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Joan Allen

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Joan Allen
Allen in 2000
Born (1956-08-20) August 20, 1956 (age 68)[1][2]
EducationEastern Illinois University
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Spouse
(m. 1990; div. 2002)
Children1

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She was born in Rochelle, Illinois. She won the 1988 Tony Award for her Broadway debut in Burn This.[3]

Allen is also a three-time Academy Award nominee; receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and a Best Actress nomination for The Contender (2000).[4] She also starred as Grandma in the 2015 movie Room.

From 1990 until 2002, she was married to actor Peter Friedman.

References

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  1. Warren, Ellen (August 20, 2001). "Inc.-inspired milking team creams the competition:". Chicago Tribune. p. 2.
  2. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/08/20/inc-inspired-milking-team-creams-the-competition/
  3. "In Step With: Joan Allen". Parade Magazine. June 19, 2005.
  4. Hegberg, Carol (11 April 2005). "With three new movies Rochelle native Joan Allen is making her mark". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 10 August 2007.[permanent dead link]

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