Joan Allen

Joan Allen in Pleasantville

Biography

Born 08/20/1956

For the first part of her distinguished career, Oscar-nominated actress Joan Allen struggled to make herself a household name, despite delivering strong, nuanced and critically-acclaimed performances on stage and on screen. After quietly stalking the background in films like “Manhunter” (1986)...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • In 1998, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • In 1998, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Highlights

  • In 2008, Co-starred in Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the 1975 film "Death Race"
  • In 2008, Co-starred in the drama, "Bonneville" with Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange
  • In 2007, Reprised her role as Pamela Landy in "The Bourne Ultimatum" starring Matt Damon

Family & Companions

  • Jeff Allen: father (Died in 1995)
  • siblings: Allen is the youngest of four surviving children; another sibling died at the age of six months
  • Mary Allen: sister (Born c. 1940)

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