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).
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A Good Marriage
Georgia O'Keeffe
Josh & S.A.M.
In Country
A Wedding
It's the Rage
Kitten's First Full Moon
Bonneville
Yes
Ethan Frome
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Compromising Positions
Trumbo
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Off the Map
Inside 'Manhunter'
Arthur Miller: Writer
When the Sky Falls
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Who Will Write Our History?
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
The Rape of Europa
The Room Upstairs
All My Sons
Making “Room”
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
