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Joan Allen
ACTOR

Joan Allen

Known for Frasier · The Notebook · The Twilight Zone

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.

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Born
Aug 20, 1956
Birthplace
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

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).

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Known For

TVFrasier
FrasierLydia (voice) · 1993
★ 7.7
FILMThe Notebook
The NotebookAnne Hamilton · 2004
★ 7.9
TVThe Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1985
★ 7.7
TVThe Killing
The KillingMargaret O'Neal · 2011
★ 7.8

Filmography

Movies

A WeddingExtra (uncredited)
1978
Say Goodnight, GracieGinny
1983
Compromising PositionsMary Alice Mahoney
1985
ManhunterReba McClane
1986
Peggy Sue Got MarriedMaddy Nagle
1986
All My SonsAnn Deever
1987
The Room UpstairsEllie
1987
Tucker: The Man and His DreamVera
1988
In CountryIrene
1989
Without Warning: The James Brady StorySarah Brady
1991
Ethan FromeZenobia Zeeman Frome
1993
Searching for Bobby FischerBonnie Waitzkin
1993
Josh & S.A.M.Caroline Whitney
1993
Mad LoveMargaret Roberts
1995
NixonPat Nixon
1995
The CrucibleElizabeth Proctor
1996
Face/OffEve Archer
1997
The Ice StormElena Hood
1997
PleasantvilleBetty Parker
1998
When the Sky FallsSinead Hamilton
2000
It's the RageHelen
2000
The ContenderLaine Hanson
2000
Inside 'Manhunter'Herself
2001
Off the MapArlene
2003
The NotebookAnne Hamilton
2004
The Bourne SupremacyPamela Landy
2004
The Upside of AngerTerry Wolfmeyer
2005
YesShe
2005
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
2006
BonnevilleCarol Brimm
2006
The Rape of EuropaNarrator (voice)
2007
The Bourne UltimatumPamela Landy
2007
TrumboSelf
2007
TL
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffSelf
2007
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice StormSelf
2007
Death RaceWarden Hennessey
2008
Hachi: A Dog's TaleCate Wilson
2009
Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe
2009
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American CityNarrator
2010
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude AbidesSelf
2011
The Bourne LegacyPamela Landy
2012
A Good MarriageDarcy Anderson
2014
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear PowerNarrator (voice)
2014
RoomNancy
2015
Making “Room”Self / Nancy
2016
Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)
2017
Who Will Write Our History?Rachela Auerbach (voice)
2018

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameEllie · 1 eps
1951
TodaySelf · 1 eps
1952
The OscarsSelf · 2 eps
1953
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
American PlayhouseAnn Keller · 1 eps
1982
Screen TwoZeena · 1 eps
1985
EvergreenIris Friedman · 3 eps
1985
The Twilight Zone(segment "Shelter Skelter") · 1 eps
1985
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf · 1 eps
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1 eps
1992
FrasierLydia (voice) · 1 eps
1993
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
Teen Choice AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1999
The Mists of AvalonMorgause · 2 eps
2001
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2005
Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceSelf · 1 eps
2008
The KillingMargaret O'Neal · 6 eps
2011
LuckClaire Lachay · 9 eps
2012
The FamilyClaire Warren · 12 eps
2016
Stars in the HouseSelf · 1 eps
2020
Lisey's StoryAmanda Debusher · 8 eps
2021
Zero DaySheila Mullen · 6 eps
2025

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