Joan Allen
42 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 20, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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).
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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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Joan Allen: movies and TV shows
Acting (54)
- 2025
- 2021
- 2018 Who Will Write Our History?
as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
- 2016
- 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
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 Georgia O'Keeffe
as Georgia O'Keeffe
- 2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Cate Wilson
- 2008 Death Race
as Warden Hennessey
- 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
- 2005 Yes
as She
- 2005 The Upside of Anger
as Terry Wolfmeyer
- 2004 The Bourne Supremacy
as Pamela Landy
- 2004 The Notebook
as Anne Hamilton
- 2003 Off the Map
as Arlene
- 2001
- 2000 The Contender
as Laine Hanson
- 2000 It's the Rage
as Helen
- 2000 When the Sky Falls
as Sinead Hamilton
- 1998 Pleasantville
as Betty Parker
- 1997 The Ice Storm
as Elena Hood
- 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
- 1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Bonnie Waitzkin
- 1993 Ethan Frome
as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
- 1991 Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as Sarah Brady
- 1989 In Country
as Irene
- 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
- 1985 Compromising Positions
as Mary Alice Mahoney
- 1985
- 1985
- 1983 Say Goodnight, Gracie
as Ginny
- 1982
- 1978 A Wedding
as Extra (uncredited)
- 1951
Behind the camera (1)
- 2009 Georgia O'Keeffe
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- 2020 Stars in the House
1 episode
- 2017
- 2016
- 2011
- 2008 Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
1 episode
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2001
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes
- 1952 Today
1 episode