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Actor Born: August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, IL Biography:Largely underappreciated for years in Hollywood before her Oscar-nominated turn as the First Lady in "Nixon" (1995), "Joan Allen" has had a distinguished career encompassing the stage, screen, and television. A native of Rochelle, Illinois, where she was born August 20, 1956, the blond, swanlike actress developed an interest in acting while in high school. Voted Most Likely to Succeed by her senior class, Allen went on to study theatre at Eastern Illinois University. She then moved to Chicago, where she became one of the founding members of the vaunted Steppenwolf Theatre Company, along with such respected talents as "Gary Sinise" and "John Malkovich".
Allen made her screen debut with a small role in the 1985 film "Compromising Positions" and a year later played two wildly different characters in "Manhunter" and "Peggy Sue Got Married". Her portrayals of a tragically confused young woman who... Full Biography
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