Joan Allen

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Joan Allen

Acting 70 August 20, 1956

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 Bu…

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The Notebook

The Notebook

7.9 2004 Movie
Room

Room

8.0 2015 Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

7.4 2007 Movie
The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

7.3 2004 Movie
Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

8.0 2009 Movie
The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

6.3 2012 Movie
Face/Off

Face/Off

7.1 1997 Movie
Death Race

Death Race

6.3 2008 Movie
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
Frasier

Frasier

7.7 1993 TV Show
Pleasantville

Pleasantville

7.3 1998 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Zero Day

    TV show Sheila Mullen

  2. 2021
    Lisey's Story

    TV show Amanda Debusher

  3. 2020
    Stars in the House

    TV show Self

  4. 2018
    Who Will Write Our History?

    Movie Rachela Auerbach (voice)

  5. 2017
    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2016
    The Family

    TV show Claire Warren

  7. 2016
    Making “Room”

    Movie Self / Nancy

  8. 2015
    Room

    Movie Nancy

  9. 2014
    Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  10. 2014
    A Good Marriage

    Movie Darcy Anderson

  11. 2012
    The Bourne Legacy

    Movie Pamela Landy

  12. 2012
    Luck

    TV show Claire Lachay

  13. 2011
    The Killing

    TV show Margaret O'Neal

  14. 2011
    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Movie Self

  15. 2011
    Kitten's First Full Moon

    Movie

  16. 2010
    Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

    Movie Narrator

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  1. 2009
    Georgia O'Keeffe

    Movie Georgia O'Keeffe

  2. 2009
    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    Movie Cate Wilson

  3. 2008
    Death Race

    Movie Warden Hennessey

  4. 2008
    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    TV show Self

  5. 2007
    Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

    Movie Self

  6. 2007
    The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off

    Movie Self

  7. 2007
    Trumbo

    Movie Self

  8. 2007
    The Bourne Ultimatum

    Movie Pamela Landy

  9. 2007
    The Rape of Europa

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  10. 2006
    Bonneville

    Movie Carol Brimm

  11. 2006
    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    Movie Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

  12. 2006
    I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

    Movie

  13. 2005
    Yes

    Movie She

  14. 2005
    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    TV show Self - Guest

  15. 2005
    The Upside of Anger

    Movie Terry Wolfmeyer

  16. 2004
    The Bourne Supremacy

    Movie Pamela Landy

  17. 2004
    The Notebook

    Movie Anne Hamilton

  18. 2003
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    TV show Self

  19. 2003
    Off the Map

    Movie Arlene

  20. 2001
    The Mists of Avalon

    TV show Morgause

  21. 2001
    Inside 'Manhunter'

    Movie Herself

  22. 2000
    The Contender

    Movie Laine Hanson

  23. 2000
    It's the Rage

    Movie Helen

  24. 2000
    When the Sky Falls

    Movie Sinead Hamilton