Joan Allen
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), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Notebook (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
Movie Appearances
Face/Off
as Eve Archer
1997
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Maddy Nagle
1986
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Bourne Supremacy
as Pamela Landy
2004
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Pamela Landy
2007
Pleasantville
as Betty Parker
1998
Death Race
as Warden Hennessey
2008
Nixon
as Pat Nixon
1995
The Notebook
as Anne Hamilton
2004
The Crucible
as Elizabeth Proctor
1996
The Upside of Anger
as Terry Wolfmeyer
2005
The Contender
as Laine Hanson
2000
Off the Map
as Arlene
2003
Manhunter
as Reba McClane
1986
All the Rage
as Helen Harding
1999
Yes
as She
2005
In Country
as Irene
1989
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Vera
1988
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Cate Wilson
2009
TV Appearances
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self - Guest
2005
Today
as Self
1952
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shelter Skelter")
1985
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
The View
as Self
1997
Frasier
as Lydia (voice)
1993
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ellie
1951
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Zero Day
as Sheila Mullen
2025
The Killing
as Margaret O'Neal
2011