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Joan Allen

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Joan Allen

Born August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, USA37 films

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.

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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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Hachi: A Dog's Tale posterFirst watchHachi: A Dog's Tale20098.0as Cate WilsonProfessor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion.View film

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Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 2015RoomNancy
  2. 2014A Good MarriageDarcy Anderson
  3. 2012The Bourne LegacyPamela Landy
  4. 2011Kitten's First Full Moon
  5. 2009Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe
  6. 2009Hachi: A Dog's TaleCate Wilson
  7. 2008Death RaceWarden Hennessey
  8. 2007The Bourne UltimatumPamela Landy
  9. 2006BonnevilleCarol Brimm
  10. 2006I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
  11. 2005YesShe
  12. 2005The Upside of AngerTerry Wolfmeyer
  13. 2004The Bourne SupremacyPamela Landy
  14. 2004The NotebookAnne Hamilton
  15. 2003Off the MapArlene
  16. 2000The ContenderLaine Hanson
  17. 2000It's the RageHelen
  18. 2000When the Sky FallsSinead Hamilton
  19. 1998PleasantvilleBetty Parker
  20. 1997The Ice StormElena Hood
  21. 1997Face/OffEve Archer
  22. 1996The CrucibleElizabeth Proctor
  23. 1995NixonPat Nixon
  24. 1995Mad LoveMargaret Roberts
  25. 1993Josh & S.A.M.Caroline Whitney
  26. 1993Searching for Bobby FischerBonnie Waitzkin
  27. 1993Ethan FromeZenobia Zeeman Frome
  28. 1991Without Warning: The James Brady StorySarah Brady
  29. 1989In CountryIrene
  30. 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamVera
  31. 1987The Room UpstairsEllie
  32. 1987All My SonsAnn Deever
  33. 1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedMaddy Nagle
  34. 1986ManhunterReba McClane
  35. 1985Compromising PositionsMary Alice Mahoney
  36. 1983Say Goodnight, GracieGinny
  37. 1978A WeddingExtra (uncredited)