Joan Allen
Acting
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).
Movies
The Notebook
2004
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Face/Off
1997
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Death Race
2008
Room
2015
Nixon
1995
Pleasantville
1998
A Wedding
1978
Mad Love
1995
The Ice Storm
1997
A Good Marriage
2014
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
Compromising Positions
1985
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
The Crucible
1996
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
TV Shows
Frasier
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Tony Awards
1956
The View
1997
The Twilight Zone
1985
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Killing
2011
Stars in the House
2020
The Oscars
1953
Zero Day
2025
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
Lisey's Story
2021
Today
1952
The Mists of Avalon
2001
Luck
2012
The Family
2016
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Evergreen
1985