Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series ''

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'' and the movie ''

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Early life

Going was born in Washington, DC, the eldest of six children of a lawyer/state assemblyman father and a police dispatcher mother. Her 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

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in the 1991 primetime series ''

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''. She later starred in short-lived television series ''

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'' and guest-starred on '' Columbo'', ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'' and '' Law & Order''. She starred in a number of feature films. She made her film debut in ''

'' (1994) as

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, and later had major roles in ''Eden'', ''

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'', ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', and ''

''. She also appeared opposite

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in the 2011 film ''

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'', her first role in a major motion picture since 2003's ''

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''. In 2014, she starred as First Lady Tricia Walker in the second season of

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political series ''

''. She was later cast in the

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series ''

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

Personal life

Going married actor

Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara in the FX television series ''Nip/Tuck'', Al Burns in ''Unforgettable'' and Sam Lane in ''Superman & Lois''. E ...

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Going, Joanna 1963 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Rhode Island Actresses from Washington, D.C. American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni American film actresses American people of French-Canadian descent American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent American television actresses Emerson College alumni People from Newport, Rhode Island