Joan Allen
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1956 (age 70)
Born in
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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
The Notebook
25 Jun 2004
Room
16 Oct 2015
The Bourne Ultimatum
03 Aug 2007
The Bourne Supremacy
23 Jul 2004
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
08 Jun 2009
The Bourne Legacy
08 Aug 2012
Face/Off
27 Jun 1997
Death Race
22 Aug 2008
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Filmography
2025
- Zero Dayas Sheila Mullen6 episodes
2021
- Lisey's Storyas Amanda Debusher8 episodes
2018
- Who Will Write Our History?as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2016
- The Familyas Claire Warren12 episodes
2015
- Roomas Nancy
2014
- Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Poweras Narrator (voice)
- A Good Marriageas Darcy Anderson
2012
- The Bourne Legacyas Pamela Landy
- Luckas Claire Lachay9 episodes
2011
- The Killingas Margaret O'Neal6 episodes
- Kitten's First Full Moon
2010
2009
- Georgia O'Keeffeas Georgia O'Keeffe
- Hachi: A Dog's Taleas Cate Wilson
2008
- Death Raceas Warden Hennessey
2007
- The Bourne Ultimatumas Pamela Landy
- The Rape of Europaas Narrator (voice)
2006
- Bonnevilleas Carol Brimm
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
- I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2005
- Yesas She
- The Upside of Angeras Terry Wolfmeyer
2004
- The Bourne Supremacyas Pamela Landy
- The Notebookas Anne Hamilton
2003
- Off the Mapas Arlene
2001
- The Mists of Avalonas Morgause2 episodes
2000
- The Contenderas Laine Hanson
- It's the Rageas Helen
- When the Sky Fallsas Sinead Hamilton
1998
- Pleasantvilleas Betty Parker
1997
- The Ice Stormas Elena Hood
- Face/Offas Eve Archer
1996
- The Crucibleas Elizabeth Proctor
1993
- Josh & S.A.M.as Caroline Whitney
- Frasieras Lydia (voice)1 episode
- Searching for Bobby Fischeras Bonnie Waitzkin
- Ethan Fromeas Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1 episode
1991
- Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas Sarah Brady
1989
- In Countryas Irene
1988
1987
- The Room Upstairsas Ellie
- All My Sonsas Ann Deever
1986
- Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Maddy Nagle
- Manhunteras Reba McClane
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Shelter Skelter")1 episode
- Compromising Positionsas Mary Alice Mahoney
- Evergreenas Iris Friedman3 episodes
- Screen Twoas Zeena1 episode
1983
- Say Goodnight, Gracieas Ginny
1982
- American Playhouseas Zeena Frome1 episode
1978
- A Weddingas Extra (uncredited)