Joan Allen
Born in Rochelle, Illinois, USA — Aug 20 1956
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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…
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Frasier
Lydia (voice)
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
The Oscars
Self
Stars in the House
Self
The Killing
Margaret O'Neal
Zero Day
Sheila Mullen
The Notebook
Anne Hamilton
Lisey's Story
Amanda Debusher
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self - Guest
Face/Off
Eve Archer
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cate Wilson
Death Race
Warden Hennessey
The Bourne Legacy
Pamela Landy
Luck
Claire Lachay
The Bourne Supremacy
Pamela Landy
Room
Nancy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Landy
The Ice Storm
Elena Hood
The Family
Claire Warren
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellie
The Mists of Avalon
Morgause
Nixon
Pat Nixon
Evergreen
Iris Friedman
Pleasantville
Betty Parker
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bonnie Waitzkin
Peggy Sue Got Married
Maddy Nagle
The Contender
Laine Hanson
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Vera
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson
All the Rage
Helen Harding
Bonneville
Carol Brimm
Trumbo
Self
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
Josh & S.A.M.
Caroline Whitney
The Upside of Anger
Terry Wolfmeyer
Mad Love
Margaret Roberts
Yes
She
Teen Choice Awards
Self
When the Sky Falls
Sinead Hamilton
In Country
Irene
The Room Upstairs
Ellie
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Ethan Frome
Zenobia Zeeman Frome
All My Sons
Ann Deever
Compromising Positions
Mary Alice Mahoney
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Sarah Brady
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Self
Inside 'Manhunter'
Herself
Off the Map
Arlene
Who Will Write Our History?
Rachela Auerbach (voice)
The Rape of Europa
Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Narrator (voice)
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Ginny
Making “Room”
Self / Nancy
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Self
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Narrator
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
Manhunter
Reba McClane
Kitten's First Full Moon