Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward was born on February 27th, 1930 in Thomasville, Georgia USA. She was born to Wade Woodward and Elinor Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward, a modest household. Her one older brother, Wade Jr., was the favorite of her father, he eventually became an architect. Elinor Woodward was a quite a movie buff and enjoyed going to picture shows often. Joanne claims she was nearly born in the middle of a Joan Crawford movie (Our Modern Maidens (1929)). Her mother wanted to na ...[Read Story]