Joanne Woodward

**Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward** (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. She has won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards and a Cannes award. She is the widow of Paul Newman, who was also an actor. Woodward is also a television and theatrical producer.

## Early life

Woodward was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her middle names, "Gignilliat Trimmier", are of Huguenot origin.

She wanted to become an actress because of her mother's love of movies. Her mother named her for Joan Crawford, using the Southern pronunciation of the name – "Joanne". She went to the premiere of _Gone with the Wind_ in Atlanta, when she was nine years old. During the parade of stars, she ran over and sat on the lap of Laurence Olivier. He was the romantic partner of a star in the movie, Vivien Leigh. The couple later married.

Woodward lived in Thomasville until she was in the second grade, when her family moved to Marietta, Georgia. They moved once again when she was a junior in high school, after her parents divorced. She graduated from Greenville High School in Greenville, South Carolina in 1947.

Woodward won many beauty contests as a teenager. She appeared in theatrical productions at Greenville High and in Greenville's Little Theatre. She played a major role in _The Glass Menagerie_, directed by Robert Hemphill McLane at the Little Theatre. She returned to Greenville in 1976, to play a starring role in another Little Theatre production of _The Glass Menagerie_. She had first returned in 1955 for the premiére of her first movie, _Count Three And Pray_, at the Paris Theatre on North Main Street. Woodward majored in drama at Louisiana State University. She then moved to New York City to perform on the stage.

## Health

In 2007, Woodward was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

## Other websites

- Joanne Woodward's thoughts on Earth Day 2006

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Joanne Woodward 1960.JPG
- **caption**: Joanne Woodward in 1960
- **birth place**: Thomasville, Georgia, United States, U.S.
- **spouse**: Paul Newman (m. 1958–2008, his death)
- **children**: Nell Newman, Nell, Melissa, Claire
- **awards**: **Academy Award for Best Actress**
1957 _The Three Faces of Eve_
**BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role**
1973 _Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams_
**Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie**
1978 _See How She Runs_
1985 _Do You Remember Love_
**Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama**
1958 _The Three Faces of Eve_
1969 _Rachel, Rachel_

**Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television**
1995 _Breathing Lessons_
**Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award**
1986 Lifetime Achievement
 **Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie**
1994 _Breathing Lessons_
**National Board of Review Award for Best Actress**
1957 _The Three Faces of Eve_ ; _No Down Payment_
 **New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress**
1968 _Rachel, Rachel_
1973 _Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams_
1990 _Mr. and Mrs. Bridge_
 **Prix d'interprétation féminine – Cannes Film Festival**
1973 _The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds_