Joan Allen
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Frasier
Lydia (voice)
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
American Playhouse
Ann Keller
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Zeena Frome
1982
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Film
The Notebook
Anne Hamilton
2004
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Killing
Margaret O'Neal
2011
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shelter Skelter")
1985
Series
Screen Two
Zeena
1985
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
Zero Day
Sheila Mullen
2025
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Face/Off
Eve Archer
1997
Film
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cate Wilson
2009
Film
Death Race
Warden Hennessey
2008
Film
The Bourne Supremacy
Pamela Landy
2004
Film
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Landy
2007
Series
Lisey's Story
Amanda Debusher
2021
Film
The Bourne Legacy
Pamela Landy
2012
Film
Room
Nancy
2015
Film
The Ice Storm
Elena Hood
1997
Series
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Luck
Claire Lachay
2012
Film
Pleasantville
Betty Parker
1998
Film
The Crucible
Elizabeth Proctor
1996
Series
The Mists of Avalon
Morgause
2001
Series
The Family
Claire Warren
2016
Film
Nixon
Pat Nixon
1995
Film
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bonnie Waitzkin
1993
Film
Peggy Sue Got Married
Maddy Nagle
1986
Film
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Vera
1988
Series
Evergreen
Iris Friedman
1985
Film
The Contender
Laine Hanson
2000
Film
Mad Love
Margaret Roberts
1995
Film
A Good Marriage
Darcy Anderson
2014
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellie
1951
Film
The Upside of Anger
Terry Wolfmeyer
2005
Series
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self
2008
Film
In Country
Irene
1989
Film
All the Rage
Helen Harding
1999
Film
Bonneville
Carol Brimm
2006
Film
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
1978
Film
Inside 'Manhunter'
Herself
2001
Film
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009
Film
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
Film
Trumbo
Self
2007
Film
Off the Map
Arlene
2003
Film
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Sarah Brady
1991
Film
Yes
She
2005
Film
Ethan Frome
Zenobia Zeeman Frome
1993
Film
Who Will Write Our History?
Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2018
Film
Josh & S.A.M.
Caroline Whitney
1993
Film
Compromising Positions
Mary Alice Mahoney
1985
Film
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Making “Room”
Self / Nancy
2016
Film
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Ginny
1983
Film
The Room Upstairs
Ellie
1987
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Self
2007
Film
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
2011
Film
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
Self
2007
Film
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Film
When the Sky Falls
Sinead Hamilton
2000
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
All My Sons
Ann Deever
1987
Film
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Film
The Rape of Europa
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
Narrator
2010
Film
Manhunter
Reba McClane
1986