Joan Allen in a scene from The Contender

Joan Allen (b. August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, USA) is an acclaimed American actress. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the reality television series of the same name, see The Contender (television series). ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See also: 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events November 15 - The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. ... Rochelle is a city located in Ogle County, Illinois. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Early life

Allen was born to gas-station owner Jeff Allen and his wife Dorothy, a homemaker. She attended Rochelle Township High School, and was voted most likely to succeed. Joan Allen began her acting career as a stage actress and on television before making her film debut in the movie, Compromising Positions (1985).

Career

In 1989 Allen returned to the stage and won a Tony Award in her Broadway debut performance in Burn This. She also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... The Heidi Chronicles is a play by Wendy Wasserstein, which won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize in drama, as well as the 1989 Tony Award. ...

She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Pat Nixon in Nixon (1995) and for her role as a woman whose husband is accused of witchcraft in The Crucible (1996). She was also nominated for Best Actress in The Contender as a politician who becomes the object of scandal. Allen is respected by her peers both for her professionalism and the intense preparation she brings to each of her roles. For example, to play a blind woman in the cult classic Manhunter (1986), she went to a school for the blind and wore a blindfold for several days. Brian Cox, her co-star in Manhunter and The Bourne Supremacy, called Allen the finest actress he had ever worked with and one of the best in the business. Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Pat Nixon Thelma Catherine Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States from 1969-1974. ... Nixon is a 1995 film which tells the story of the political and personal life of former President Richard Nixon. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Witchcraft, in various historical, religious and mythical contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. ... The Crucible is a 1996 film written by Arthur Miller based on his play of the same name. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Contender can refer to several things: The Contender, a 2000 movie The Contender, a reality television show about boxing This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Manhunter (1986; see also 1986 in film) is a film based on Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon. ... Brian Cox as Henry II in The Devils Crown. ... The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 film based loosely on the Robert Ludlum novel with the same name. ...

In 2001 Allen starred in the miniseries The Mists of Avalon, which aired on TNT. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. ... The current TNT logo, was used in North America since June 12, 2001 and in Latin America since July 1, 2003 Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner in 1988. ...

Private life

She married actor Peter Friedman in 1990. The couple separated in 2002, but live close to each other to share time with their daughter, Sadie (b. 1994).[1][2]

Filmography

• Compromising Positions (1985)
• Manhunter (1986)
• Zeisters (1986)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
• In Country (1989)
• Ethan Frome (1993)
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
• Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
• Mad Love (1995)
• Nixon (1995)
• The Crucible (1996)
• The Ice Storm (1997)
• Face/Off (1997)
• Pleasantville (1998)
• All the Rage (1999)
• When the Sky Falls (2000)
• The Contender (2000)
• The Mists of Avalon (2001)
• Off the Map (2003)
• The Notebook (2004)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• Yes (2004)
• The Upside of Anger (2005)

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External links

• Joan Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• Steppenwolf Theatre Yahoo Group