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Joan Allen
Born 1956-08-20Rochelle, 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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Who Will Write Our History?Rachela Auerbach (voice)Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)Making “Room”Self / NancyRoomNancyRickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerNarrator (voice)A Good MarriageDarcy AndersonThe Bourne LegacyPamela LandyJeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesSelfKitten's First Full MoonRoleMake No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityNarratorGeorgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'KeeffeHachi: A Dog's TaleCate WilsonDeath RaceWarden HennesseyWeathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormSelfThe Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffSelfTrumboSelfThe Bourne UltimatumPamela LandyThe Rape of EuropaNarrator (voice)BonnevilleCarol BrimmThe Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the VoteRoleYesSheThe Upside of AngerTerry WolfmeyerThe Bourne SupremacyPamela Landy