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