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Joan Allen
Actor, ProducerBorn August 20, 1956 (69 years)
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).
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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Joan Allen Filmography
| 2025 | Zero Day (TV Series) · as Sheila Mullen |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Reba |
| 2021 | Lisey's Story (TV Series) · as Amanda Debusher |
| 2018 | Who Will Write Our History · as Rachela Auerbach (voice) |
| 2016 | The Family (2016) (TV Series) · as Claire Warren |
| 2015 | Room · as Nancy |
| 2014 | Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage · as Darcy Anderson |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy · as Pamela Landy |
| 2011 | Luck (TV Series) · as Claire Lachay |
| 2011 | The Killing (US) (TV Series) · as Margaret O'neal |
| 2011 | |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe · as Georgia O'keeffe |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale · as Cate Wilson |
| 2008 | Blessed Is the Match · as Catherine Senesh |
| 2008 | Death Race · as Warden Hennessey |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum · as Pamela Landy |
| 2006 | The Rape of Europa · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Bonneville · as Carol Brimm |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger · as Terry Wolfmeyer |
| 2004 | Yes · as She |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy · as Pamela Landy |
| 2004 | The Notebook · as Anne Hamilton |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan · as Miss Wallace |
| 2003 | Off the Map · as Arlene |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon (TV Series) · as Morgause |
| 2000 | The Contender · as Laine Hanson |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls · as Sinead Hamilton |
| 1999 | All the Rage · as Helen Harding |
| 1998 | Pleasantville · as Betty Parker |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm · as Elena Hood |
| 1997 | Face/Off · as Eve Archer |
| 1996 | The Crucible · as Elizabeth Proctor |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Pat Nixon |
| 1995 | Mad Love · as Margaret Roberts |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. · as Caroline Whitney |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Lydia (voice) |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer · as Bonnie Waitzkin |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome · as Zenobia Zeeman Frome |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story · as Sarah Brady |
| 1989 | In Country · as Irene |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream · as Vera |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs · as Ellie |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married · as Maddy Nagle |
| 1986 | Manhunter · as Reba Mcclane |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as (segment "shelter Skelter") |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions · as Mary Alice Mahoney |
| 1985 | Evergreen (TV Series) · as Iris Friedman |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ann Deever |
| 1978 | A Wedding · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Ellie |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony · as Self |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Show People with Paul Wontorek (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum: T4 Movie Special · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The 59th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The 55th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | New York: A Documentary Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | 54th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Previous Winner |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1996 | 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Self - Reader |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | The 42nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Winner |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe · as Executive Producer |