Joan Allen
Born
August 20, 1956 (age 69)
Birthplace
Rochelle, Illinois, USA

Joan Allen

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).

Movies

Who Will Write Our History?
Who Will Write Our History?
2018 ★ 7.3
Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Room
Room
2015 ★ 8.0
Nancy
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
Narrator (voice)
A Good Marriage
A Good Marriage
2014 ★ 5.3
Darcy Anderson
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
2012 ★ 6.2
Pamela Landy
Kitten's First Full Moon
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010 ★ 7.5
Narrator
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009 ★ 4.9
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009 ★ 8.0
Cate Wilson
Death Race
Death Race
2008 ★ 6.3
Warden Hennessey
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 ★ 7.4
Pamela Landy
The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa
2007 ★ 7.4
Narrator (voice)
Bonneville
Bonneville
2006 ★ 5.6
Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Yes
Yes
2005 ★ 5.7
She
The Upside of Anger
The Upside of Anger
2005 ★ 6.3
Terry Wolfmeyer
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 ★ 7.3
Pamela Landy
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 ★ 7.9
Anne Hamilton
Off the Map
Off the Map
2003 ★ 6.4
Arlene
The Contender
The Contender
2000 ★ 6.7
Laine Hanson
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls
2000 ★ 4.6
Sinead Hamilton
It's the Rage
It's the Rage
1999 ★ 5.3
Helen Harding
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
1998 ★ 7.3
Betty Parker
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
1997 ★ 6.9
Elena Hood
Face/Off
Face/Off
1997 ★ 7.0
Eve Archer
The Crucible
The Crucible
1996 ★ 6.6
Elizabeth Proctor
Nixon
Nixon
1995 ★ 6.9
Pat Nixon
Mad Love
Mad Love
1995 ★ 5.2
Margaret Roberts
Josh & S.A.M.
Josh & S.A.M.
1993 ★ 4.7
Caroline Whitney
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 ★ 7.1
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
1993 ★ 5.5
Zenobia Zeeman Frome
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991 ★ 6.0
Sarah Brady
In Country
In Country
1989 ★ 5.6
Irene
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 ★ 6.7
Vera
The Room Upstairs
The Room Upstairs
1987 ★ 4.2
Ellie
All My Sons
All My Sons
1987
Ann Deever
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 ★ 6.1
Maddy Nagle
Manhunter
Manhunter
1986 ★ 7.0
Reba McClane
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
1985 ★ 5.2
Mary Alice Mahoney
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Say Goodnight, Gracie
1983
Ginny
A Wedding
A Wedding
1978 ★ 6.2
Extra (uncredited)

TV Series