
Joan Allen
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1956-08-20 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (22)

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Frasier
1993
as Lydia (voice)

The View
1997
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")

Screen Two
1985
as Zeena

Stars in the House
2020
as Self

The Killing
2011
as Margaret O'Neal

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Today
1952
as Self

Zero Day
2025
as Sheila Mullen

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self - Guest

Lisey's Story
2021
as Amanda Debusher

Luck
2012
as Claire Lachay

The Family
2016
as Claire Warren

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ellie

The Mists of Avalon
2001
as Morgause

Evergreen
1985
as Iris Friedman

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
as Self

Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movies (48)

The Notebook
2004
as Anne Hamilton

Face/Off
1997
as Eve Archer

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Cate Wilson

Death Race
2008
as Warden Hennessey

The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Pamela Landy

The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Pamela Landy

The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Pamela Landy

Room
2015
as Nancy

Pleasantville
1998
as Betty Parker

Nixon
1995
as Pat Nixon

The Ice Storm
1997
as Elena Hood

Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Bonnie Waitzkin

Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Maddy Nagle

The Crucible
1996
as Elizabeth Proctor

Mad Love
1995
as Margaret Roberts

A Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)

The Contender
2000
as Laine Hanson

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Vera

In Country
1989
as Irene

A Good Marriage
2014
as Darcy Anderson

Compromising Positions
1985
as Mary Alice Mahoney

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

The Upside of Anger
2005
as Terry Wolfmeyer

Ethan Frome
1993
as Zenobia Zeeman Frome

Trumbo
2007
as Self

Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
as Georgia O'Keeffe

Bonneville
2006
as Carol Brimm

All the Rage
1999
as Helen Harding

Yes
2005
as She

Josh & S.A.M.
1993
as Caroline Whitney

Making “Room”
2016
as Self / Nancy

The Room Upstairs
1987
as Ellie

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)

Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Sarah Brady

When the Sky Falls
2000
as Sinead Hamilton

The Rape of Europa
2007
as Narrator (voice)

Inside 'Manhunter'
2001
as Herself

Off the Map
2003
as Arlene

All My Sons
1987
as Ann Deever

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
as Narrator (voice)

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
as Self

Manhunter
1986
as Reba McClane

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010
as Narrator

Who Will Write Our History?
2018
as Rachela Auerbach (voice)

Say Goodnight, Gracie
1983
as Ginny

Kitten's First Full Moon
2011

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
About Joan Allen
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 Noteb… With 70 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Joan Allen has appeared in 48 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Allen Movies
- The Notebook (2004) — as Anne Hamilton
- Face/Off (1997) — as Eve Archer
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — as Cate Wilson
- Death Race (2008) — as Warden Hennessey
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — as Pamela Landy
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