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Joanna Going

American actress (born 1963)


American actress (born 1963)

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birth_nameJoanna Catherine Going
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birth_placeWashington, D.C., U.S.
occupationActress
years_active1986–present
alma_materEmerson College
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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in October 2014 American Academy of Dramatic Arts Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series Kingdom, House of Cards, Mad Men and the movie Wyatt Earp.

Early life

Going's father was of Irish descent, and her mother of Italian and French-Canadian.

Career

Going appeared in soap operas in the late 1980s, most notably as Lisa Grady on Another World from 1987 to 1989. She portrayed lead character Victoria Winters in the 1991 primetime series Dark Shadows. She later starred in short-lived television series Going to Extremes and guest-starred on Columbo, Spin City, The Outer Limits and Law & Order.

She starred in a number of feature films. She made her film debut in Wyatt Earp (1994) as Josephine Marcus, and later had major roles in Eden, Keys to Tulsa, Inventing the Abbotts, and Still Breathing. Her biggest role may be in the 1998 film version of Phantoms. In the 2000s, she starred in several television films and guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, and Mad Men. She also appeared opposite Sean Penn in the 2011 film The Tree of Life, her first role in a major motion picture since 2003's Runaway Jury. In 2014, she starred as First Lady Tricia Walker in the second season of Netflix political series House of Cards. She was later cast in the DirecTV series Kingdom.

Going was a guest on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on March 25, 2016.

Personal life

Going married actor Dylan Walsh on October 10, 2004. They have a daughter, Stella Haven. On December 15, 2010, Walsh announced he had filed for divorce; the divorce was finalized in December 2012.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Wyatt EarpJosephine Marcus
1995How to Make an American QuiltYoung Em Reed
1995NixonYoung Student
1996EdenHelen Kunen
1997Little CityKate
1997Inventing the Abbotts Alice Abbott
1997Keys to TulsaCherry
1997CommandmentsKaren Warner
1997Still BreathingRosalyn Willoughby
1998PhantomsJennifer Pailey, M.D.
1998HeavenJennifer Marling
1998Blue ChristmasPretty Woman
1999NetForceToni Fiorelli
2000Cupid & CateCynthiaTV movie
2001LolaSandra
2002The RoutineMotherShort film
2002Home Alone 4Natalie KalbanTV movie
2003Runaway JuryCeleste Wood
2006Save MeRita LambertShort film
2006My Silent PartnerPhyllis WebberTV movie
2007McBride: DoggedSarah SinclairTV movie
2009Chasing a DreamDiane StilesTV movie
2011The Tree of LifeJack's wife
2014Ready or KnotMargo
2014The Sphere and the LabyrinthJordana
2014Love & MercyAudree Wilson
2015The Sphere and the LabyrinthJordana
2018NostalgiaMarge

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Search for TomorrowEvie StoneRecurring role
1987–1989Another WorldLisa GradySeries regular, 34 episodes
1990The Days and Nights of Molly DoddMindyEpisode: "Here's Why You Can Never Have Too Much Petty Cash"
1991Dark ShadowsVictoria Winters / Josette du PresSeries regular, 12 episodes
1992ColumboMelissa Alexandra HayesEpisode: "No Time to Die"
1992–1993Going to ExtremesKathleen McDermottSeries regular, 17 episodes
1993New YearKatie HartmanTV pilot
1993Nick's GameLaura 'Stock' SwensonTV pilot
1995Children of the DustRachelTV miniseries
2000EdSela McKenzieEpisode: "Pretty Girls and Waffles"
2001Spin CityJulia Rhodes3 episodes
2001The Outer LimitsDr. Anya KenwayEpisode: "Worlds Within"
2002Law & OrderDana BauerEpisode: "The Collar"
2002GeorgetownTV pilot
2003111 Gramercy ParkCathy WiltonTV pilot
2005InconceivableJann CarltonEpisode: "Sex, Lies and Sonograms"
2005Into the WestOld Clara WheelerTV miniseries
2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationAmanda Sinclair / Jill CaseEpisode: "Happenstance"
2007Criminal MindsDana WoodridgeEpisode: "Distress"
2007Close to HomeSamantha Veeder3 episodes
2007JourneymanLaurenEpisode: "Perfidia"
2013Mad MenArleneEpisodes: "To Have and to Hold" and "The Better Half"
2014House of CardsFirst Lady Tricia Walker7 episodes
2014–2017KingdomChristina KulinaMain role
2017Law & Order: SVULeah LinwoodEpisode: "Something Happened"
2017Good BehaviorBrendaEpisode: "Stay Beautiful"
2019DynastyMimi Rose PrescottEpisode: "A Real Instinct for the Jugular"
2019The MagiciansMrs. ColdwaterEpisode: "Marry... Kill"
2019The Good DoctorMarcie MurphyEpisodes: "Burnt Food" and "Friends and Family"
2020InterrogationMary FisherRecurring role
2025The PittTheresa SaundersRecurring role (season 1)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProductionResult
1992Soap Opera Digest AwardsOutstanding Actress: Prime TimeDark Shadows
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesHouse of Cards

References

References

  1. Rapp, Ilana. (December 6, 2015). "Which Orphan Black Clone is Joanna Going's Favorite? Part II".
  2. (1998). "Star Gazing". Longstreet.
  3. "Joanna Going". Movies.yahoo.com.
  4. (March 7, 2014). "''House of Cards'' Joanna Going Boards DirecTV's 'Navy St.'". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
  5. (March 7, 2014). "Joanna Going Joins DirecTV's ''Navy St''; Angelique Cabral Boards NBC's ''Two To Go''".
  6. (June 12, 2014). "DirecTV Drama Series ''Navy St'' Gets New Title, Premiere Date".
  7. "Ken Reid {{!}} Sportscaster & Speaker".
  8. "🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Happy 17th Birthday Stella Haven Walsh! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 You are the light of my life. I am so proud to be your mother & so delighted in everything you are. I love you 💚".
  9. "Nip/Tuck Star Dylan Walsh Files for Divorce". People.
  10. (December 25, 2012). "Dylan Walsh – Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife HALF Of 'Nip/Tuck' Money". TMZ.com.
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