Background
Joan Allen was born on 20 August 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States.
Joan Allen was born on 20 August 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States.
On the big screen, she is already one of a great supporting actresses, nearly automatically among the nominations, and a universal type.
She had been closely associated with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Company, and her movies amount to a textbook for acting classes.
She had a big part, and a nomination, in The Contender (00, Rod Lurie). She was Morgause, the femme fatale, in TV’s The Mists of Avalon (01, Uli Edel).