Joan Allen
Acting
Biography
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Joan Allen
Face/Off
1997
Death Race
2008
Filmography
Acting (49)
2018
Who Will Write Our History?as Rachela Auerbach (voice)
7.3
2017
Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)
7.1
2016
Making “Room”as Self / Nancy
4.3
2015
Roomas Nancy
8.0
2014
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Poweras Narrator (voice)
2014
A Good Marriageas Darcy Anderson
5.3
2012
The Bourne Legacyas Pamela Landy
6.3
2011
6.7
2010
7.5
2009
Georgia O'Keeffeas Georgia O'Keeffe
4.8
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Taleas Cate Wilson
8.0
2008
Death Raceas Warden Hennessey
6.3
2007
Trumboas Self
6.7
2007
The Bourne Ultimatumas Pamela Landy
7.4
2007
The Rape of Europaas Narrator (voice)
7.4
2006
Bonnevilleas Carol Brimm
5.6
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2005
Yesas She
5.9
2005
The Upside of Angeras Terry Wolfmeyer
6.3
2004
The Bourne Supremacyas Pamela Landy
7.3
2004
The Notebookas Anne Hamilton
7.9
2003
Off the Mapas Arlene
6.4
2001
Inside 'Manhunter'as Herself
7.8
2000
The Contenderas Laine Hanson
6.7
2000
It's the Rageas Helen
5.5
2000
When the Sky Fallsas Sinead Hamilton
4.7
1998
Pleasantvilleas Betty Parker
7.3
1997
The Ice Stormas Elena Hood
6.9
1997
Face/Offas Eve Archer
7.1
1996
The Crucibleas Elizabeth Proctor
6.6
1995
Nixonas Pat Nixon
6.8
1995
Mad Loveas Margaret Roberts
5.2
1993
Josh & S.A.M.as Caroline Whitney
4.9
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischeras Bonnie Waitzkin
7.1
1993
Ethan Fromeas Zenobia Zeeman Frome
5.6
1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas Sarah Brady
7.0
1989
In Countryas Irene
5.6
1988
6.7
1987
The Room Upstairsas Ellie
4.8
1987
All My Sonsas Ann Deever
9.0
1986
Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Maddy Nagle
6.1
1986
Manhunteras Reba McClane
7.0
1985
Compromising Positionsas Mary Alice Mahoney
5.3
1983
Say Goodnight, Gracieas Ginny
10.0
1978
A Weddingas Extra (uncredited)
6.3
Production & Directing (1)
2009
Georgia O'KeeffeExecutive Producer
4.8