Joan Allen
Actor
Born August 20, 1956 in 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).
Filmography
Zero Day
Sheila Mullen
Lisey's Story
Amanda Debusher
Stars in the House
Self
Who Will Write Our History?
Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
The Family
Claire Warren
Making “Room”
Self / Nancy
Room
Nancy
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Narrator (voice)
A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson
The Bourne Legacy
Pamela Landy
Luck
Claire Lachay
The Killing
Margaret O'Neal
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
Kitten's First Full Moon
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Narrator
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cate Wilson
Death Race
Warden Hennessey
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Self
Trumbo
Self
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Landy
The Rape of Europa
Narrator (voice)
Bonneville
Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Yes
She
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self - Guest
The Upside of Anger
Terry Wolfmeyer
The Bourne Supremacy
Pamela Landy
The Notebook
Anne Hamilton
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Off the Map
Arlene
The Mists of Avalon
Morgause
Inside 'Manhunter'
Herself
The Contender
Laine Hanson
When the Sky Falls
Sinead Hamilton
All the Rage
Helen Harding
Teen Choice Awards
Self
Pleasantville
Betty Parker
The Ice Storm
Elena Hood
The View
Self
Face/Off
Eve Archer
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Mad Love
Margaret Roberts
Josh & S.A.M.
Caroline Whitney
Frasier
Lydia (voice)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ethan Frome
Zenobia Zeeman Frome
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Sarah Brady
In Country
Irene
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Vera
The Room Upstairs
Ellie
All My Sons
Ann Deever
Peggy Sue Got Married
Maddy Nagle
Manhunter
Reba McClane
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
Compromising Positions
Mary Alice Mahoney
Evergreen
Iris Friedman
Screen Two
Zeena
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Ginny
American Playhouse
Ann Keller
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Oscars
Self
Today
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellie