Joan Allen

Born: 1956-08-20

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).


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The Notebook

as Anne Hamilton
Released: 2004-06-25

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's....

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as Eve Archer
Released: 1997-06-27

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes...

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as Warden Hennessey
Released: 2008-08-22

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking...

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Hachi: A Dog's Tale

as Cate Wilson
Released: 2009-06-08

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes...

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as Pamela Landy
Released: 2007-08-03

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil...

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as Pamela Landy
Released: 2004-07-23

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then...

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as Pamela Landy
Released: 2012-08-08

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the...

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The Ice Storm

as Elena Hood
Released: 1997-09-27

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice...

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Room

as Nancy
Released: 2015-10-16

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their...

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The Crucible

as Elizabeth Proctor
Released: 1996-11-27

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the...

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Pleasantville

as Betty Parker
Released: 1998-09-17

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white...

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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

as Vera
Released: 1988-08-12

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but...

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Searching for Bobby Fischer

as Bonnie Waitzkin
Released: 1993-08-13

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the...

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Nixon

as Pat Nixon
Released: 1995-12-22

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while...

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Peggy Sue Got Married

as Maddy Nagle
Released: 1986-10-10

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past,...

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A Good Marriage

as Darcy Anderson
Released: 2014-10-03

After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister...

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The Upside of Anger

as Terry Wolfmeyer
Released: 2005-03-11

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself --...

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Mad Love

as Margaret Roberts
Released: 1995-05-26

Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a...

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The Contender

as Laine Hanson
Released: 2000-10-13

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret...

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In Country

as Irene
Released: 1989-09-15

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her...

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Ethan Frome

as Zenobia Zeeman Frome
Released: 1993-03-12

Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's...

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Compromising Positions

as Mary Alice Mahoney
Released: 1985-08-30

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an...

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Georgia O'Keeffe

as Georgia O'Keeffe
Released: 2009-09-19

Biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

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A Wedding

as Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1978-08-29

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure...

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Trumbo

as Self
Released: 2007-09-10

Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on...

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Josh and S.A.M.

as Caroline Whitney
Released: 1993-11-24

Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant...

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Bonneville

as Carol Brimm
Released: 2006-09-11

Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off...

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Without Warning: The James Brady Story

as Sarah Brady
Released: 1991-06-16

The story of Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was crippled in the 1981 assassination attempt...

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Off the Map

as Arlene
Released: 2003-09-05

An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer,...

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Yes

as She
Released: 2005-08-05

She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree,...

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It's the Rage

as Helen Harding
Released: 1999-09-11

A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint....

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The Rape of Europa

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2007-03-17

World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest...

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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Released: 2006-05-02

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of...

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Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-12-08

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works...

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When the Sky Falls

as Sinead Hamilton
Released: 2000-06-26

Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish...

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Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

as Self
Released: 2011-01-12

American Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss...

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The Room Upstairs

as Ellie
Released: 1987-01-31

A Boston teacher decides to turn her old home into a boarding house to pull in some much-needed...

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Inside 'Manhunter'

as Herself
Released: 2001-02-13

A DVD Special Feature documentary on the experience of turning the chilling novel "Red Dragon"...

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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2014-12-10

Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative,...

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Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

as Narrator
Released: 2010-04-26

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and...

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Making “Room”

as Self / Nancy
Released: 2016-03-01

The cast and crew, as well as novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, weigh in on the...

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as Reba McClane
Released: 1986-08-14

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in...

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All My Sons

as Ann Deever
Released: 1987-01-19

Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice...

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Kitten's First Full Moon

as uncredited
Released: 2011-01-01

After several attempts of being unable to reach the moon, the kitten returns home and finds a...

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I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

as uncredited
Released: 2006-01-01

In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Frasier

as Lydia (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Killing

as Margaret O'Neal
First aired: 2011-04-03

The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Stars in the House

as Self
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2005-08-03

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series on Bravo. The...

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The Mists of Avalon

as Morgause
First aired: 2001-07-14

The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer...

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Lisey's Story

as Amanda Debusher
First aired: 2021-06-04

This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives...

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The Family

as Claire Warren
First aired: 2016-03-03

This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after...

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Luck

as Claire Lachay
First aired: 2012-01-29

A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and...

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Zero Day

as Sheila Mullen
First aired: 2025-02-20

As head of the Zero Day Commission, respected former U.S. President George Mullen is charged...

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Today

as Self
First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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Evergreen

as Iris Friedman
First aired: 1985-02-24

Based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in...

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Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

as Self
First aired: 2008-07-07

Renowned film critic and television/radio personality Elvis Mitchell interviews various actors...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ellie
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1999-08-01

The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were...

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