Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her roles in the films “Blade Runner” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” Throughout her career, she has received critical acclaim, including a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the television series “Buffalo Bill” and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Cassidy’s career in entertainment spans several decades, during which she has taken on a diverse array of roles across film, television, and voice acting. In film, she portrayed Zhora Salome in “Blade Runner” (1982) and Dolores in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988). On television, she starred as Jo Jo White in “Buffalo Bill” (1983-1984), for which she won a Golden Globe, and played Margaret Chenowith in “Six Feet Under” (2001-2005), earning her Emmy nominations. Her voice acting work includes characters in animated series such as “Superman: The Animated Series” (1996-2000), where she voiced Maggie Sawyer.
Joanna Cassidy worked with director Ridley Scott and actor Harrison Ford in “Blade Runner,” which is considered a landmark in science fiction cinema. In “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” she worked alongside director Robert Zemeckis, and actors Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd. Her television work in “Six Feet Under” saw her collaborating with creator Alan Ball and co-stars Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, and Lauren Ambrose.