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Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Actor · Born August 20, 1956 · Rochelle, Illinois, USA

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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).

Acted in 52

2010s

  1. 2018

    Who Will Write Our History?

    Rachela Auerbach (voice)

  2. 2016

    The Family

    Claire Warren · 12 episodes

  3. 2015
  4. 2014
  5. 2012
  6. 2011

    Kitten's First Full Moon

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2009

    Georgia O'Keeffe

    Georgia O'Keeffe

  2. 2008
  3. 2007
  4. 2006

    Bonneville

    Carol Brimm

  5. The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

  6. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

    Movie

  7. 2005
  8. 2004
  9. 2003
  10. 2001

    The Mists of Avalon

    Morgause · 2 episodes

  11. 2000
  12. It's the Rage

    Helen

  13. When the Sky Falls

    Sinead Hamilton

1980s

  1. 1989

    In Country

    Irene

  2. 1988
  3. 1987

    The Room Upstairs

    Ellie

  4. All My Sons

    Ann Deever

  5. 1986
  6. Manhunter

    Reba McClane

  7. 1985
  8. Compromising Positions

    Mary Alice Mahoney

  9. Evergreen

    Iris Friedman · 3 episodes

  10. 1983

    Say Goodnight, Gracie

    Ginny

  11. 1982

1970s

  1. 1978

    A Wedding

    Extra (uncredited)

1950s

  1. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Ellie · 1 episode

Produced 1

2000s

  1. 2009

    Georgia O'Keeffe

    Executive Producer

Appearances19

2010s

  1. 2017
  2. 2016

    Making “Room”

    Self / Nancy

  3. 2014

    Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

    Narrator (voice)

  4. 2011

    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Self

  5. 2010

    Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

    Narrator

2000s

  1. 2008

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2007

    Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

    Self

  3. Trumbo

    Self

  4. The Rape of Europa

    Narrator (voice)

  5. 2005
  6. 2003
  7. 2001

1990s

  1. 1999

    Teen Choice Awards

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 1997