Acting · Rochelle, Illinois, USA · Born August 20, 1956
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).
TVZero Day
2025
as Sheila Mullen
TVLisey's Story
2021
as Amanda Debusher
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieWho Will Write Our History?
2018
as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
MovieArthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Family
2016
as Claire Warren
MovieMaking “Room”
2016
as Self / Nancy
MovieRoom
2015
as Nancy
MovieRickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Good Marriage
2014
as Darcy Anderson
MovieThe Bourne Legacy
2012
as Pamela Landy
TVLuck
2012
as Claire Lachay
TVThe Killing
2011
as Margaret O'Neal
MovieJeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self
MovieKitten's First Full Moon
2011
MovieMake No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010
as Narrator
MovieGeorgia O'Keeffe
2009
as Georgia O'Keeffe
MovieHachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Cate Wilson
MovieDeath Race
2008
as Warden Hennessey
TVElvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
as Self
MovieWeathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007
as Self
MovieTrumbo
2007
as Self
MovieThe Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Pamela Landy
MovieThe Rape of Europa
2007
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBonneville
2006
as Carol Brimm
MovieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
MovieI Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
MovieYes
2005
as She
TVKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Upside of Anger
2005
as Terry Wolfmeyer
MovieThe Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Pamela Landy
MovieThe Notebook
2004
as Anne Hamilton
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieOff the Map
2003
as Arlene
TVThe Mists of Avalon
2001
as Morgause
MovieInside 'Manhunter'
2001
as Herself
MovieThe Contender
2000
as Laine Hanson
MovieWhen the Sky Falls
2000
as Sinead Hamilton
MovieAll the Rage
1999
as Helen Harding
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MoviePleasantville
1998
as Betty Parker
MovieThe Ice Storm
1997
as Elena Hood
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieFace/Off
1997
as Eve Archer
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Elizabeth Proctor
MovieNixon
1995
as Pat Nixon
MovieMad Love
1995
as Margaret Roberts
MovieJosh & S.A.M.
1993
as Caroline Whitney
TVFrasier
1993
as Lydia (voice)
MovieSearching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Bonnie Waitzkin
MovieEthan Frome
1993
as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieWithout Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Sarah Brady
MovieIn Country
1989
as Irene
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MovieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Vera
MovieThe Room Upstairs
1987
as Ellie
MovieAll My Sons
1987
as Ann Deever
MoviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Maddy Nagle
MovieManhunter
1986
as Reba McClane
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
MovieCompromising Positions
1985
as Mary Alice Mahoney
TVEvergreen
1985
as Iris Friedman
TVScreen Two
1985
as Zeena
MovieSay Goodnight, Gracie
1983
as Ginny
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Ann Keller
MovieA Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVToday
1952
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ellie
