Joan Allen
Born: 1956-08-20
• Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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
Who Will Write Our History?
Arthur Miller: Writer
Making “Room”
Room
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
A Good Marriage
The Bourne Legacy
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Kitten's First Full Moon
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Death Race
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Trumbo
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Rape of Europa
Bonneville
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Yes
The Upside of Anger
The Bourne Supremacy
The Notebook
Off the Map
Inside 'Manhunter'
The Contender
When the Sky Falls
It's the Rage
Pleasantville
The Ice Storm
Face/Off
The Crucible
Nixon
Mad Love
Josh & S.A.M.
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Ethan Frome
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
In Country
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The Room Upstairs
All My Sons
Peggy Sue Got Married
Manhunter
Compromising Positions
Say Goodnight, Gracie
A Wedding