Joan Allen
Acting
Born August 20, 1956 · 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 B…
Known For · 40 titles
Saturday Night Live
Frasier
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The View
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Screen Two
American Playhouse
The Notebook
The Twilight Zone
Today
The Oscars
The Killing
Stars in the House
Face/Off
The Bourne Supremacy
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Zero Day
The Bourne Ultimatum
Death Race
Lisey's Story
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
The Bourne Legacy
Luck
Room
Pleasantville
The Mists of Avalon
The Family
The Ice Storm
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Evergreen
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Peggy Sue Got Married
Nixon
The Crucible
The Contender
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
The Upside of Anger
A Good Marriage