7.9
Movie
Acting
Joan Allen
- Born
- (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Rochelle, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 72 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
8.0
Movie
Room
7.4
Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum
7.3
Movie
The Bourne Supremacy
8.0
Movie
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
6.3
Movie
The Bourne Legacy
7.1
Movie
Face/Off
6.3
Movie
Death Race
7.3
Movie
Pleasantville
7.0
Movie
Manhunter
7.7
TV
Frasier
7.8
TV
The Killing
6.9
Movie
The Ice Storm
6.1
Movie
Peggy Sue Got Married
7.1
Movie
Searching for Bobby Fischer
6.6
Movie
The Crucible
6.9
TV
Saturday Night Live
5.3
Movie
A Good Marriage
Acting credits 72
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zero Day TV | Sheila Mullen (6 ep) |
| 2021 | Lisey's Story TV | Amanda Debusher (8 ep) |
| 2020 | Stars in the House TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Who Will Write Our History? Film | Rachela Auerbach (voice) |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | The Family TV | Claire Warren (12 ep) |
| 2016 | Making “Room” Film | Self / Nancy |
| 2015 | Room Film | Nancy |
| 2014 | Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage Film | Darcy Anderson |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy Film | Pamela Landy |
| 2012 | Luck TV | Claire Lachay (9 ep) |
| 2011 | The Killing TV | Margaret O'Neal (6 ep) |
| 2011 | Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides Film | Self |
| 2011 | Kitten's First Full Moon Film | |
| 2010 | Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City Film | Narrator |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe Film | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale Film | Cate Wilson |
| 2008 | Death Race Film | Warden Hennessey |
| 2008 | Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm Film | Self |
| 2007 | The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off Film | Self |
| 2007 | Trumbo Film | Self |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum Film | Pamela Landy |
| 2007 | The Rape of Europa Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Bonneville Film | Carol Brimm |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Film | Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") |
| 2006 | I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote Film | |
| 2005 | Yes Film | She |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2005 | The Upside of Anger Film | Terry Wolfmeyer |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy Film | Pamela Landy |
| 2004 | The Notebook Film | Anne Hamilton |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Off the Map Film | Arlene |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon TV | Morgause (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Inside 'Manhunter' Film | Herself |
| 2000 | The Contender Film | Laine Hanson |
| 2000 | It's the Rage Film | Helen |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls Film | Sinead Hamilton |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Pleasantville Film | Betty Parker |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm Film | Elena Hood |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Face/Off Film | Eve Archer |
| 1996 | The Crucible Film | Elizabeth Proctor |
| 1995 | Nixon Film | Pat Nixon |
| 1995 | Mad Love Film | Margaret Roberts |
| 1993 | Josh & S.A.M. Film | Caroline Whitney |
| 1993 | Frasier TV | Lydia (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer Film | Bonnie Waitzkin |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome Film | Zenobia Zeeman Frome |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story Film | Sarah Brady |
| 1989 | In Country Film | Irene |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream Film | Vera |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs Film | Ellie |
| 1987 | All My Sons Film | Ann Deever |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married Film | Maddy Nagle |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe Film | Executive Producer |