Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

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. Joann Ratner, who later took her mother's maiden name, was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Toni Merlin and Harry Ratner, a Jewish grocer. Her family also included her older sister Harriet Glickman (1926-2020) who would go on to gain recognition for having helped persuade Charles Schulz to add a black character to his Peanuts strip. Merlin first acted on stage at age 11, joining a community theatre production, Too Many Marys. Merlin graduated from UCLA and later studied under Michael Chekhov, learning his world-renowned acting technique. She has been described as the last student of Michael Chekhov who is still alive and teaching. Merlin made her first screen appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's film The Ten Commandments in 1956. Five years later, she made her Broadway debut in Becket before playing Tzeitel in Harold Prince's production of Fiddler on the Roof. She left the cast of Fiddler on the Roof before the end of its tour to take care of her two small children but Harold Prince gave her the opportunity to become involved in casting with a more flexible schedule. Company was the first musical for which Merlin served as the casting director. She was also in charge of casting for such plays as Follies, Evita and Sweeney Todd. In 1986, she served as casting director for the John Carpenter film, Big Trouble in Little China. After making appearances in several feature films, including the movie Fame, in which she played Miss Olivia Berg, a classical dance teacher; Merlin appeared in the NBC crime drama Law & Order in 1992 as a defense attorney. Like many actors from that show, she went on to play other characters in the Law & Order franchise - another defense attorney in the original show and a more recurring role as Judge Lena Petrovsky, a judge who was very stern, by-the-book, and has scolded or sanctioned, at various times, ADAs Casey Novak (Diane Neal) and Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) and Detective (now Lieutenant) Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), in its first spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In the latter role, she appeared in every season between the years 2000 and 2011. In 2001, Joanna Merlin wrote Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide and in 2007, shared her knowledge of the theatre industry in the instructional video Master Classes in the Michael Chekhov Technique. She teaches in New York University's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts and in 1999, founded the Michael Chekhov Association where she teaches acting workshops. Source: Article "Joanna Merlin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Aha: Joanna Merlin
  • Ewu ewu: 2.273
  • Mara maka: Acting
  • Ubochi omumu: 1931-07-16
  • Ebe amụrụ onye: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • 1981
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    Starstruck

    Starstruck

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  • 1998
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    City of Angels

    City of Angels

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  • 2007
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    The Invasion

    The Invasion

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  • 1963
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    The Power and the Glory

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  • 1987
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    Prince of Darkness

    Prince of Darkness

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  • 1978
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    The Last Tenant

    The Last Tenant

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  • 1983
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    Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

    Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

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  • 1975
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    Hester Street

    Hester Street

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  • 1983
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    Baby It's You

    Baby It's You

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  • 1979
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    All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

    7.442 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    Love Child

    Love Child

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  • 1993
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    Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

    Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

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  • 2008
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    The Wackness

    The Wackness

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  • 1996
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    The Prosecutors

    The Prosecutors

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  • 1991
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    Class Action

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    Active Adults

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  • 1984
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    The Killing Fields

    The Killing Fields

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  • 1956
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    The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

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  • 1988
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    Mystic Pizza

    Mystic Pizza

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  • 1980
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    Fame

    Fame

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  • 1995
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    Two Bits

    Two Bits

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  • 1960
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    Weddings and Babies

    Weddings and Babies

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  • 1999
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    Witness Protection

    Witness Protection

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  • 2010
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    Elle s'appelait Sarah

    Elle s'appelait Sarah

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  • 2002
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    The Jimmy Show

    The Jimmy Show

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  • 1993
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    Mr. Wonderful

    Mr. Wonderful

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  • 1990
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    Murder in Black and White

    Murder in Black and White

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  • 1980
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    Nurse

    Nurse

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1991
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    Into the Woods

    Into the Woods

    8.012 1991 HD

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  • 1986
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    Big Trouble in Little China

    Big Trouble in Little China

    7.2 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    6 1990 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Last Emperor

    The Last Emperor

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  • 1995
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    Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

    5.1 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    Little Buddha

    Little Buddha

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.392 1990 HD

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.933 1999 HD

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  • 1958
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    Naked City

    Naked City

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  • 1994
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    New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

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  • 1964
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    Another World

    Another World

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  • 1990
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    Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

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  • 2004
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    The Jury

    The Jury

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  • 1991
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    Baby Talk

    Baby Talk

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  • 1985
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    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

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  • 2009
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    The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

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  • 1988
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    American Experience

    American Experience

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  • 1986
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    L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.392 1990 HD

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  • 1991
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    In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

    7.7 1991 HD

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