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Joan Allen

Birth Place: Rochelle, IL, USA

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Joan Allen received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Lanford Wilson's Burn This, and was Tony-nominated for The Heidi Chronicles. Her most recent Broadway appearance was in Impressionism. Off-Broadway: Delores, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, and Steppenwolf's And a Nightingale Sang..., for which she received Clarence Derwent, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World Awards. An original member of Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Allen performed in many of the company’s productions, including The Wheel, Earthly Possessions, Reckless, A Lesson from Aloes, Balm in Gilead, and Of Mice and Men. Film: Room, Oliver Stone's Nixon (Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations) The Crucible (Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations), The Contender (Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations), The Ice Storm, Yes, The Bourne Ultimatum, A Good Marriage, The Bourne Supremacy, The Notebook, Compromising Positions, Peggy Sue Got Married, Manhunter, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Ethan Frome, and The Upside of Anger. Television: "The Family" (ABC), "The Killing" (Netflix), "Luck" (HBO), the title character and executive producer for "Georgia O'Keefe" (Lifetime), for which she earned nominations for the Emmy Award, SAG Award and Golden Globe Award as both Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and Outstanding Made for Television Movie, and "The Mists of Avalon" (TNT), for which she was Emmy Award nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.

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Joan Allen STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Premiere, 2018
Ellen Fine

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Katharine Keenan

[Off-Broadway]
2006
Father [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1989
Heidi Holland

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Heidi Holland

[Broadway]
1987
Anna Mann

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Anna

[Off-Broadway]
1985
Bette Brennan

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Helen Scott


Joan Allen Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Joan Allen, The Waverly Gallery

Tony Awards - 1989 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joan Allen , The Heidi Chronicles


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Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joan Allen , Burn This


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Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Joan Allen, And a Nightingale Sang


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1984 - Best Debut Performance

Joan Allen, And a Nightingale Sang...

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Larry Owens to Direct Sherie Rene Scott & More in THE DYING GAUL Staged Reading


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Elliot Norton Winners Kiki Samko & Victor Shopov Star In Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS With Hub Theatre


Elliot Norton winners Kiki Samko and Victor Shopov take center stage in Hub Theatre Company's production of BURN THIS by Lanford Wilson. The show runs at the Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre from April 6-21, 2024.

Broadway Stage and Screen- A Spring 2024 Watch Guide


A new Broadway season has arrived at last, full of exciting new shows and revivals of beloved classics. While many of them are original concepts or based on plays, 10 are already films that you can watch from home. If you are seeing any of the below productions in 2024, check out how you can study up beforehand or unpack afterwards!

​​​​​​​Hub Theatre Company of Boston Presents BURN THIS By Lanford Wilson


Elliot Norton winners Kiki Samko and Victor Shopov lead the cast in Hub Theatre's production of BURN THIS by Lanford Wilson. The play, a funny exploration of life and loss, runs at the Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, April 6-21, 2024.

Elliot Norton Winners Kiki Samko & Victor Shopov Star In Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS With Hub Theatre


Elliot Norton winners Kiki Samko & Victor Shopov star in Lanford Wilson's Burn This with Hub Theatre. The show will run Saturday, April 6, through Sunday, April 21, 2024, with performances on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and on Sundays at 2:00 pm at The Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre.

Performances Begin Tonight for REDWOOD World Premiere Starring Idina Menzel at La Jolla Playhouse


Redwood, the new musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, begins its World Premiere engagement at La Jolla Playhouse. Learn more about this new show, and learn how to purchase tickets.

De'Adre Aziza, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Zachary Noah Piser & More Join Idina Menzel-Led REDWOOD at La Jolla Playhouse


The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for Redwood starring Idina Menzel. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Angela Bassett Joins Robert De Niro & More in ZERO DAY on Netflix


Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp and McKinley Belcher III have been cast in the conspiracy thriller ZERO DAY, coming soon to Netflix. Additional actors joining the limited series are Gaby Hoffman, Clark Gregg and Mark Ivanir.

Emmy-Winning Actor Andre Braugher Dies At Age 61


Emmy Award-winning actor Andre Braugher has passed away at the age of 61. 

Jeff Cohen's SQUEAKY Will Receive Developmental Readings This Month


As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.

Amber Iman, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Annie Golden & More to be Featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival Readings


Amber Iman, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Annie Golden and more will be featured in Williamstown Theatre Festival's Fridays@3 reading series.

Full Cast and Creative Team Set to Join Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN


The full cast and creative team have been announced for world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music, written by Ashley Robinson with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, based on Annie Proulx's short story, and directed by Jonathan Butterell.

Idina Menzel Will Lead World Premiere Musical REDWOOD at La Jolla Playhouse Next Year


Idina Menzel is headed back to the stage! She will star in the world premiere musical Redwood, which Menzel began developing nearly 20 years ago. The production will premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2024.

Photos: & JULIET Opening Night Brings Out Broadway And Pop Royalty!


The & Juliet red carpet attracted a unique mixture of pop culture and Broadway icons including Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Emmy Award-winning actress Annie Murphy, Tony-nominees Jesse Mueller and Keala Settle, *NSYNC's JC Chazes and the man of the hour himself, Max Martin. See photos from the celebration!

Aaron Lazar, Christiane Noll, Sarah Beth Pfeifer & More to Star in FUN HOME at TheaterWorks Hartford


TheaterWorks Hartford will open its 2022-2023 season with Fun Home. The cast for Fun Home includes Broadway veterans Aaron Lazar as Bruce, Christiane Noll as Helen, and Sarah Beth Pfeifer.

Cynthia Nixon, Kelli O'Hara & More to Take Part in WALL TO WALL SELECTED SHORTS


Symphony Space will present Wall to Wall Selected Shorts, a monumental celebration of short fiction, March 26 in Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp theater in New York City (2537 Broadway at 95th Street).

SALT IN MY SOUL Documentary Sets On Demand Release


Salt In My Soul is currently screening theatrically in New York (Cinema Village) and Los Angeles (Laemmle Royal) and will be released this week on VOD in the US, Canada, and UK & Ireland and key territories worldwide. Salt In My Soul is based on the bestselling posthumously published memoir of the same name. Watch the trailer now!

Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar To Lead THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Axelrod


The Axelrod PAC in New Jersey has set two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Finian’s Rainbow) and film and TV star Aaron Lazar (Fox’s Filthy Rich and the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music) as the leads for their production of The Bridges of Madison County, directed by one of its original stars Hunter Foster.

Steppenwolf Names Annette Bening and Sherry Lansing 2021 Women in the Arts Honorees


Steppenwolf Theatre Company will honor Tony Award and two-time Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Annette Bening and trailblazing leader in the film industry Sherry Lansing as the 2021 Women in the Arts honorees.

Theater Stories: ECLIPSED, SLAVE PLAY, HANGMEN and More About the John Golden Theatre


Today's Theater Stories features the John Golden Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the stage of the theatre including, The Normal Heart, A Doll's House, Part 2, Eclipsed, Slave Play, and many more!

Joan Allen FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Joan Allen been in?

Joan Allen has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Joan Allen been in?

Joan Allen has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Joan Allen been nominated for?

Joan Allen has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Waverly Gallery," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Heidi Chronicles" and "Burn This," Outstanding Actress in a Play by the Drama Desk Awards for "And a Nightingale Sang," and Best Debut Performance by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "And a Nightingale Sang."

What awards has Joan Allen won?

Joan Allen has won several awards, including the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "Burn This," the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for "And a Nightingale Sang," and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance for "And a Nightingale Sang."

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