Joan Allen
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 20, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2025 | Zero DaySheila Mullen | |
| 2021 | Lisey's StoryAmanda Debusher | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2018 | Who Will Write Our History?Rachela Auerbach (voice) | |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Making “Room”Self / Nancy | |
| 2016 | The FamilyClaire Warren | |
| 2015 | RoomNancy | |
| 2014 | A Good MarriageDarcy Anderson | |
| 2014 | Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerNarrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | The Bourne LegacyPamela Landy | |
| 2012 | LuckClaire Lachay | |
| 2011 | Kitten's First Full Moon | |
| 2011 | Jeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesSelf | |
| 2011 | The KillingMargaret O'Neal | |
| 2010 | Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityNarrator | |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's TaleCate Wilson | |
| 2009 | Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe | |
| 2008 | Death RaceWarden Hennessey | |
| 2008 | Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceSelf | |
| 2007 | The Bourne UltimatumPamela Landy | |
| 2007 | TrumboSelf | |
| 2007 | The Rape of EuropaNarrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormSelf | |
| 2006 | I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote | |
| 2006 | BonnevilleCarol Brimm | |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | |
| 2005 | The Upside of AngerTerry Wolfmeyer | |
| 2005 | YesShe | |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf - Guest | |
| 2004 | The Bourne SupremacyPamela Landy | |
| 2004 | The NotebookAnne Hamilton | |
| 2003 | Off the MapArlene | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2001 | Inside 'Manhunter'Herself | |
| 2001 | The Mists of AvalonMorgause | |
| 2000 | The ContenderLaine Hanson | |
| 2000 | When the Sky FallsSinead Hamilton | |
| 1999 | All the RageHelen Harding | |
| 1999 | Teen Choice AwardsSelf | |
| 1998 | PleasantvilleBetty Parker | |
| 1997 | Face/OffEve Archer | |
| 1997 | The Ice StormElena Hood | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | The CrucibleElizabeth Proctor | |
| 1995 | NixonPat Nixon | |
| 1995 | Mad LoveMargaret Roberts | |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby FischerBonnie Waitzkin | |
| 1993 | Ethan FromeZenobia Zeeman Frome | |
| 1993 | Josh & S.A.M.Caroline Whitney | |
| 1993 | FrasierLydia (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady StorySarah Brady | |
| 1989 | In CountryIrene | |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His DreamVera | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf | |
| 1987 | The Room UpstairsEllie | |
| 1987 | All My SonsAnn Deever | |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got MarriedMaddy Nagle | |
| 1986 | ManhunterReba McClane | |
| 1985 | Compromising PositionsMary Alice Mahoney | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter") | |
| 1985 | EvergreenIris Friedman | |
| 1983 | Say Goodnight, GracieGinny | |
| 1978 | A WeddingExtra (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | TodaySelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameEllie |
| 2009 | Georgia O'KeeffeExecutive Producer |