Joan Allen

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She was born in Rochelle, Illinois. She won the 1988 Tony Award for her Broadway debut in Burn This.

Allen 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). She also starred as Grandma in the 2015 movie Room.

From 1990 until 2002, she was married to actor Peter Friedman.

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Other websites


 Joan Allen at Emmys.com


 Joan Allen  at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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