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