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
| Birth Location | Rochelle, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956-08-20 |
Movies
The Mists of Avalon
as Morgause
2021
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Making “Room”
as Self / Nancy
2016
Room
as Nancy Newsome
2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
as Narrator (voice)
2014
A Good Marriage
as Darcy Anderson
2014
The Bourne Legacy
as Pamela Landy
2012
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as Self
2011
2010
Georgia O'Keeffe
as Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Cate Wilson
2009
Death Race
as Warden Hennessey
2008
Trumbo
as Self
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Pamela Landy
2007
The Rape of Europa
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Bonneville
as Carol Brimm
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
Yes
as She
2005
The Upside of Anger
as Terry Wolfmeyer
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
as Pamela Landy
2004
The Notebook
as Anne Hamilton
2004
Off the Map
as Arlene
2003
Inside 'Manhunter'
as Herself
2001
The Contender
as Laine Hanson
2000
When the Sky Falls
as Sinead Hamilton
2000
It's the Rage
as Helen Harding
1999
Pleasantville
as Betty Parker
1998
Face/Off
as Eve Archer
1997
The Ice Storm
as Elena Hood
1997
The Crucible
as Elizabeth Proctor
1996
Nixon
as Pat Nixon
1995
Mad Love
as Margaret Roberts
1995
Josh and S.A.M.
as Caroline Whitney
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Bonnie Waitzkin
1993
Ethan Frome
as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1993
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as Sarah Brady
1991
In Country
as Irene
1989
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Vera
1988
The Room Upstairs
as Ellie
1987
All My Sons
as Ann Deever
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Maddy Nagle
1986
Manhunter
as Reba McClane
1986
Compromising Positions
as Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Movies
Georgia O'Keeffe
Executive Producer
2009
