Joan Allen

1956 (70) • Acting

Born: 8/20/1956 (70) in Rochelle, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

Joan Allen

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.

Known For

The Notebook

79%

Anne Hamilton

2004

Room

80%

Nancy

2015

The Bourne Supremacy

73%

Pamela Landy

2004

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

80%

Cate Wilson

2009

The Bourne Legacy

63%

Pamela Landy

2012

Face/Off

71%

Eve Archer

1997

Death Race

63%

Warden Hennessey

2008

Pleasantville

73%

Betty Parker

1998

Zero Day

70%

Sheila Mullen

2025

Lisey's Story

61%

Amanda Debusher

2021

Stars in the House

Self

2020

Who Will Write Our History?

73%

Rachela Auerbach (voice)

2018

Arthur Miller: Writer

71%

Self (archive footage)

2017

The Family

64%

Claire Warren

2016

Making “Room”

43%

Self / Nancy

2016

Room

80%

Nancy

2015

Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Narrator (voice)

2014

A Good Marriage

53%

Darcy Anderson

2014

The Bourne Legacy

63%

Pamela Landy

2012

Luck

67%

Claire Lachay

2012

The Killing

78%

Margaret O'Neal

2011

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

67%

Self

2011

Kitten's First Full Moon

2011

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

75%

Narrator

2010

Georgia O'Keeffe

48%

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009

Georgia O'Keeffe

48%

Executive Producer

2009

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

80%

Cate Wilson

2009

Death Race

63%

Warden Hennessey

2008

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

75%

Self

2008

Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm

Self

2007

Trumbo

67%

Self

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

74%

Pamela Landy

2007

The Rape of Europa

74%

Narrator (voice)

2007

Bonneville

56%

Carol Brimm

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

2006

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

2006