Biography
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 and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Vampire in Brooklyn and Ghosts of Mars.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Uppercut
2025
as Rita Stooth
When Elliott, a tough ex-boxing champion, accepts the challenge to train Toni, the two mismatched characters form an unlikely alliance. Their sparring...

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
2024
as Fashion Show Buyer
Seventeen year old Tanya's plans for a carefree summer are derailed when her stressed-to-the-limit mom takes off for a wellness retreat and puts Tanya...

Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot
2024
as Self
Award Winning Documentary on the Life of Artist Robert Shields. “Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot” is a documentary that will make you believe that...

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
as Self
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...

Art of Love
2021
A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant ...

The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Actress (Zora)
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films e...

My True Fairytale
2021
as Sylvia Goodwin
Angie Goodwin, 17, along with her best friends, Sarah and Andre, go through a horrific car crash. While her friends miraculously survive, Angie disapp...

Too Late
2016
as Eleanor Mahler
Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

A Mother Betrayed
2015
as Barbara
Newlywed Monica is committed to a mental hospital for hallucinations, but soon finds out that her husband has a devious plan to steal her life, includ...

Visions
2015
as Helena
After moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

Heaven's Door
2012
as Ruth Christensen
12-year-old Riley Ann Taylor recently lost her grandfather, who died right in front of her while teaching her how to play soccer. She soon finds a por...

Carjacked
2011
as Betty
A single mom and her child are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go.

Anderson's Cross
2010
as Mrs. McCarthy
Nick Anderson, Kevin Daniels, and Tracey Green do everything together. They are the best of friends, and yet they couldn't be more different. Neighbor...

For Sale By Owner
2009
as Linda Flannery
One man's journey to find his past leads him to discover the secret to one of America's most haunting mysteries.

Stolen
2009
as Lea Adkins
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.

Stay Cool
2009
as Mrs. Smith
A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors...

The Human Contract
2008
as Rose
A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.
The American Standards
2008
as Ann Jennings
At a crossroads in his life, Doc Jennings goes home to celebrate his mother's birthday and uncovers dramatic family secrets. Lies, affairs and afflict...

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 inter...
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
as Self
A look back to the 2019 fashions, costumes and make-up as seen in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

Kiss the Bride
2007
as Evelyn Golski
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receive...

The Grudge 2
2006
as Mrs. Davis
A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong...

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
as Lily Micelli
A slovenly cable repairman becomes a big-city health inspector and is tasked with uncovering the source of a food poisoning epidemic.

Witches of the Caribbean
2005
as Professor Avebury
A persistent nightmare about a 16th century sorceress burned to death on a beach sends 17-year-old Angela looking for enlightenment at a fortnight ret...

The Reading Room
2005
as Diana
Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwi...

Found
2005
as Ellen Drake
Sixteen years after the Drakes' young daughter was kidnapped by her nanny, a woman appears claiming to be the long-lost child.

Intermission
2004
as Love
Set in a women's restroom, "Intermission" is a comedic peek behind closed doors into the overly-busy lives of women. Yearning to get pregnant, Vacatio...

Double Dare
2004
as Self
With being thrown off buildings an occupational hazard, professional stuntwomen Jeannie Epper and Zoë Bell (the alter egos of Wonder Woman and Xena, r...

Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
2003
as Caroline Kass
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart is a 2003 NBC TV movie starring Cybill Shepherd as Martha Stewart in which the life of Martha Stewart is out...

Wildfire 7: The Inferno
2002
as Superintendant McLean
Nell is a young mother convicted of accidentally killing her alcoholic husband. When given the opportunity to serve his sentence as a forest firefight...

Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Dr. Arlene Whitlock
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted a...

Anthrax
2001
as Jackie Potter
When cattle mysteriously start dying of anthrax in a small Alberta ranching community, an RCMP officer tries to keep the peace as ranchers lay the bla...

The Right Temptation
2000
as Maryanne
A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
as Self
This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearl...

To Serve and Protect
1999
as Helen Carr
Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.

Dangerous Beauty
1998
as Laura Venier
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of que...

Circle of Deceit
1998
as Elaine Greer
A woman finds out that her husband has been cheating on her and, as she tries to get custody of her son, events spiral out of control, leading to blac...

The Second Civil War
1997
as Helena Newman
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the sta...

Loved
1997
as Elenore Amerson
After a man is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda, a troubled woman who can't hate or hurt others even if they had wro...

Executive Power
1997
as First Lady
While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the body of a young girl, who accidentally died during an...

Chain Reaction
1996
as Maggie McDermott
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of ...

Eye of the Stalker
1995
as Judge Martha Knowlton
A judge finds that the law is no help when her daughter becomes the object of a college professor's dangerous and terrifying obsession. Inspired by ac...

Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Capt. Dewey
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she me...

Sleep, Baby, Sleep
1995
as Hannah Pierson
A soon-to-be-married woman is distraught when someone kidnaps her baby. Things get even worse when the police accuse her of orchestrating the abductio...

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Kit
Detective Jim Rockford works to uncover facts of the death of a wealthy socialite whose two grown children are accused of murdering her. Complicating...

Barbarians at the Gate
1993
as Linda Robinson
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fa...

Perfect Family
1992
as Janice
Maggie, a recent widower, hires a housekeeper, Janice, to help her with chores taking care of her two young daughters. With Janice comes her brother A...

Live! From Death Row
1992
as Alana Powers
Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and un...

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
as Geneva Overholser
True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had ha...

Grass Roots
1992
as Ann Heath
This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Sen...

Landslide
1992
as Lucy Matterson
An amnesiac finds his life in jeopardy as he gradually regains his memory.

All-American Murder
1991
as Erica Darby
Artie Logan is the new guy on Campus. Suddenly, he meets Tally Fuller: the most popular and beautiful girl at Fairfield college and she finally agrees...

Lonely Hearts
1991
as Erin
Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything abou...

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
as Rose Lindsey
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings...

A Girl of the Limberlost
1990
as Gene Stratton-Porter
A teenage girl living in 1908 rural Indiana attends high school despite her mother's fierce opposition of her life, the friendship of a free-spirted o...

Bar Girls
1990
as Claudia Reese
Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their creditors.

Wheels of Terror
1990
as Laura
A small town is terrorized by an unknown stranger who kidnaps and abuses little girls. When her only child is kidnapped right in front of her, the sch...

May Wine
1990
as Lorraine
A middle-aged woman and her daughter unknowingly become romantically involved with the same man while vacationing in France.

Where the Heart Is
1990
as Jean
A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

The Package
1989
as Eileen Gallagher
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gal...

1969
1988
as Ev Carr
Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott...

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self - Host
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Dolores
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her....

Nightmare at Bittercreek
1988
as Allison Shapiro
In a deadly battle for survival, four women are hunted by a ruthless group of killers they accidentally stumble upon while camping.

A Father's Revenge
1988
as Barbara Hobart
German terrorists kidnap the crew of an aeroplane as they leave the airport. The terrorists demand the release of two of their colleagues, who are to ...

The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Irina Vassilievna
Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A cr...

Club Paradise
1986
as Terry Hamlin
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they...

Pleasures
1986
as Lillian Benton
Three related women have summer romances in this drama. The first has recently been deserted by her husband. When an old college beau shows up, sparks...

The Children of Times Square
1986
as Sue Roberts
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug deale...

Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Elizabeth Thorne
Pilot for TV series released on home video.

Invitation to Hell
1984
as Patricia 'Pat' Winslow
Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club wh...

Under Fire
1983
as Claire
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

Blade Runner
1982
as Zhora
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have ...

Reunion
1980
as Peggy Sager
A married man, returning to his small town for a high school reunion, finds himself torn between his long-ago high school girlfriend and her 17-year-o...

Night Games
1980
as Julie Miller
A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in ...

She's Dressed to Kill
1979
as Camille Betancourt
A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.

The Glove
1979
as Sheila Michaels
In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. Rock'...

Our Winning Season
1978
as Sheila
This teen drama follows high-school senior David Wakefield, a talented runner who is set on leading his track-and-field team to victory. As David cont...

American Raspberry
1977
as Lisa Allen
Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts, a lineup of extremely tasteless...

Stunts
1977
as Patti Johnson
After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.

The Late Show
1977
as Laura Birdwell
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered bro...

Stay Hungry
1976
as Zoe
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after...

The Night Child
1975
as Joanna Morgan
The titular medallion is a gift presented to young Nicole Elmi. Once the girl places the gift around her neck, she is possessed by the spirit of a dea...

The Bank Shot
1974
as Eleonora
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal th...

The Laughing Policeman
1973
as Monica, Beth's Roomate
When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to...

The Outfit
1973
as Rita
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsucc...
Northbound
N/A
An octogenarian rogue named Arthur enlists his grandson Kevin to help him escape a nursing home. What ensues, as Kevin chauffeurs him from Arizona to ...

Night Vet
N/A
as Kelly
A woman brings her dog to an all-night animal hospital never realizing that it is she who will be healed.
Other Mothers
N/A
Teenage boy, who has been raised by a lesbian couple, must contend with the conservative views of his new school.
Exhale
N/A
A Native American actress with respiratory issues psychologically unravels as an airborne virus sieges the world.

Killing Faith
N/A
as Maggie
In the summer of 1859, a widowed physician reluctantly agrees to take a recently freed slave and her mysterious Caucasian daughter on a five-day journ...
Last Hand
N/A
as Candy Leatherleigh
Legendary bridge player Lilith Fudent leads a team of misfits to the world bridge championships to save her sister's New Orleans bridge club.