Joan Allen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1956-08-20

Place of Birth

Rochelle, Illinois, USA
IMDb

Joan Allen

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).

Gallery

Gallery Image
Gallery Image
Gallery Image
Gallery Image
Gallery Image
Gallery Image

Acting History

2025
Zero Day as Sheila Mullen
2021
Lisey's Story as Amanda Debusher
2020
Stars in the House as Self
2018
Who Will Write Our History? as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Family as Claire Warren
2016
Making “Room” as Self / Nancy
2015
Room as Nancy
2014
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power as Narrator (voice)
2014
A Good Marriage as Darcy Anderson
2012
The Bourne Legacy as Pamela Landy
2012
Luck as Claire Lachay
2011
The Killing as Margaret O'Neal
2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as Self
2011
Kitten's First Full Moon
2010
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City as Narrator
2009
Georgia O'Keeffe as Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale as Cate Wilson
2008
Death Race as Warden Hennessey
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
2007
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' as Self
2007
Trumbo as Self
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum as Pamela Landy
2007
The Rape of Europa as Narrator (voice)
2006
Bonneville as Carol Brimm
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2005
Yes as She
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self - Guest
2005
The Upside of Anger as Terry Wolfmeyer
2004
The Bourne Supremacy as Pamela Landy
2004
The Notebook as Anne Hamilton
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Off the Map as Arlene
2001
The Mists of Avalon as Morgause
2001
Inside 'Manhunter' as Herself
2000
The Contender as Laine Hanson
2000
When the Sky Falls as Sinead Hamilton
1999
It's the Rage as Helen Harding
1999
Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
Pleasantville as Betty Parker
1997
The Ice Storm as Elena Hood
1997
The View as Self
1997
Face/Off as Eve Archer
1996
The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor
1995
Nixon as Pat Nixon
1995
Mad Love as Margaret Roberts
1993
Josh & S.A.M. as Caroline Whitney
1993
Frasier as Lydia (voice)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer as Bonnie Waitzkin
1993
Ethan Frome as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Story as Sarah Brady
1989
In Country as Irene
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Vera
1987
The Room Upstairs as Ellie
1987
All My Sons as Ann Deever
1986
Peggy Sue Got Married as Maddy Nagle
1986
Manhunter as Reba McClane
1985
The Twilight Zone as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
1985
Compromising Positions as Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Evergreen as Iris Friedman
1983
Say Goodnight, Gracie as Ginny
1978
A Wedding as Extra (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Winner
1953
The Oscars as Self
1952
Today as Self
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ellie