Birthday: August 20, 1956
Birth Place: Rochelle, Illinois

Biography:

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, USA) is a three-time Oscar-nominated American actress.   Allen began her acting career as as a stage actress and on television before making her film debut in Compromising Positions (1985).   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.  

She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Pat Nixon in Nixon (1995) and fo...