Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 20, 1956
Place of Birth
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
Credits
72 titles
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
Zero Day
Sheila Mullen
Lisey's Story
Amanda Debusher
Stars in the House
Self
Who Will Write Our History?
Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
The Family
Claire Warren
Making “Room”
Self / Nancy
Room
Nancy
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Narrator (voice)
A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson
The Bourne Legacy
Pamela Landy
Luck
Claire Lachay
The Killing
Margaret O'Neal
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
Kitten's First Full Moon
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Narrator
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cate Wilson
Death Race
Warden Hennessey
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Self
Trumbo
Self
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Landy
The Rape of Europa
Narrator (voice)
Bonneville
Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Yes
She
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self - Guest
The Upside of Anger
Terry Wolfmeyer
The Bourne Supremacy
Pamela Landy
The Notebook
Anne Hamilton
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Off the Map
Arlene
The Mists of Avalon
Morgause
Inside 'Manhunter'
Herself
The Contender
Laine Hanson
When the Sky Falls
Sinead Hamilton
All the Rage
Helen Harding
Teen Choice Awards
Self
Pleasantville
Betty Parker
The Ice Storm
Elena Hood
The View
Self
Face/Off
Eve Archer
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Mad Love
Margaret Roberts
Josh & S.A.M.
Caroline Whitney
Frasier
Lydia (voice)