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Joanna Merlin (born JoAnn Delores Ratner; July 15, 1931 – October 15, 2023) was an American actress and casting director who worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Joanna Merlin is an actress and casting director who was born in Chicago, Illinois. She made her motion-picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956). In 1961 she made her Broadway debut as a replacement performer in "A Far Country," a play about Sigmund Freud.
Oct 28, 2023 · Joanna Merlin, who, after originating the role of Tzeitel, the eldest daughter, in the hit Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” became a renowned casting director, notably for Stephen Sondheim...
Oct 16, 2023 · Joanna Merlin, original Fiddler On The Roof star and longtime Law & Order: SVU judge, has died. She was 92. Her death was announced on the Instagram page of the New York University Tisch...
Oct 17, 2023 · Joanna Merlin, who created the role of the daughter Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway and served as a casting director for Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince and Bernardo...
Oct 16, 2023 · Joanna Merlin, who acted on Broadway (the original Tzeitel in Fiddler On The Roof) to film and television (a judge on Law & Order: SVU) has died at 92.
Oct 17, 2023 · Joanna Merlin, the actor and casting director best known for originating the role of Tzeitel in the Broadway musical Fiddler On The Roof, has died. She was...
Oct 16, 2023 · Legendary Broadway casting director Joanna Merlin has died at the age of 92. The news was shared by NYU's Graduate Acting program, on which Ms. Merlin was a faculty member, on Instagram....
Oct 16, 2023 · BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joanna Merlin has passed away at the age of 92. Merlin was the original Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, a role that was later taken over by...
Oct 16, 2023 · ( JTA) — Joanna Merlin, a famed acting coach and casting director who early in her career as an actress created the role of Tevye’s daughter Tzeitel in the original Broadway production...