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Joan Allen

American actress (born 1956)

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Joan Allen is an American actress born in 1956 who has had a long career in film and television. She is known for her acclaimed performances in major movies and has received multiple award nominations throughout her career.

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Born: 1956-08-20
Works: 15

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (A Golden Shape Book) 1968
The Happy Golden ABC
Papers for the people
Crystaline and the Unicorn
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Acting · Rochelle, Illinois, USA

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…

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Zero Day — Sheila Mullen2025
Lisey's Story — Amanda Debusher2021
Stars in the House — Self2020
Who Will Write Our History? — Rachela Auerbach (voice)2018
Arthur Miller: Writer — Self (archive footage)2017
Making “Room” — Self / Nancy2016

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Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977, won the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for And a Nightingale Sang, and won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in Burn This. In the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Allen received international recognition for a string of critically acclaimed performances. She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee, receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and a Best Actress nomination for The Contender (2000).