Acting
Joan Allen
Born 1956-08-20 · Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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
The Notebook
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Death Race
Face/Off
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Supremacy
The Ice Storm
The Bourne Legacy
Room
Pleasantville
The Crucible
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Arthur Miller: Writer
Peggy Sue Got Married
Mad Love
The Upside of Anger
A Good Marriage
The Contender
Nixon
Georgia O'Keeffe
A Wedding
In Country
It's the Rage
Bonneville
When the Sky Falls
Trumbo
Yes
Ethan Frome
Off the Map
Compromising Positions
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Josh and S.A.M.
The Rape of Europa
The Room Upstairs
All My Sons
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides