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. 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).
The Notebook
as Anne HamiltonAn epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's....
Movie pageIn order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes...
Movie pageTerminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking...
Movie pageHachi: A Dog's Tale
as Cate WilsonA drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes...
Movie pageBourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil...
Movie pageA CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then...
Movie pageNew CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the...
Movie pageThe Ice Storm
as Elena HoodIn the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice...
Movie pageRoom
as NancyHeld captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their...
Movie pageThe Crucible
as Elizabeth ProctorA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the...
Movie pagePleasantville
as Betty ParkerGeeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white...
Movie pageTucker: The Man and His Dream
as VeraYpsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but...
Movie pageSearching for Bobby Fischer
as Bonnie WaitzkinA seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the...
Movie pageNixon
as Pat NixonA look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while...
Movie pagePeggy Sue Got Married
as Maddy NaglePeggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past,...
Movie pageA Good Marriage
as Darcy AndersonAfter 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister...
Movie pageThe Upside of Anger
as Terry WolfmeyerAfter her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself --...
Movie pageMad Love
as Margaret RobertsMatt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a...
Movie pageThe Contender
as Laine HansonThe vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret...
Movie pageIn Country
as IreneSamantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her...
Movie pageEthan Frome
as Zenobia Zeeman FromeMarried couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's...
Movie pageCompromising Positions
as Mary Alice MahoneyAn ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an...
Movie pageGeorgia O'Keeffe
as Georgia O'KeeffeBiopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Movie pageA Wedding
as Extra (uncredited)Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure...
Movie pageTrumbo
as SelfThrough a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on...
Movie pageJosh and S.A.M.
as Caroline WhitneyJosh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant...
Movie pageBonneville
as Carol BrimmFaced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off...
Movie pageWithout Warning: The James Brady Story
as Sarah BradyThe story of Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was crippled in the 1981 assassination attempt...
Movie pageOff the Map
as ArleneAn 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer,...
Movie pageYes
as SheShe is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree,...
Movie pageIt's the Rage
as Helen HardingA rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint....
Movie pageThe Rape of Europa
as Narrator (voice)World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest...
Movie pageThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of...
Movie pageArthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works...
Movie pageWhen the Sky Falls
as Sinead HamiltonFact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish...
Movie pageJeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as SelfAmerican Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss...
Movie pageThe Room Upstairs
as EllieA Boston teacher decides to turn her old home into a boarding house to pull in some much-needed...
Movie pageInside 'Manhunter'
as HerselfA DVD Special Feature documentary on the experience of turning the chilling novel "Red Dragon"...
Movie pageRickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
as Narrator (voice)Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative,...
Movie pageMake No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
as NarratorMake No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and...
Movie pageMaking “Room”
as Self / NancyThe cast and crew, as well as novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, weigh in on the...
Movie pageFBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in...
Movie pageAll My Sons
as Ann DeeverTwo families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice...
Movie pageKitten's First Full Moon
as uncreditedAfter several attempts of being unable to reach the moon, the kitten returns home and finds a...
Movie pageI Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
as uncreditedIn 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming...
Movie pageLIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
TV Show pageFrasier
as Lydia (voice)After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
TV Show pageThe Twilight Zone
as uncreditedThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
TV Show pageSaturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
TV Show pageThe View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
TV Show pageThe Killing
as Margaret O'NealThe Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series...
TV Show pageThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
TV Show pageThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
TV Show pageThe Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show pageStars in the House
as SelfIn the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...
TV Show pageKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self - GuestKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series on Bravo. The...
TV Show pageThe Mists of Avalon
as MorgauseThe Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer...
TV Show pageLisey's Story
as Amanda DebusherThis terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives...
TV Show pageThe Family
as Claire WarrenThis thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after...
TV Show pageLuck
as Claire LachayA drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and...
TV Show pageZero Day
as Sheila MullenAs head of the Zero Day Commission, respected former U.S. President George Mullen is charged...
TV Show pageToday
as SelfToday is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...
TV Show pageEvergreen
as Iris FriedmanBased on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in...
TV Show pageElvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as SelfRenowned film critic and television/radio personality Elvis Mitchell interviews various actors...
TV Show pageHallmark Hall of Fame
as EllieHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
TV Show pageTeen Choice Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were...
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