The versatile performer Joan Allen initiated her acting journey performing in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1977 and also won the 1984 Drama Desk Award. Additionally, the actress also won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress for her work in Bum This.
Besides, Joan also has landed a number of roles in movies and TV shows. Her most notable movie works include Nixon (1995, and The Crucible (1996), and The Contender (2000).
Allen received the Canadian Screen Award after her role in the hit movie Room (2015).
What Is American Actor Joan Allen Net Worth? Income And Salary Details
As per the estimation made by Celebrity Net Worth, Joan Allen has $8 million net worth. The actress has earned the majority of her aforementioned figure from her decade long career in the entertainment industry.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Some box office hit movies Joan featured in are listed below,
| Movie | Budget-Box Office | Cast Members |
| Peggy Sue Got Married (1996) | $19 million-$41.4 Million | Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, and Catherine Hicks |
| Face/Off (1997) | $80 million-$245.7 million | John Travolta and Nicolas Cage |
| The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | $75 million-$290.6 million | Matt Damon and Franka Potente |
| The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | $110 million -$444.1 million | Julia Stiles and David Strathairn |
| The Bourne Legacy (2012) | $125 million-$276.1 million | Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz |
Awards And Accolades
Joan Allen has won a number of prestigious accolades over the course of her career. The actress has been nominated for three Academy Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.
Her role in Nixon (1995) also brought her BAFTA Award under the category of Best Actress in Supporting Role. She received Critics’ Choice Alan J. Pakula Award for her role in The Contender.
Where Does Joan Allen Live?
As per the Los Angeles Times, Joan Allen resides in the apartment located in Upper West Side. The actress moved into in 1983. It has a bedroom.
Sources reported that the average flat cost in the same year is nearly $800,000.
Grew Up In A Working Class-Family
Joan Allen was born on August 20, 1956, in Rochelle, Illinois. She is the daughter of Dorothea Marie, a homemaker and Jefferson Allen, a gas station owner.
Allen raised along with three older siblings; a brother named David Allen as well as two sisters Mary Allen and Lynn Allen.
Joan graduated from Rochell Township High School. Upon schooling, she went on to enroll at Eastern Illinois University. Meanwhile, Joan also performed in a number of theatre plays.
A scholar, Allen then joined Northern Illinois University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater.
Relationship Status
Joan Allen tied the knot with her now former husband Peter Friedman, an actor on 1st Jan 1990, in a private wedding ceremony.
The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sadie Friedman in 1994. The two, sadly, could not last long and divorced after over 12-year of marriage in March 2002.
As far as we know, the actress relishes a single relationship status as of 2020.
