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I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.

Joan Allen

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Joan Allen
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: August 20
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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