Joan Allen
August 20, 1956 (68 years old) in Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 ·Zero Dayas Sheila Mullen
- 2021 ·Lisey's Storyas Amanda Debusher
- 2020 ·Stars in the Houseas Self
- 2017 ·Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·The Familyas Claire Warren
- 2016 ·Making “Room”as Self / Nancy
- 2015 ·Roomas Nancy
- 2014 ·Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Poweras Narrator (voice)
- 2014 ·A Good Marriageas Darcy Anderson
- 2012 ·The Bourne Legacyas Pamela Landy
- 2012 ·Luckas Claire Lachay
- 2011 ·The Killingas Margaret O'Neal
- 2011 ·Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abidesas Self
- 2011 ·Kitten's First Full Moonas
- 2010 ·Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American Cityas Narrator
- 2009 ·Georgia O'Keeffeas Georgia O'Keeffe
- 2009 ·Hachi: A Dog's Taleas Cate Wilson
- 2008 ·Death Raceas Warden Hennessey
- 2008 ·Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influenceas Self
- 2007 ·Trumboas Self
- 2007 ·The Bourne Ultimatumas Pamela Landy
- 2007 ·The Rape of Europaas Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·Bonnevilleas Carol Brimm
- 2006 ·The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
- 2006 ·I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Voteas
- 2005 ·Yesas She
- 2005 ·Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-Listas Self - Guest
- 2005 ·The Upside of Angeras Terry Wolfmeyer
- 2004 ·The Bourne Supremacyas Pamela Landy
- 2004 ·The Notebookas Anne Hamilton
- 2003 ·The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
- 2003 ·Off the Mapas Arlene
- 2001 ·The Mists of Avalonas Morgause
- 2001 ·Inside 'Manhunter'as Herself
- 2000 ·The Contenderas Laine Hanson
- 2000 ·When the Sky Fallsas Sinead Hamilton
- 1999 ·It's the Rageas Helen Harding
- 1999 ·Teen Choice Awardsas Self - Nominee
- 1998 ·Pleasantvilleas Betty Parker
- 1997 ·The Ice Stormas Elena Hood
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1997 ·Face/Offas Eve Archer
- 1996 ·The Crucibleas Elizabeth Proctor
- 1995 ·Nixonas Pat Nixon
- 1995 ·Mad Loveas Margaret Roberts
- 1993 ·Josh and S.A.M.as Caroline Whitney
- 1993 ·Frasieras Lydia (voice)
- 1993 ·Searching for Bobby Fischeras Bonnie Waitzkin
- 1993 ·Ethan Fromeas Zenobia Zeeman Frome
- 1992 ·The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
- 1991 ·Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas Sarah Brady
- 1989 ·In Countryas Irene
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas
- 1988 ·Tucker: The Man and His Dreamas Vera
- 1987 ·The Room Upstairsas Ellie
- 1987 ·All My Sonsas Ann Deever
- 1986 ·Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Maddy Nagle
- 1986 ·Manhunteras Reba McClane
- 1985 ·The Twilight Zoneas
- 1985 ·Compromising Positionsas Mary Alice Mahoney
- 1985 ·Evergreenas Iris Friedman
- 1978 ·A Weddingas Extra (uncredited)
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1952 ·Todayas Self
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Ellie