Joan Allen
Acting
- Born:
- 1956-08-20
- 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
Filmography
Zero Day
Lisey's Story
Stars in the House
Who Will Write Our History?
Arthur Miller: Writer
The Family
Making “Room”
Room
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
A Good Marriage
The Bourne Legacy
Luck
Kitten's First Full Moon
The Killing
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Death Race
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Trumbo
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Rape of Europa
Bonneville
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Yes
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
The Upside of Anger
The Bourne Supremacy
The Notebook
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Off the Map
The Mists of Avalon
Inside 'Manhunter'
The Contender
It's the Rage
When the Sky Falls
Teen Choice Awards
Pleasantville
The Ice Storm
The View
Face/Off
The Crucible
Nixon
Mad Love
Josh & S.A.M.
Frasier
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Ethan Frome
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
In Country
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The Room Upstairs
All My Sons
Peggy Sue Got Married
Manhunter
The Twilight Zone
Compromising Positions
Evergreen
Screen Two
Say Goodnight, Gracie
American Playhouse
A Wedding
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Today
Hallmark Hall of Fame