Joan Allen

Actor, Producer

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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Room
    Room2015
  • Pleasantville
    Pleasantville1998
  • The Contender
    The Contender2000
  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988
  • A Good Marriage
    A Good Marriage2014

Known For

  • Hachi: A Dog's Tale
    Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009
  • Face/Off
    Face/Off1997
  • Room
    Room2015
  • The Notebook
    The Notebook2004
  • Death Race
    Death Race2008
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
    The Bourne Ultimatum2007
  • The Bourne Supremacy
    The Bourne Supremacy2004
  • Pleasantville
    Pleasantville1998
  • The Contender
    The Contender2000
  • The Ice Storm
    The Ice Storm1997
  • The Upside of Anger
    The Upside of Anger2005
  • Nixon
    Nixon1995
  • Searching for Bobby Fischer
    Searching for Bobby Fischer1993
  • Manhunter
    Manhunter1986
  • A Good Marriage
    A Good Marriage2014
  • The Crucible
    The Crucible1996
  • Zero Day
    Zero Day6 episodes
  • The Mists of Avalon
    The Mists of Avalon2 episodes
  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988
  • Peggy Sue Got Married
    Peggy Sue Got Married1986

Featured Videos

  • Joan Allen On Her Character
    Joan Allen On Her CharacterThe Family (2016)Dec 16, 2025
  • Joan Allen On Finding Answers
    Joan Allen On Finding AnswersThe Family (2016)Dec 16, 2025
  • Floriana Lima On Working With Joan Allen
    Floriana Lima On Working With Joan AllenThe Family (2016)Dec 16, 2025
  • Interview With Joan Allen
    Interview With Joan AllenManhunterMay 9, 2016

Filmography

2025
Zero Day · as Sheila Mullen
2022
Bonnie · as Reba
2021
Lisey's Story · as Amanda Debusher
2018
Who Will Write Our History · as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2016
The Family (2016) · as Claire Warren
2015
Room · as NancyOn Plex
2014
2014
A Good Marriage · as Darcy AndersonOn Plex
2012
The Bourne Legacy · as Pamela Landy
2011
Luck · as Claire Lachay
2011
The Killing (US) · 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
2003
Off the Map · as Arlene
2001
The Mists of Avalon · as Morgause
2000
The Contender · as Laine HansonOn Plex
2000
When the Sky Falls · as Sinead Hamilton
1999
All the Rage · as Helen Harding
1998
Pleasantville · as Betty ParkerOn Plex
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 · as Lydia (voice)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer · as Bonnie Waitzkin
1993
Ethan Frome · as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1992
1991
1989
In Country · as Irene
1988
1987
The Room Upstairs · as Ellie
1986
Peggy Sue Got Married · as Maddy Nagle
1986
Manhunter · as Reba Mcclane
1985
The Twilight Zone (1985) · as (segment "shelter Skelter")
1985
Compromising Positions · as Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Evergreen · as Iris Friedman
1980
American Playhouse · as Ann Deever
1978
A Wedding · as Extra (uncredited)
1951

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