Joan Allen Biography
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989. She has received three Academy Award nominations; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and for Best Actress for The Contender (2000).
Her other films include The Ice Storm (1996), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Notebook (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
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Joan Allen Quotes
Finding Connection in Books and People
Philip Edwards:
Perhaps you find in books what I try to find in people.
Elena Hood:
That sounds vaguely like an insult.
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Comfort and Understanding in Relationships
Philip Edwards:
Sometimes the shepherd needs the comfort of the sheep.
Elena Hood:
I'm going to try hard not to understand the implications of that.
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