Joan Allen
Born
August 20, 1956 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
Zero Day
Sheila Mullen · (6 episodes)
2025
Lisey's Story
Amanda Debusher · (8 episodes)
2021
Stars in the House
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Family
Claire Warren · (12 episodes)
2016
Making “Room”
Self / Nancy
2016
Room
Nancy
2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Narrator (voice)
2014
A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson
2014
The Bourne Legacy
Pamela Landy
2012
Luck
Claire Lachay · (9 episodes)
2012
The Killing
Margaret O'Neal · (6 episodes)
2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
2011
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Narrator
2010
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cate Wilson
2009
Death Race
Warden Hennessey
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · (1 episode)
2008
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Self
2007
Trumbo
Self
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Landy
2007
The Rape of Europa
Narrator (voice)
2007
Bonneville
Carol Brimm
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Yes
She
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
The Upside of Anger
Terry Wolfmeyer
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
Pamela Landy
2004
The Notebook
Anne Hamilton
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Off the Map
Arlene
2003
The Mists of Avalon
Morgause · (2 episodes)
2001
Inside 'Manhunter'
Herself
2001
The Contender
Laine Hanson
2000
When the Sky Falls
Sinead Hamilton
2000
It's the Rage
Helen Harding
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
Pleasantville
Betty Parker
1998
The Ice Storm
Elena Hood
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Face/Off
Eve Archer
1997
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
1996
Nixon
Pat Nixon
1995
Mad Love
Margaret Roberts
1995
Josh and S.A.M.
Caroline Whitney
1993
Frasier
Lydia (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bonnie Waitzkin
1993
Ethan Frome
Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Sarah Brady
1991
In Country
Irene
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Vera
1988
The Room Upstairs
Ellie
1987
All My Sons
Ann Deever
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Maddy Nagle
1986
Manhunter
Reba McClane
1986
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter") · (1 episode)
1985
Compromising Positions
Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Evergreen
Iris Friedman · (3 episodes)
1985
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellie · (1 episode)
1951