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