Joan Allen

Joan Allen

🎂 20th August 1956 (69 yrs) 📍 Rochelle, Illinois, USA

Known For

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).

Joan Allen

Movies Featuring Joan Allen

Who Will Write Our History?

Who Will Write Our History? (2018)

as Rachela Auerbach (voice)

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)

as Self (archive footage)

Making “Room”

Making “Room” (2016)

as Self / Nancy

Room

Room (2015)

as Nancy

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014)

as Narrator (voice)

A Good Marriage

A Good Marriage (2014)

as Darcy Anderson

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

as Pamela Landy

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides (2011)

as Self

Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon (2011)

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City (2010)

as Narrator

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)

as Georgia O'Keeffe

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

as Cate Wilson

Death Race

Death Race (2008)

as Warden Hennessey

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm (2007)

as Self

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' (2007)

as Self

Trumbo

Trumbo (2007)

as Self

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

as Pamela Landy

The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa (2007)

as Narrator (voice)

Bonneville

Bonneville (2006)

as Carol Brimm

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)

as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote (2006)

Yes

as She

The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger (2005)

as Terry Wolfmeyer

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

as Pamela Landy

The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

as Anne Hamilton

Off the Map

Off the Map (2003)

as Arlene

Inside 'Manhunter'

Inside 'Manhunter' (2001)

as Herself

The Contender

The Contender (2000)

as Laine Hanson

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls (2000)

as Sinead Hamilton

It's the Rage

It's the Rage (1999)

as Helen Harding

Pleasantville

Pleasantville (1998)

as Betty Parker

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm (1997)

as Elena Hood

Face/Off

Face/Off (1997)

as Eve Archer

The Crucible

The Crucible (1996)

as Elizabeth Proctor

Nixon

Nixon (1995)

as Pat Nixon

Mad Love

Mad Love (1995)

as Margaret Roberts

Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M. (1993)

as Caroline Whitney

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

as Bonnie Waitzkin

Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome (1993)

as Zenobia Zeeman Frome

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)

as Sarah Brady

In Country

In Country (1989)

as Irene

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

as Vera

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs (1987)

as Ellie

All My Sons

All My Sons (1987)

as Ann Deever

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

as Maddy Nagle

Manhunter

Manhunter (1986)

as Reba McClane

Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions (1985)

as Mary Alice Mahoney

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983)

as Ginny

A Wedding

A Wedding (1978)

as Extra (uncredited)