
Acting
Born 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 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).

Who Will Write Our History?
2018

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017

Making “Room”
2016

Room
2015

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014

A Good Marriage
2014

The Bourne Legacy
2012

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011

Kitten's First Full Moon
2011

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

Georgia O'Keeffe
2009

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009

Death Race
2008

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
2007

Trumbo
2007

The Bourne Ultimatum
2007

The Rape of Europa
2007

Bonneville
2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006

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

Yes
2005

The Upside of Anger
2005

The Bourne Supremacy
2004

The Notebook
2004

Off the Map
2003

Inside 'Manhunter'
2001

The Contender
2000

When the Sky Falls
2000

All the Rage
1999

Pleasantville
1998

The Ice Storm
1997

Face/Off
1997

The Crucible
1996

Nixon
1995

Mad Love
1995

Josh & S.A.M.
1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993

Ethan Frome
1993

Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991

In Country
1989

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988

The Room Upstairs
1987

All My Sons
1987

Peggy Sue Got Married
1986

Manhunter
1986

Compromising Positions
1985

Say Goodnight, Gracie
1983

A Wedding
1978