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Joan Allen is an American actress. She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977, won the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for And a Nightingale Sang, and won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in Burn This. She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee; receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and a Best Actress nomination for The Contender (2000).
Born
Monday, 20 August 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bonnie | Reba | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Lisey's Story | Amanda Debusher | 2021 |
| Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self | 2021 |
| Who Will Write Our History | Rachela Auerbach | 2018 |
| Arthur Miller: Writer | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| The Family | Claire Warren | 2016 |
| Room | Nancy / Nancy Newsome | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bonnie | Reba | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Lisey's Story | Amanda Debusher | 2021 |
| Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self | 2021 |
| Who Will Write Our History | Rachela Auerbach | 2018 |
| Arthur Miller: Writer | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| The Family | Claire Warren | 2016 |
| Room | Nancy / Nancy Newsome | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2014 |
| A Good Marriage | Darcy Anderson | 2014 |
| Spotlight on Broadway | Heidi Holland | 2013 |
| The Bourne Legacy | Pam Landy / Pamela Landy | 2012 |
| Luck | Claire Lachay | 2011 |
| The Killing | Colonel Margaret Rayne / Margaret O'Neal | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City | Narrator | 2010 |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2010 |
| Good Sharma | Veronica | 2010 |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | Georgia O'Keeffe | 2009 |
| Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Cate Wilson | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| Blessed Is the Match | Catherine Senesh | 2009 |
| Death Race | Hennessey / Warden Hennessey | 2008 |
| The Rape of Europa | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2007 |
| Trumbo | Herself / Self | 2007 |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | Pam Landy / Pamela Landy | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest / Self | 2006 |
| Bonneville | Carol Brimm / Carol | 2006 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | 2006 |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Yes | She | 2005 |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2005 |
| The Upside of Anger | Terry Ann Wolfmeyer | 2005 |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Pamela Landy | 2004 |
| The Notebook | Anne Hamilton | 2004 |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan | Miss Wallace | 2003 |
| Off the Map | Arlene | 2003 |
| The Mists of Avalon | Morgause | 2001 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2001 |
| Inside 'Manhunter' | Herself / Self | 2001 |
| The Contender | Laine Hanson | 2000 |
| When the Sky Falls | Sinead Hamilton | 2000 |
| New York: A Documentary Film | (voice) | 1999 |
| All the Rage | Helen / Helen Harding | 1999 |
| Independent Lens | Self - Narrator | 1999 |
| Pleasantville | Betty Parker / Betty | 1998 |
| Face/Off | Eve Archer | 1997 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1997 |
| The Ice Storm | Elena Hood | 1997 |
| The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Previous Winner | 1996 |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1996 |
| Nixon | Pat Nixon | 1995 |
| Mad Love | Margaret Roberts | 1995 |
| Josh and S.A.M. | Caroline / Caroline Whitney | 1993 |
| Frasier | Lydia | 1993 |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | Bonnie Waitzkin | 1993 |
| Ethan Frome | Zeena / Zenobia Zeeman Frome | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Without Warning: the James Brady Story | Sarah Brady | 1991 |
| In Country | Irene | 1989 |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1989 |
| American Experience | (voice) / Self - Reader | 1988 |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Vera | 1988 |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Maddy Nagle | 1986 |
| Manhunter | Reba McClane / Reba | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Sally Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") | 1985 |
| Compromising Positions | Mary Alice Mahoney | 1985 |
| Evergreen | Iris Friedman | 1985 |
| American Playhouse | Ann Deever | 1982 |
| A Wedding | Extra | 1978 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Georgia O'Keeffe | 2009 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2001 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1996 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
