Acting

Joan Allen

Born 1956-08-20 · 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).

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Zero Day
as Sheila Mullen
2025
Lisey's Story
as Amanda Debusher
2021
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
Who Will Write Our History?
as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2018
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Family
as Claire Warren
2016
Making “Room”
as Self / Nancy
2016
Room
as Nancy
2015
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
as Narrator (voice)
2014
A Good Marriage
as Darcy Anderson
2014
The Bourne Legacy
as Pamela Landy
2012
Luck
as Claire Lachay
2012
The Killing
as Margaret O'Neal
2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as Self
2011
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
as Narrator
2010
Georgia O'Keeffe
as Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
Georgia O'Keeffe
Executive Producer
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Cate Wilson
2009
Death Race
as Warden Hennessey
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self
2008
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
as Self
2007
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
2007
Trumbo
as Self
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Pamela Landy
2007
The Rape of Europa
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Bonneville
as Carol Brimm
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Yes
as She
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self - Guest
2005
The Upside of Anger
as Terry Wolfmeyer
2005
The Bourne Supremacy
as Pamela Landy
2004
The Notebook
as Anne Hamilton
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Off the Map
as Arlene
2003
The Mists of Avalon
as Morgause
2001
Inside 'Manhunter'
as Herself
2001
The Contender
as Laine Hanson
2000
It's the Rage
as Helen
2000
When the Sky Falls
as Sinead Hamilton
2000
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
Pleasantville
as Betty Parker
1998
The Ice Storm
as Elena Hood
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Face/Off
as Eve Archer
1997
The Crucible
as Elizabeth Proctor
1996
Nixon
as Pat Nixon
1995
Mad Love
as Margaret Roberts
1995
Josh & 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
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as Sarah Brady
1991
In Country
as Irene
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Vera
1988
The Room Upstairs
as Ellie
1987
All My Sons
as Ann Deever
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Maddy Nagle
1986
Manhunter
as Reba McClane
1986
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
1985
Compromising Positions
as Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Evergreen
as Iris Friedman
1985
Screen Two
as Zeena
1985
Say Goodnight, Gracie
as Ginny
1983
American Playhouse
as Ann Keller
1982
American Playhouse
as Zeena Frome
1982
A Wedding
as Extra (uncredited)
1978
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Today
as Self
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ellie
1951