Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Acting • Born 1956-08-20

Acting2Rochelle, 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).

Filmography

70 credits
Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

Movie • 1986

Maddy Nagle

Face/Off

Face/Off

Movie • 1997

Eve Archer

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

Movie • 2004

Pamela Landy

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

Movie • 2017

Self (archive footage)

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

Movie • 2007

Pamela Landy

Pleasantville

Pleasantville

Movie • 1998

Betty Parker

Death Race

Death Race

Movie • 2008

Warden Hennessey

Nixon

Nixon

Movie • 1995

Pat Nixon

The Notebook

The Notebook

Movie • 2004

Anne Hamilton

The Crucible

The Crucible

Movie • 1996

Elizabeth Proctor

The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

Movie • 2005

Terry Wolfmeyer

The Contender

The Contender

Movie • 2000

Laine Hanson

Off the Map

Off the Map

Movie • 2003

Arlene

Manhunter

Manhunter

Movie • 1986

Reba McClane

All the Rage

All the Rage

Movie • 1999

Helen Harding

Yes

Yes

Movie • 2005

She

In Country

In Country

Movie • 1989

Irene

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

Movie • 2006

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Movie • 2009

Cate Wilson

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Movie • 1988

Vera

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Movie • 1993

Bonnie Waitzkin

Trumbo

Trumbo

Movie • 2007

Self

Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

Movie • 1993

Zenobia Zeeman Frome

Bonneville

Bonneville

Movie • 2006

Carol Brimm

Mad Love

Mad Love

Movie • 1995

Margaret Roberts

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

Movie • 2012

Pamela Landy

Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M.

Movie • 1993

Caroline Whitney

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

Movie • 1997

Elena Hood

Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon

Movie • 2011

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

Movie • 2000

Sinead Hamilton

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

Movie • 1991

Sarah Brady

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Movie • 2009

Georgia O'Keeffe

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

Movie • 1987

Ellie

Inside 'Manhunter'

Inside 'Manhunter'

Movie • 2001

Herself

A Good Marriage

A Good Marriage

Movie • 2014

Darcy Anderson

The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

Movie • 2007

Narrator (voice)

Room

Room

Movie • 2015

Nancy

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Movie • 2014

Narrator (voice)

A Wedding

A Wedding

Movie • 1978

Extra (uncredited)

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Movie • 2010

Narrator

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Movie • 2006

Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions

Movie • 1985

Mary Alice Mahoney

All My Sons

All My Sons

Movie • 1987

Ann Deever

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Movie • 2011

Self

Making “Room”

Making “Room”

Movie • 2016

Self / Nancy

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

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

Movie • 2007

Self

Who Will Write Our History?

Who Will Write Our History?

Movie • 2018

Rachela Auerbach (voice)

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Movie • 1983

Ginny

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Movie • 2007

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV • 2003

Self

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

TV • 2005

Self - Guest

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1985

(segment "Shelter Skelter")

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

Frasier

Frasier

TV • 1993

Lydia (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Ellie

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Host

Zero Day

Zero Day

TV • 2025

Sheila Mullen

The Killing

The Killing

TV • 2011

Margaret O'Neal

The Family

The Family

TV • 2016

Claire Warren

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

TV • 2008

Self

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon

TV • 2001

Morgause

Evergreen

Evergreen

TV • 1985

Iris Friedman

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Luck

Luck

TV • 2012

Claire Lachay

Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

TV • 1999

Self

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

TV • 2020

Self

Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story

TV • 2021

Amanda Debusher