Joanna Merlin Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 12, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Joanna Merlin Facts
| Full Name | Joanna Merlin |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 15, 1931 |
| Birth Place | Illinois |
| Age (in 2025) | 93 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Stage Actress |
Joanna Merlin Age & Birthday
Joanna Merlin is best known as Stage Actress who has born on July 15, 1931 in Illinois. Currently, Joanna Merlin is 93 years, 5 months and 28 days old. Joanna Merlin will celebrate 94th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Joanna Merlin upcoming birthday.
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About
After starring as Tzeitel in the 1964 Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, Merlin became a theatrical casting director and a television and film actress. Her best known screen credits include Judge Lena Petrovsky on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Mrs. Arujo in Mystic Pizza.
Before Fame
After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, she trained with acting teacher Michael Chekhov. She first appeared on screen in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments; her professional stage debut was in the 1961 Broadway production of Becket.
Trivia
She taught in the Master of Fine Arts-Acting program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Family Life
Born Joann Ratner, she grew up in Chicago, Illinois as the daughter of Toni Merlin and Harry Ratner. Following a brief marriage to Martin Lubner, she wed David Dretzin.
Associated With
She served as the casting director for Follies, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, and several other Stephen Sondheim musicals.
Top Asked Questions about Joanna Merlin
How old is Joanna Merlin in 2025?
Joanna Merlin is 93 years old today.
When was Joanna Merlin born?
Joanna Merlin was born on July 15, 1931 in Illinois.
What is Joanna Merlin zodiac sign?
Joanna Merlin zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Joanna Merlin best known for?
Joanna Merlin was best known as Stage Actress.
Fun Facts about Joanna Merlin's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Joanna Merlin's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Joanna Merlin was born on Wednesday, 196th day / 29th week of 1931
- Joanna Merlin has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Joanna Merlin birthday is XV.VII.MCMXXXI
- Joanna Merlin's birthstone is Ruby
- Joanna Merlin's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Joanna Merlin age in year is 93 years old
- Joanna Merlin age in month is 1121 months old
- Joanna Merlin age in day is 34150 days old
- Joanna Merlin age in hour is 819600 hours old
- Joanna Merlin age in minute is 49176000 minutes old
- Joanna Merlin age in second is 2950560000 seconds old
- Next Joanna Merlin birthday is on Wednesday, July 15th 2026
- Joanna Merlin age in next birthday (2026) is 94 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 15, 1931 birthday
Historical Events on Joanna Merlin Birthday (July 15)
Below are historical events that coincided with Joanna Merlin's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. |
| 1979 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". |
| 1983 | An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured. |
| 1996 | A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. |
| 1998 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine. |
| 2002 | "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. |
| 2002 | The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life. |
| 2003 | AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day. |
| 2006 | Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. |
| 2009 | Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168. |
| 2012 | South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style. |
| 2014 | A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others. |
| 2016 | Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup. |
| 2018 | France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. |
| 2021 | Three people are killed by a distracted driver in the 2021 Bowburn crash. |
| 1990 | The birth of Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Damian Lillard, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Tyler Young, American racing driver |
| 1991 | The birth of Danilo, Brazilian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Derrick Favors, American basketball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer |
| 1991 | The birth of Nuria Párrizas DÃaz, Spanish tennis player |
| 1992 | The birth of Tobias Harris, American basketball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter |
| 1993 | The birth of HÃ¥vard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver |
| 1996 | The birth of Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player |
| 1997 | The birth of Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player |
| 1998 | The birth of Noah Gragson, American racing driver |
| 2008 | The birth of Iain Armitage, American child actor |
| 2013 | The death of Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940) |
| 2013 | The death of Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | The death of Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986) |
| 2013 | The death of John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962) |
| 2014 | The death of Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | The death of Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982) |
| 2014 | The death of Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | The death of Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | The death of Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933) |
| 2017 | The death of Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928) |
| 2021 | The death of Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (b. 1956) |
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