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