American actress Joanna Merlin, known for her role as Judge Lena Petrovsky in the New York series Special Unit, has died at the age of 92.
Actress Joanna Merlin, famous for her role as Judge Lena Petrovsky in the New York series Special Unit, has passed away at the age of 92, the New York University Tisch Graduate Acting Program announced on Instagram, she had been teaching since 1998.
The actress born in 1931 made her film debut in 1956 in The Ten Commandments, with Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner.
Actress and casting director
She was also seen in 1980 in the film Fame by Alan Parker, where she played a dance teacher, in La Déchirure by Roland Joffé, in 1984, Mystic Pizza in 1988, with Julia Roberts, and in City of Angels with Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in 1998. She was most recently seen in Her Name was Sarah, with Kristin Scott Thomas.
But Joanna Merlin is also known for her television roles. She has played in numerous series, such as Fantastic Stories, in 1986, Another World in 1987, Los Angeles Law in 1991, New York Undercover and New York Judicial Police from 1992 to 1998, The Good Wife in 2011 and Homeland in 2013. She mainly played Judge Petrovsky, for 43 episodes in the series New York Special Unit, from 2000 to 2011.
The actress was also a renowned casting director in the profession.
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