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Joan Allen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1956-08-20 (Age: 70)

Place of Birth

Rochelle, Illinois, USA

Joan Allen

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).

Filmography (48)

⭐ 7.3 Role: Rachela Auerbach (voice)

Who Will Write Our History?

2018
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017
⭐ 4.3 Role: Self / Nancy

Making “Room”

2016
⭐ 8.0 Role: Nancy

Room

2015
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

2014
⭐ 5.3 Role: Darcy Anderson

A Good Marriage

2014
⭐ 6.2 Role: Pamela Landy

The Bourne Legacy

2012
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

2011
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Kitten's First Full Moon

2011
⭐ 7.5 Role: Narrator

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

2010
⭐ 4.9 Role: Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009
⭐ 8.0 Role: Cate Wilson

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009
⭐ 6.3 Role: Warden Hennessey

Death Race

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

2007
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Trumbo

2007