Joan Allen
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1956-08-20 (age 69)
- 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).
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
TV Shows (22)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Frasier
1993
as Lydia (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Killing
2011
as Margaret O'Neal
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Zeena
Zero Day
2025
as Sheila Mullen
Today
1952
as Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self - Guest
Lisey's Story
2021
as Amanda Debusher
Luck
2012
as Claire Lachay
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ellie
The Family
2016
as Claire Warren
The Mists of Avalon
2001
as Morgause
Evergreen
1985
as Iris Friedman
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
as Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (48)
The Notebook
2004
as Anne Hamilton
Face/Off
1997
as Eve Archer
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Pamela Landy
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Pamela Landy
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Cate Wilson
Death Race
2008
as Warden Hennessey
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Pamela Landy
Room
2015
as Nancy
Pleasantville
1998
as Betty Parker
The Ice Storm
1997
as Elena Hood
The Crucible
1996
as Elizabeth Proctor
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Maddy Nagle
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Bonnie Waitzkin
Nixon
1995
as Pat Nixon
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Vera
Mad Love
1995
as Margaret Roberts
The Contender
2000
as Laine Hanson
A Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)
In Country
1989
as Irene
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Compromising Positions
1985
as Mary Alice Mahoney
Trumbo
2007
as Self
A Good Marriage
2014
as Darcy Anderson
The Upside of Anger
2005
as Terry Wolfmeyer
Ethan Frome
1993
as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
as Georgia O'Keeffe
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Sarah Brady
All the Rage
1999
as Helen Harding
Bonneville
2006
as Carol Brimm
Josh & S.A.M.
1993
as Caroline Whitney
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
All My Sons
1987
as Ann Deever
Yes
2005
as She
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Ellie
Making “Room”
2016
as Self / Nancy
Inside 'Manhunter'
2001
as Herself
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self
When the Sky Falls
2000
as Sinead Hamilton
The Rape of Europa
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Off the Map
2003
as Arlene
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
as Self
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010
as Narrator
Manhunter
1986
as Reba McClane
Who Will Write Our History?
2018
as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Say Goodnight, Gracie
1983
as Ginny
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
About Joan Allen
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 Noteb… With 70 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Joan Allen has appeared in 48 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Allen Movies
- The Notebook (2004) — as Anne Hamilton
- Face/Off (1997) — as Eve Archer
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — as Pamela Landy
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — as Pamela Landy
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — as Cate Wilson
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