One
1982 · 5.4
MURDER and murder
1996 · 4.9
Active Adults
2017 · 0.0