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| Born | August 20, 1956 (1956-08-20) (age 52) Rochelle, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1985 " present |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Friedman (1990-2002) |
| Awards won | |
| Tony Awards | |
| Best Leading Actress in a Play 1988 Burn This | |
| Other awards | |
| Alan J. Pakula Award 2000 The Contender BSFC Award for Best Supporting Actress 1995 Nixon 1998 Pleasantville CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress 1995 Nixon CFCA Award for Best Actress 2005 The Upsi | |
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Early Life
Allen, the youngest of four children, was born in Rochelle, Illinois, the daughter of Dorothea Marie (née Wirth), a homemaker, and James Jefferson Allen, a gas station owner. She has an older brother, David, and two older sisters, Mary and Lynn. Allen attended Rochelle Township High School, and was voted most likely to succeed. She transferred to Northern Illinois University in 1976, where she Read more...
Career
In 1989, Allen returned to the stage and won a Tony Award for her Broadway debut performance in Burn This. She also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles.
She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Pat Nixon in Nixon (1995) and as Elizabeth Proctor, a woman accused of witchcraft, in The Crucible (1996). She was also nominated Read more...
Personal Life
In 1990, Allen married actor Peter Friedman. The couple separated in 2002, but live close to each other to share time with their daughter, Sadie, born in 1994. She has a Boston Terrier named Pippie.
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Washington - John Allen Muhammad, who masterminded the 2002 Washington sniper killings, was put to death by lethal injection, a Virginia state prison spokesman said. Muhammad, who died late Tuesday, and his then-17-year-old accomp...
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