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Amy Adams

Film Actress / Television Actress / Stage Actress / Actress / Voice Actress | * 08/20/1974 (49) | Vicenza, Veneto (Italy)
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Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Adams began her career as a dancer in dinner theater, which she pursued from 1994 to 1998, and made her film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She made guest appearances in television and took on "mean girl" parts in low-budget feature films. Her first major role was in Steven Spielberg's biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002), but she was unemployed for a year afterward. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent comedy-drama Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. The musical fantasy film ()
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Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.Adams began her career as a dancer in dinner theater, which she pursued from 1994 to 1998, and made her film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She made guest appearances in television and took on "mean girl" parts in low-budget feature films. Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002), but she was unemployed for a year afterward. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent comedy-drama Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.The musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007), in which Adams played a cheerful princess-to-be, was her first success as a leading lady. She followed this by playing other naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008), and subsequently played more assertive parts to positive reviews in the sports film The Fighter (2010) and the psychological drama The Master (2012). From 2013 to 2017, she portrayed Lois Lane in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe. She won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for playing a seductive con artist in the crime film American Hustle (2013) and the painter Margaret Keane in the biopic Big Eyes (2014). Further acclaim came for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival (2016), a self-harming reporter in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and Lynne Cheney in the satire Vice (2018).Adams' stage roles include the Public Theater's revival of Into the Woods in 2012 and the West End theatre revival of The Glass Menagerie in 2022. In 2014, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time, and featured in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Amy Adams

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Independent Spirit Awards Saturn Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 5x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Amy Adams as Actress(60)

as The Mother2023 Nightbitch
as Suzanne Simard2023 Finding the Mother Tree
as Giselle2022 Disenchanted
as Self (archive footage)2022 Brad Pitt: More Than a Pretty Face
as Anna Fox2021 The Woman in the Window
as Cynthia Murphy2021 Dear Evan Hansen
as Beverly "Bev" Vance2020 Hillbilly Elegy
as Lynne Cheney2018 Vice
as Lois Lane2017 Justice League
as Dr. Louise Banks2016 Arrival
as Susan Morrow2016 Nocturnal Animals
as Self (archive footage)2014 Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Margaret Keane2014 Big Eyes
as Emily2014 Lullaby
as Lois Lane2013 Man of Steel
as Amy2013 Her
as Sydney Prosser2013 American Hustle
as Mickey Lobel2012 Trouble with the Curve
as Peggy Dodd2012 The Master
as Jane / Joan Vollmer2012 On the Road
as Mary2011 The Muppets
as Charlene Fleming2010 The Fighter
as Charlotte Brown (Segment 4: Pennies)2010 Love and Distrust
as Anna Brady2010 Leap Year
as herself2009 Doubt: Stage to Screen
as Chloe2009 Moonlight Serenade
as Julie Powell2009 Julie & Julia
as Sister James2008 Doubt
as Delysia LaFosse2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Rose Lorkowski2008 Sunshine Cleaning
as Giselle2007 Enchanted
as The Society Girl2007 Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
as Bonnie Bach2007 Charlie Wilson's War
as Polly Purebred (voice)2007 Underdog
as Abby March2006 The Ex
as Charlotte Brown2006 Pennies
as Elise2005 Standing Still
as Ashley2005 Junebug
as Amy Ellis2005 The Wedding Date
as Alexis2004 The Last Run
as Kate2002 Serving Sara
as Alex2002 Pumpkin
as Brenda Strong2002 Catch Me If You Can
as Doreen2002 The Slaughter Rule
as Kathryn Merteuil2001 Cruel Intentions 2
as Marvel Ann2000 Psycho Beach Party
as Jill Royaltuber2000 The Chromium Hook
as Leslie Miller1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Susan1989 Witch Story

TV Shows/Series with Amy Adams as Actress(30)

as Camille Preaker2018 Sharp Objects
as Lois Lane2013 The Frame
as herself2010 Conan
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Katy2005 The Office
as Alice Doherty2004 Dr. Vegas
as herself2002 American Idol
as Jodi Melville2001 Smallville
as Cathy1999 The West Wing
as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor1999 Providence
as Kat Peterson1998 That '70s Show
as Maggie Murphy1998 Charmed
as Misty (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Merilynn / Sunshine (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Dawn's little Musician (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Cousin Beth1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as herself??? Sesame Street

Movies with Amy Adams as Crew(4)

Production/Producer2023 Nightbitch
Production/Producer2023 Finding the Mother Tree
Production/Producer2022 Disenchanted
Production/Executive Producer2022 Sam & Kate

TV Shows/Series with Amy Adams as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Kings of America
Production/Executive Producer2018 Sharp Objects

Additional Information

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Full Name: Amy Lou Adams
Born: Tuesday, 08/20 1974 (August) in Vicenza, Veneto (Italy) (current age: 49 years + 221 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Italian (IT)
Educated at: Douglas County High School
Spouses (current/former): Darren Le Gallo
Father: Richard Kent Adams
Other names for Amy Adams (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Эми Адамс"
"エイミー・アダムス"
"エイミー・ルー・アダムス"
"Емі Адамс"
"Amy Lou Adams"
Amy Adams frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (89x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (34x, Actor)
Bill Hader (26x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (22x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (21x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (20x, Actress)
Will Forte (19x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Scott Klace (19x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (17x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (16x, Actress)
Zack Snyder (9x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Amy Adams (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:152, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024