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Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA
Joanna Cassidy (born August 2, 1945) is an American film and television actress. She is known for her role replicant Zhora in the Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner (1982). She also has starred in films such as Under Fire, The Fourth Protocol, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Package, Where the Heart Is, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Vampire in Brooklyn and Ghosts of Mars.
Known for
- Northbound2026
- Uppercut — Rita Stooth2025
- Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot — Self2025
- Killing Faith — Maggie2025
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead — Fashion Show Buyer2024
- Matlock — Lucille Morris2024
- Art of Love2021
- My True Fairytale — Sylvia Goodwin2021
- The Blade Runner Phenomenon — Self - Actress (Zora)2021
- Leverage: Redemption — Stella Voleur2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Joanna Virginia Caskey , ( 1945-08-02 ) August 2, 1945 (age 80) , Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Syracuse University
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Spouse
- Kennard C. Kobrin, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 )
- Partner
- Alan Hamel (2025–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joanna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Haddonfield
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Joanna Cassidy LF adjusted.jpg
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- Commons category
- Joanna Cassidy
- date of birth
- 1945-08-02
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- SAG-AFTRA
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Encyclopedic overview
Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey; August 2, 1945) is an American actress and former model. She began working as a model in the 1960s and made her professional acting debut in 1973, appearing in the thriller films The Laughing Policeman and The Outfit. She later starred in the films Bank Shot (1974) and The Late Show (1977), the short-lived television series The Roller Girls (1978), and 240-Robert (1979). In 1982, she played replicant Zhora Salome in the science-fiction film Blade Runner.
Cassidy starred in the political thriller film Under Fire (1983), winning a Sant Jordi Award for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film and received a nomination for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. From 1983 to 1984, she starred opposite Dabney Coleman in the NBC comedy series Buffalo Bill, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She later starred in films The Fourth Protocol (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) for which she received a Saturn Award nomination, The Package (1989), Where the Heart Is (1990), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), and Ghosts of Mars (2001).
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