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).
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Filmography
Zero DayTV · 2025 · as Sheila Mullen · 6 episodes
Lisey's StoryTV · 2021 · as Amanda Debusher · 8 episodes
Stars in the HouseTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
Who Will Write Our History?Film · 2018 · as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Arthur Miller: WriterFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Making “Room”Film · 2016 · as Self / Nancy
The FamilyTV · 2016 · as Claire Warren · 12 episodes
RoomFilm · 2015 · as Nancy
A Good MarriageFilm · 2014 · as Darcy Anderson
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerFilm · 2014 · as Narrator (voice)
LuckTV · 2012 · as Claire Lachay · 9 episodes
The Bourne LegacyFilm · 2012 · as Pamela Landy
Jeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesFilm · 2011 · as Self
Kitten's First Full MoonFilm · 2011 · Acting
The KillingTV · 2011 · as Margaret O'Neal · 6 episodes
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityFilm · 2010 · as Narrator
Georgia O'KeeffeFilm · 2009 · as Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's TaleFilm · 2009 · as Cate Wilson
Death RaceFilm · 2008 · as Warden Hennessey
Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceTV · 2008 · as Self · 1 episode
The Bourne UltimatumFilm · 2007 · as Pamela Landy- The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffFilm · 2007 · as Self
The Rape of EuropaFilm · 2007 · as Narrator (voice)
TrumboFilm · 2007 · as Self
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormFilm · 2007 · as Self
BonnevilleFilm · 2006 · as Carol Brimm
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the VoteFilm · 2006 · Acting
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilm · 2006 · as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListTV · 2005 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Upside of AngerFilm · 2005 · as Terry Wolfmeyer
YesFilm · 2005 · as She
The Bourne SupremacyFilm · 2004 · as Pamela Landy
The NotebookFilm · 2004 · as Anne Hamilton
Off the MapFilm · 2003 · as Arlene
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
Inside 'Manhunter'Film · 2001 · as Herself
The Mists of AvalonTV · 2001 · as Morgause · 2 episodes
It's the RageFilm · 2000 · as Helen
The ContenderFilm · 2000 · as Laine Hanson
When the Sky FallsFilm · 2000 · as Sinead Hamilton
Teen Choice AwardsTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
PleasantvilleFilm · 1998 · as Betty Parker
Face/OffFilm · 1997 · as Eve Archer
The Ice StormFilm · 1997 · as Elena Hood
The ViewTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
The CrucibleFilm · 1996 · as Elizabeth Proctor
Mad LoveFilm · 1995 · as Margaret Roberts
NixonFilm · 1995 · as Pat Nixon
Ethan FromeFilm · 1993 · as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
FrasierTV · 1993 · as Lydia (voice) · 1 episode
Josh & S.A.M.Film · 1993 · as Caroline Whitney
Searching for Bobby FischerFilm · 1993 · as Bonnie Waitzkin
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV · 1992 · Acting · 1 episode
Without Warning: The James Brady StoryFilm · 1991 · as Sarah Brady
In CountryFilm · 1989 · as Irene
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV · 1988 · as Self · 1 episode
Tucker: The Man and His DreamFilm · 1988 · as Vera
All My SonsFilm · 1987 · as Ann Deever
The Room UpstairsFilm · 1987 · as Ellie
ManhunterFilm · 1986 · as Reba McClane
Peggy Sue Got MarriedFilm · 1986 · as Maddy Nagle
Compromising PositionsFilm · 1985 · as Mary Alice Mahoney
EvergreenTV · 1985 · as Iris Friedman · 3 episodes
Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as Zeena · 1 episode
The Twilight ZoneTV · 1985 · as (segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1 episode
Say Goodnight, GracieFilm · 1983 · as Ginny
American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · as Ann Keller · 1 episode
A WeddingFilm · 1978 · as Extra (uncredited)
Saturday Night LiveTV · 1975 · as Self - Host · 1 episode- The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 2 episodes
TodayTV · 1952 · as Self · 1 episode
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Ellie · 1 episode
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