About
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).
Filmography
Who Will Write Our History?2018 · Rachela Auerbach (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer2017 · Self (archive footage)
Making “Room”2016 · Self / Nancy
Room2015 · Nancy
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power2014 · Narrator (voice)
A Good Marriage2014 · Darcy Anderson
The Bourne Legacy2012 · Pamela Landy
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides2011 · Self
Kitten's First Full Moon2011
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City2010 · Narrator
Georgia O'Keeffe2009 · Georgia O'Keeffe
Hachi: A Dog's Tale2009 · Cate Wilson
Death Race2008 · Warden Hennessey
Weathering the Storm: The Making of The Ice Storm2007 · Self
Trumbo2007 · Self
The Bourne Ultimatum2007 · Pamela Landy
The Rape of Europa2007 · Narrator (voice)
Bonneville2006 · Carol Brimm
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote2006