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Joan Allen
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Joan Allen is an American television, film, stage, and voice actor who began her professional career in 1977. Born on August 20, 1956, in Rochelle, Illinois, she is a citizen of the United States and speaks English. Allen received her education at Eastern Illinois University and Northern Illinois University. She is married to Peter Friedman.
Her acting work has been recognized with several awards, including the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. She has also received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
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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…
Known for
- 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
- The Family — Claire Warren2016
- Room — Nancy2015
- A Good Marriage — Darcy Anderson2014
- Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power — Narrator (voice)2014
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- Family name
- Allen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rochelle
- Spouse
- Peter Friedman
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- Northern Illinois University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
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- JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg
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- Joan Allen
- date of birth
- 1956-08-20
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
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