Alongside Elaine May, Lucas Hedges, and Michael Cera at the John Golden Theatre
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Joan Allen
Joan Allen 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.
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Born 20 August 1956 · Q229305
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2015· 1 entry
Allen signed for the leading role in the ABC drama series The Family, playing the role of villainous and manipulative mayor and matriarch of her family
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2009· 1 entry
Allen starred as Georgia O'Keeffe in Lifetime Television's 2009 biopic chronicling the artist's life
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress for The Upside of Anger (2006).
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress for The Upside of Anger (2005).
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Received many positive notices for her leading role in the comedy/drama The Upside of Anger, in which she played an alcoholic housewife
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2003· 1 entry
Starred in Off the Map which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival
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2001· 1 entry
Allen starred in the mini-series The Mists of Avalon on TNT and earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination for the role
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pleasantville (1998).
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Allen starred in the Gary Ross-directed fantasy comedy-drama Pleasantville (1998)
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Crucible (1996).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon (1995).
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Portrayed First Lady Pat Nixon acting opposite Anthony Hopkins playing the title role in the Oliver Stone biographical drama Nixon (1995)
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1990· 1 entry
Allen married actor Peter Friedman
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1989· 2 entries
Studied at Northern Illinois University, Bachelor of Arts (1989).
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Allen won a Tony Award for her Broadway debut performance in Burn This opposite Malkovich
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (1988).
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1984· 2 entries
Awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (1984).
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Awarded Theatre World Award (1984).
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1977· 1 entry
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
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-08-20.
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