Joan Allen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 20, 1956 (69 yrs)

place of birth

Rochelle, Illinois, USA

total credits

48 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

48 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Notebook
7.9

The Notebook

2004as Anne Hamilton
Face/Off
7.1

Face/Off

1997as Eve Archer
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
8.0

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009as Cate Wilson
The Bourne Ultimatum
7.4

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007as Pamela Landy
Death Race
6.3

Death Race

2008as Warden Hennessey
The Bourne Supremacy
7.3

The Bourne Supremacy

2004as Pamela Landy
The Bourne Legacy
6.2

The Bourne Legacy

2012as Pamela Landy
Room
8.0

Room

2015as Nancy
The Ice Storm
6.9

The Ice Storm

1997as Elena Hood
Pleasantville
7.3

Pleasantville

1998as Betty Parker
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Pat Nixon
Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986as Maddy Nagle
The Crucible
6.6

The Crucible

1996as Elizabeth Proctor
Searching for Bobby Fischer
7.1

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993as Bonnie Waitzkin
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
6.7

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988as Vera
Mad Love
5.2

Mad Love

1995as Margaret Roberts
Josh & S.A.M.
4.9

Josh & S.A.M.

1993as Caroline Whitney
A Wedding
6.3

A Wedding

1978as Extra (uncredited)
The Contender
6.7

The Contender

2000as Laine Hanson
Ethan Frome
5.6

Ethan Frome

1993as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
In Country
5.6

In Country

1989as Irene
A Good Marriage
5.3

A Good Marriage

2014as Darcy Anderson
Trumbo
6.7

Trumbo

2007as Self
The Upside of Anger
6.3

The Upside of Anger

2005as Terry Wolfmeyer
Yes
5.9

Yes

2005as She
All the Rage
5.5

All the Rage

1999as Helen Harding
Bonneville
5.6

Bonneville

2006as Carol Brimm
Georgia O'Keeffe
4.9

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009as Georgia O'Keeffe
Off the Map
6.4

Off the Map

2003as Arlene
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
The Rape of Europa
7.4

The Rape of Europa

2007as Narrator (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017as Self (archive footage)
Compromising Positions
5.3

Compromising Positions

1985as Mary Alice Mahoney
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
7.0

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991as Sarah Brady
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014as Narrator (voice)
The Room Upstairs
4.8

The Room Upstairs

1987as Ellie
When the Sky Falls
4.9

When the Sky Falls

2000as Sinead Hamilton
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
6.7

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

2011as Self
Making “Room”
4.3

Making “Room”

2016as Self / Nancy
All My Sons
9.0

All My Sons

1987as Ann Deever
Say Goodnight, Gracie
10.0

Say Goodnight, Gracie

1983as Ginny
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

2007as Self
Who Will Write Our History?
7.3

Who Will Write Our History?

2018as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Inside 'Manhunter'
7.0

Inside 'Manhunter'

2001as Herself
Manhunter
7.0

Manhunter

1986as Reba McClane
Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten's First Full Moon

2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
7.5

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

2010as Narrator
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

2006