Joan Allen

Acting

Joan Allen

Born 20 August 1956 · Rochelle, Illinois, USA · 70

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).

Known for

Highlights

The Notebook2004 · Film · Anne Hamilton
Room2015 · Film · Nancy
Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009 · Film · Cate Wilson
The Bourne Ultimatum2007 · Film · Pamela Landy
The Bourne Supremacy2004 · Film · Pamela Landy
Face/Off1997 · Film · Eve Archer

Filmography

Movies

39 films

Who Will Write Our History?2018 · Film · Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Room2015 · Film · Nancy
A Good Marriage2014 · Film · Darcy Anderson
The Bourne Legacy2012 · Film · Pamela Landy
Kitten's First Full Moon2011 · Film
Georgia O'Keeffe2009 · Film · Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009 · Film · Cate Wilson
Death Race2008 · Film · Warden Hennessey
The Bourne Ultimatum2007 · Film · Pamela Landy
Bonneville2006 · Film · Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · Film · Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote2006 · Film
Yes2005 · Film · She
The Upside of Anger2005 · Film · Terry Wolfmeyer
The Bourne Supremacy2004 · Film · Pamela Landy
The Notebook2004 · Film · Anne Hamilton
Off the Map2003 · Film · Arlene
The Contender2000 · Film · Laine Hanson
It's the Rage2000 · Film · Helen
When the Sky Falls2000 · Film · Sinead Hamilton
Pleasantville1998 · Film · Betty Parker
The Ice Storm1997 · Film · Elena Hood
Face/Off1997 · Film · Eve Archer
The Crucible1996 · Film · Elizabeth Proctor
Nixon1995 · Film · Pat Nixon
Mad Love1995 · Film · Margaret Roberts
Josh & S.A.M.1993 · Film · Caroline Whitney
Searching for Bobby Fischer1993 · Film · Bonnie Waitzkin
Ethan Frome1993 · Film · Zenobia Zeeman Frome
Without Warning: The James Brady Story1991 · Film · Sarah Brady
In Country1989 · Film · Irene
Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988 · Film · Vera
The Room Upstairs1987 · Film · Ellie
All My Sons1987 · Film · Ann Deever
Peggy Sue Got Married1986 · Film · Maddy Nagle
Manhunter1986 · Film · Reba McClane
Compromising Positions1985 · Film · Mary Alice Mahoney
Say Goodnight, Gracie1983 · Film · Ginny
A Wedding1978 · Film · Extra (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

11 shows

Zero Day2025 · Series · Sheila Mullen
Lisey's Story2021 · Series · Amanda Debusher
The Family2016 · Series · Claire Warren
Luck2012 · Series · Claire Lachay
The Killing2011 · Series · Margaret O'Neal
The Mists of Avalon2001 · Series · Morgause
Frasier1993 · Series · Lydia (voice)
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "Shelter Skelter")
Evergreen1985 · Series · Iris Friedman
Screen Two1985 · Series · Zeena
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Ann Keller