Joan Allen
Born August 20, 1956 · 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).
Notable Appearances
Movies
TV Shows
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Today
American Playhouse
The Twilight Zone
Screen Two
The Oscars
Stars in the House
The Killing
Zero Day
Lisey's Story
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Luck
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Mists of Avalon
The Family
Evergreen
Teen Choice Awards
More Movies
Ethan Frome
It's the Rage
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
A Good Marriage
In Country
Josh & S.A.M.
A Wedding
Off the Map
Bonneville
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Inside 'Manhunter'
Trumbo
Georgia O'Keeffe
Compromising Positions
When the Sky Falls
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Arthur Miller: Writer
The Room Upstairs
Making “Room”
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Kitten's First Full Moon
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Who Will Write Our History?
All My Sons
Say Goodnight, Gracie
The Rape of Europa
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
