Acting
Joan Allen
Born 20 August 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, USA
67 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).
Known for
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- 2025Zero DaySeriesSheila Mullen
- 2021Lisey's StorySeriesAmanda Debusher
- 2020Stars in the HouseSeriesSelf
- 2018Who Will Write Our History?FilmRachela Auerbach (voice)
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016The FamilySeriesClaire Warren
- 2016Making “Room”FilmSelf / Nancy
- 2015RoomFilmNancy
- 2014A Good MarriageFilmDarcy Anderson
- 2014Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2012The Bourne LegacyFilmPamela Landy
- 2012LuckSeriesClaire Lachay
- 2011The KillingSeriesMargaret O'Neal
- 2011Jeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesFilmSelf
- 2011Kitten's First Full MoonFilm
- 2010Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityFilmNarrator
- 2009Hachi: A Dog's TaleFilmCate Wilson
- 2009Georgia O'KeeffeFilmGeorgia O'Keeffe
- 2008Death RaceFilmWarden Hennessey
- 2008Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceSeriesSelf
- 2007The Bourne UltimatumFilmPamela Landy
- 2007TrumboFilmSelf
- 2007The Rape of EuropaFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2007The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffFilmSelf
- 2007Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormFilmSelf
- 2006BonnevilleFilmCarol Brimm
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilmHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
- 2006I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the VoteFilm
- 2005The Upside of AngerFilmTerry Wolfmeyer
- 2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2005YesFilmShe
- 2004The NotebookFilmAnne Hamilton
- 2004The Bourne SupremacyFilmPamela Landy
- 2003Off the MapFilmArlene
- 2001The Mists of AvalonSeriesMorgause
- 2001Inside 'Manhunter'FilmHerself
- 2000The ContenderFilmLaine Hanson
- 2000It's the RageFilmHelen
- 2000When the Sky FallsFilmSinead Hamilton
- 1999Teen Choice AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1998PleasantvilleFilmBetty Parker
- 1997Face/OffFilmEve Archer
- 1997The Ice StormFilmElena Hood
- 1996The CrucibleFilmElizabeth Proctor
- 1995NixonFilmPat Nixon
- 1995Mad LoveFilmMargaret Roberts
- 1993FrasierSeriesLydia (voice)
- 1993Searching for Bobby FischerFilmBonnie Waitzkin
- 1993Ethan FromeFilmZenobia Zeeman Frome
- 1993Josh & S.A.M.FilmCaroline Whitney
- 1991Without Warning: The James Brady StoryFilmSarah Brady
- 1989In CountryFilmIrene
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamFilmVera
- 1987The Room UpstairsFilmEllie
- 1987All My SonsFilmAnn Deever
- 1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedFilmMaddy Nagle
- 1986ManhunterFilmReba McClane
- 1985The Twilight ZoneSeries(segment "Shelter Skelter")
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesZeena
- 1985Compromising PositionsFilmMary Alice Mahoney
- 1985EvergreenSeriesIris Friedman
- 1983Say Goodnight, GracieFilmGinny
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesAnn Keller, Zeena Frome
- 1978A WeddingFilmExtra (uncredited)
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesEllie
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Filmography from TMDB.