
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).

Frasier
TV • 1993

Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975

The View
TV • 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985

The Oscars
TV • 1953

Stars in the House
TV • 2020

Today
TV • 1952

The Killing
TV • 2011

Zero Day
TV • 2025

The Notebook
MOVIE • 2004

Lisey's Story
TV • 2021

Face/Off
MOVIE • 1997

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TV • 2005

The Bourne Supremacy
MOVIE • 2004

Death Race
MOVIE • 2008