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Joan Allen

Known for acting · Born 20 August 1956 · 70 · Rochelle, Illinois, USA

73 credits

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).

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Known for

Room

2015

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009

Face/Off

1997

Death Race

2008

The Notebook

2004

The Ice Storm

1997

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

A Good Marriage

2014

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

Pleasantville

1998

Nixon

1995

Manhunter

1986

Acting (72)

2025Zero DaySheila Mullen · 6 episodesSeries
2021Lisey's StoryAmanda Debusher · 8 episodesSeries
2020Stars in the HouseSelfSeries
2018Who Will Write Our History?Rachela Auerbach (voice)Film
2017Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)Film
2016The FamilyClaire Warren · 12 episodesSeries
2016Making “Room”Self / NancyFilm
2015RoomNancyFilm
2014A Good MarriageDarcy AndersonFilm
2014Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerNarrator (voice)Film
2012The Bourne LegacyPamela LandyFilm
2012LuckClaire Lachay · 9 episodesSeries
2011The KillingMargaret O'Neal · 6 episodesSeries
2011Jeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesSelfFilm
2011Kitten's First Full MoonFilm
2010Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityNarratorFilm
2009Hachi: A Dog's TaleCate WilsonFilm
2009Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'KeeffeFilm
2008Death RaceWarden HennesseyFilm
2008Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceSelfSeries
2007The Bourne UltimatumPamela LandyFilm
2007TrumboSelfFilm
2007The Rape of EuropaNarrator (voice)Film
2007Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormSelfFilm
2007The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffSelfFilm
2006BonnevilleCarol BrimmFilm
2006I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the VoteFilm
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")Film
2005The Upside of AngerTerry WolfmeyerFilm
2005YesSheFilm
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf - GuestSeries
2004The NotebookAnne HamiltonFilm
2004The Bourne SupremacyPamela LandyFilm
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
2003Off the MapArleneFilm
2001The Mists of AvalonMorgause · 2 episodesSeries
2001Inside 'Manhunter'HerselfFilm
2000The ContenderLaine HansonFilm
2000It's the RageHelenFilm
2000When the Sky FallsSinead HamiltonFilm
1999Teen Choice AwardsSelfSeries
1998PleasantvilleBetty ParkerFilm
1997Face/OffEve ArcherFilm
1997The Ice StormElena HoodFilm
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1996The CrucibleElizabeth ProctorFilm
1995NixonPat NixonFilm
1995Mad LoveMargaret RobertsFilm
1993FrasierLydia (voice)Series
1993Searching for Bobby FischerBonnie WaitzkinFilm
1993Ethan FromeZenobia Zeeman FromeFilm
1993Josh & S.A.M.Caroline WhitneyFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
1991Without Warning: The James Brady StorySarah BradyFilm
1989In CountryIreneFilm
1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamVeraFilm
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelfSeries
1987The Room UpstairsEllieFilm
1987All My SonsAnn DeeverFilm
1986ManhunterReba McClaneFilm
1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedMaddy NagleFilm
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter")Series
1985Compromising PositionsMary Alice MahoneyFilm
1985Screen TwoZeenaSeries
1985EvergreenIris Friedman · 3 episodesSeries
1983Say Goodnight, GracieGinnyFilm
1982American PlayhouseAnn Keller, Zeena FromeSeries
1978A WeddingExtra (uncredited)Film
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1952TodaySelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameEllieSeries

Production (1)

2009Georgia O'KeeffeExecutive ProducerFilm