Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Acting
Born 1956-08-20 Rochelle, Illinois, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.5
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 Bes...
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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), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

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Zero Day poster
Zero Day
as Sheila Mullen
2025-02-20
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Lisey's Story poster
Lisey's Story
as Amanda Debusher
2021-06-04
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Stars in the House poster
Stars in the House
as Self
2020-03-16
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The Family poster
The Family
as Claire Warren
2016-03-03
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Luck poster
Luck
as Claire Lachay
2012-01-29
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The Killing poster
The Killing
as Margaret O'Neal
2011-04-03
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003-09-08
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The Mists of Avalon poster
The Mists of Avalon
as Morgause
2001-07-14
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