Joan Allen (Joan Allen)

Born August 20, 1956 in Rochelle (Illinois, USA). She graduated from Western Illinois University in Makombe and Eastern Illinois University. His acting career began at the famous actress of the Chicago troupe `Steppenwolf Theater Company` under the leadership of John Malkovich. In the 80 - s, she played in the theater, at Broadway debut in 1988 ( `Burn it` Lenforda Wilson), and she acted in television series. Her film debut was a small supporting role of a `Compromising Positions` (1985). In the film, Joan Allen has worked fairly rare, and none of the parts did not make her a star, but everything changed in 1995 after Oliver Stone's `Nixon '(1995), where Joan has played the president's wife - a role the actress brought deserved fame. Of her latest works are best known paintings `Ice Storm '(1997) and` Face' (1997) with John Travolta.