Joan Allen profile
Actor profile

Joan Allen

20th August 1956 Rochelle, Illinois, USA Acting

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).

48 Movies 21 TV Shows 69 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Room poster
Room 16th October 2015 as Nancy
Trumbo poster
Trumbo 10th September 2007 as Self
Yes poster
Yes 5th August 2005 as She
Nixon poster
Nixon 22nd December 1995 as Pat Nixon
A Wedding poster
A Wedding 29th August 1978 as Extra (uncredited)
Zero Day poster
Zero Day 20th February 2025 as Sheila Mullen
Luck poster
Luck 29th January 2012 as Claire Lachay
Frasier poster
Frasier 16th September 1993 as Lydia (voice)
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self