Joan Allen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Rochelle, Illinois, USA
Biography
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989. She has received three Academy Award nominations; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and for Best Actress for The Contender (2000). Her other films include The Ice Storm (1996), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Notebook (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
Known For
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Filmography
Zero Day
TV · as Sheila Mullen · 6 eps
Lisey's Story
TV · as Amanda Debusher · 8 eps
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Will Write Our History?
Movie · as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Making “Room”
Movie · as Self / Nancy
The Family
TV · as Claire Warren · 12 eps
Room
Movie · as Nancy
A Good Marriage
Movie · as Darcy Anderson
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Bourne Legacy
Movie · as Pamela Landy
Luck
TV · as Claire Lachay · 9 eps
Kitten's First Full Moon
Movie
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Movie · as Self
The Killing
TV · as Margaret O'Neal · 6 eps
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Movie · as Narrator
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Movie · as Cate Wilson
Georgia O'Keeffe
Movie · as Georgia O'Keeffe
Death Race
Movie · as Warden Hennessey
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bourne Ultimatum
Movie · as Pamela Landy
Trumbo
Movie · as Self
The Rape of Europa
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Movie · as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Movie · as Self
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Movie
Bonneville
Movie · as Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie · as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
The Upside of Anger
Movie · as Terry Wolfmeyer
Yes
Movie · as She
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Bourne Supremacy
Movie · as Pamela Landy
The Notebook
Movie · as Anne Hamilton
Off the Map
Movie · as Arlene
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inside 'Manhunter'
Movie · as Herself
The Mists of Avalon
TV · as Morgause · 2 eps
The Contender
Movie · as Laine Hanson
It's the Rage
Movie · as Helen
When the Sky Falls
Movie · as Sinead Hamilton
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pleasantville
Movie · as Betty Parker
Face/Off
Movie · as Eve Archer
The Ice Storm
Movie · as Elena Hood
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Crucible
Movie · as Elizabeth Proctor
Nixon
Movie · as Pat Nixon
Mad Love
Movie · as Margaret Roberts
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Movie · as Bonnie Waitzkin
Ethan Frome
Movie · as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
Josh & S.A.M.
Movie · as Caroline Whitney
Frasier
TV · as Lydia (voice) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Movie · as Sarah Brady
In Country
Movie · as Irene
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Movie · as Vera
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Room Upstairs
Movie · as Ellie
All My Sons
Movie · as Ann Deever
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie · as Maddy Nagle
Manhunter
Movie · as Reba McClane
Compromising Positions
Movie · as Mary Alice Mahoney
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1 ep
Evergreen
TV · as Iris Friedman · 3 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Zeena · 1 ep
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Movie · as Ginny
American Playhouse
TV · as Ann Keller, Zeena Frome · 1 ep
A Wedding
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Ellie · 1 ep