Biography
Joan Allen
Acting
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…
Career works
70
Movies
48
Series
22
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
08/20/1956
Place of birth
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Who Will Write Our History?
2018 · 7.3
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 · 7.1
Making “Room”
2016 · 4.3
Room
2015 · 8.0
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
A Good Marriage
2014 · 5.3
The Bourne Legacy
2012 · 6.2
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011 · 6.7
Kitten's First Full Moon
2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
2010 · 7.5
Georgia O'Keeffe
2009 · 4.9
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009 · 8.0
Death Race
2008 · 6.3
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm
2007
Trumbo
2007 · 6.7
Series
Zero Day
2025 · 7.0
Lisey's Story
2021 · 6.1
Stars in the House
2020
The Family
2016 · 6.4
Luck
2012 · 6.7
The Killing
2011 · 7.8
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008 · 7.5
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005 · 4.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · 5.6
The Mists of Avalon
2001 · 6.7
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · 9.1
The View
1997 · 4.4
Frasier
1993 · 7.7
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · 5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · 5.6