Joan Allen
Joan Allen
Joan Allenis an American actress, who has worked in theatre, film and television. She won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in Burn This. She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee; receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for Nixonand The Crucible, and a Best Actress nomination for The Contender...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth20 August 1956
CountryUnited States of America
thinking acting towns
I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.
character thinking actors
I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that.
strong-women integrity thinking
I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.
shy proving-yourself not-sure
I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.
different looks film
I'm hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.
school play high-school
Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.
opportunity acting lustful
Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful even if it was just vicariously.