Joan Allen

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress known for her work on stage and screen. She began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977 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, she received international recognition for critically acclaimed performances. Allen is 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). Her other film roles include Manhunter (1986), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and The Ice Storm (1997).