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Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Birthday: 1956-08-20 | Place of Birth: Rochelle, Illinois, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Lisey's Story

as    Amanda Debusher

2016
The Family

as    Claire Warren

2015
Room

as    Nancy

2014
A Good Marriage

as    Darcy Anderson

2014
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

as    Narrator (voice)

2012
The Bourne Legacy

as    Pamela Landy

2011
The Killing

as    Margaret O'Neal

2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale

as    Cate Wilson

2008
Bonneville

as    Carol Brimm

2008
Trumbo

as    Self

2008
Death Race

as    Warden Hennessey

2007
The Rape of Europa

as    Narrator (voice)

2007
The Bourne Ultimatum

as    Pamela Landy

2005
Off the Map

as    Arlene

2005
Yes

as    She

2005
The Upside of Anger

as    Terry Wolfmeyer

2004
The Notebook

as    Anne Hamilton

2004
The Bourne Supremacy

as    Pamela Landy

2001
Inside 'Manhunter'

as    Herself

2001
The Mists of Avalon

as    Morgause

2001
The Mists of Avalon

as    Morgause

2000
When the Sky Falls

as    Sinead Hamilton

1998
Pleasantville

as    Betty Parker

1997
The Ice Storm

as    Elena Hood

1997
Face/Off

as    Eve Archer

1996
The Crucible

as    Elizabeth Proctor

1995
Mad Love

as    Margaret Roberts

1995
Nixon

as    Pat Nixon

1993
Josh and S.A.M.

as    Caroline Whitney

1993
Ethan Frome

as    Zenobia Zeeman Frome