Joan Allen

Acting

Joan Allen

Born August 20, 1956Rochelle, Illinois, USA69 credits

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).

Known For

Zero Day
7.0

Zero Day

TV

2025

Lisey's Story
6.0

Lisey's Story

TV

2021

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

TV

2020

Who Will Write Our History?
7.3

Who Will Write Our History?

Movie

2018

Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

Movie

2017

The Family
6.3

The Family

TV

2016

Filmography

Zero Day
2025Zero Dayas Sheila MullenTV
Lisey's Story
2021Lisey's Storyas Amanda DebusherTV
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
Who Will Write Our History?
2018Who Will Write Our History?as Rachela Auerbach (voice)Movie
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)Movie
The Family
2016The Familyas Claire WarrenTV
Making “Room”
2016Making “Room”as Self / NancyMovie
Room
2015Roomas NancyMovie
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Poweras Narrator (voice)Movie
A Good Marriage
2014A Good Marriageas Darcy AndersonMovie
The Bourne Legacy
2012The Bourne Legacyas Pamela LandyMovie
Luck
2012Luckas Claire LachayTV
The Killing
2011The Killingas Margaret O'NealTV
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abidesas SelfMovie
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011Kitten's First Full MoonMovie
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American Cityas NarratorMovie
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009Georgia O'Keeffeas Georgia O'KeeffeMovie
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009Hachi: A Dog's Taleas Cate WilsonMovie
Death Race
2008Death Raceas Warden HennesseyMovie
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influenceas SelfTV
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Stormas SelfMovie
Trumbo
2007Trumboas SelfMovie
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007The Bourne Ultimatumas Pamela LandyMovie
The Rape of Europa
2007The Rape of Europaas Narrator (voice)Movie
Bonneville
2006Bonnevilleas Carol BrimmMovie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")Movie
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the VoteMovie
Yes
2005Yesas SheMovie
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-Listas Self - GuestTV
The Upside of Anger
2005The Upside of Angeras Terry WolfmeyerMovie
The Bourne Supremacy
2004The Bourne Supremacyas Pamela LandyMovie
The Notebook
2004The Notebookas Anne HamiltonMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Off the Map
2003Off the Mapas ArleneMovie
The Mists of Avalon
2001The Mists of Avalonas MorgauseTV
Inside 'Manhunter'
2001Inside 'Manhunter'as HerselfMovie
The Contender
2000The Contenderas Laine HansonMovie
When the Sky Falls
2000When the Sky Fallsas Sinead HamiltonMovie
All the Rage
1999All the Rageas Helen HardingMovie
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awardsas SelfTV
Pleasantville
1998Pleasantvilleas Betty ParkerMovie
The Ice Storm
1997The Ice Stormas Elena HoodMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Face/Off
1997Face/Offas Eve ArcherMovie
The Crucible
1996The Crucibleas Elizabeth ProctorMovie
Nixon
1995Nixonas Pat NixonMovie
Mad Love
1995Mad Loveas Margaret RobertsMovie
Josh & S.A.M.
1993Josh & S.A.M.as Caroline WhitneyMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Lydia (voice)TV
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras Bonnie WaitzkinMovie
Ethan Frome
1993Ethan Fromeas Zenobia Zeeman FromeMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas Sarah BradyMovie
In Country
1989In Countryas IreneMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas SelfTV
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dreamas VeraMovie
The Room Upstairs
1987The Room Upstairsas EllieMovie
All My Sons
1987All My Sonsas Ann DeeverMovie
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986Peggy Sue Got Marriedas Maddy NagleMovie
Manhunter
1986Manhunteras Reba McClaneMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Shelter Skelter")TV
Compromising Positions
1985Compromising Positionsas Mary Alice MahoneyMovie
Evergreen
1985Evergreenas Iris FriedmanTV
Say Goodnight, Gracie
1983Say Goodnight, Gracieas GinnyMovie
A Wedding
1978A Weddingas Extra (uncredited)Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Today
1952Todayas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas EllieTV