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- NAME: Joanne Woodward
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress
- BIRTH DATE: February 27, 1930 (Age: 83)
- EDUCATION: Louisiana State University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Thomasville, Georgia
- Full Name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward
- ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces
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Joanne Woodward is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Rachel Rachel (1968) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973). Woodward is the widow of actor Paul Newman.
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