Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 20, 1956
Place of Birth:
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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Joan Allen
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Making “Room” | Self / Nancy |
| 2015 | Room | Nancy |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage | Darcy Anderson |
| 2014 | Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power | Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Pamela Landy |
| 2011 | Kitten's First Full Moon | |
| 2011 | Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides | Self |
| 2010 | Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City | Narrator |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Cate Wilson |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| 2008 | Death Race | Warden Hennessey |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Pamela Landy |
| 2007 | Trumbo | Self |
| 2007 | The Rape of Europa | Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' | Self |
| 2006 | I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote | |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Carol Brimm |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") |
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger | Terry Wolfmeyer |
| 2005 | Yes | She |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Pamela Landy |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Anne Hamilton |
| 2003 | Off the Map | Arlene |
| 2001 | Inside 'Manhunter' | Herself |
| 2000 | The Contender | Laine Hanson |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls | Sinead Hamilton |
| 1999 | It's the Rage | Helen Harding |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Betty Parker |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Eve Archer |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Elena Hood |
| 1996 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor |
| 1995 | Nixon | Pat Nixon |
| 1995 | Mad Love | Margaret Roberts |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Bonnie Waitzkin |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome | Zenobia Zeeman Frome |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Caroline Whitney |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story | Sarah Brady |
| 1989 | In Country | Irene |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Vera |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs | Ellie |
| 1987 | All My Sons | Ann Deever |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Maddy Nagle |
| 1986 | Manhunter | Reba McClane |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions | Mary Alice Mahoney |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Extra (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zero Day | Sheila Mullen |
| 2021 | Lisey's Story | Amanda Debusher |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2016 | The Family | Claire Warren |
| 2012 | Luck | Claire Lachay |
| 2011 | The Killing | Margaret O'Neal |
| 2008 | Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence | Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon | Morgause |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1993 | Frasier | Lydia (voice) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Shelter Skelter") |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Iris Friedman |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1952 | Today | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Ellie |