Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Known for
Acting
Born
April 1, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls. Her film roles include Happiness (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), and Little Children (2006). She also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1999–2000), and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for the HBO series Hung (2009–11).

Known For

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Filmography

2026
CIA poster

CIA

TV · as Annie Gossage · 1 ep

2025
Good American Family poster

Good American Family

TV · as JJ · 2 eps

2023
Year of the Fox poster

Year of the Fox

Movie · as Paulene

2023
The Idol poster

The Idol

TV · as Nikki · 5 eps

2022
Sick poster

Sick

Movie · as Pamela

2022
Dog poster

Dog

Movie · as Tamara

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as Nina · 9 eps

2020
She Dies Tomorrow poster

She Dies Tomorrow

Movie · as Jane

2020
Build the Wall poster

Build the Wall

Movie · as Sarah

2020
Messiah poster

Messiah

TV · as Miriam Keneally · 10 eps

2018
Intervene poster

Intervene

Movie · as Gwendolyn

2017
Brigsby Bear poster

Brigsby Bear

Movie · as April Mitchum

2016
Always Shine poster

Always Shine

Movie · as Summer

2016
Easy poster

Easy

TV · as Annabelle Jones · 5 eps

2015
Digging for Fire poster

Digging for Fire

Movie · as Woman on Beach

2015
Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

Movie · as Dr. Claire Powell

2015
Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete

TV · as Maggie Murphy · 11 eps

2013
All the Light in the Sky poster

All the Light in the Sky

Movie · as Marie

2012
Stray Bullets poster

Stray Bullets

Movie

2011
Restless poster

Restless

Movie · as Mabel Tell

2011
The Lie poster

The Lie

Movie · as Dr. Bentel

2011
Silver Bullets poster

Silver Bullets

Movie · as June

2009
Alexander the Last poster

Alexander the Last

Movie · as Director

2009
Calvin Marshall poster

Calvin Marshall

Movie · as June Marshall

2009
Hung poster

Hung

TV · as Tanya Skagle · 30 eps

2008
The Wackness poster

The Wackness

Movie · as Eleanor

2008
Lifelines poster

Lifelines

Movie · as Nancy Bernstein

2008
In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight

TV · as Ruth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson · 1 ep

2007
The Brave One poster

The Brave One

Movie · as Nicole

2006
Little Children poster

Little Children

Movie · as Sheila

2006
Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday

Movie · as Rochelle

2006
The Sensation of Sight poster

The Sensation of Sight

Movie · as Alice

2005
Stone Cold poster

Stone Cold

Movie · as Brianna Lincoln

2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Movie · as Carrie

2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Movie · as White-Faced Women

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Bonnie · 1 ep

2003
Carnivàle poster

Carnivàle

TV · as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited) · 1 ep

2002
Searching for Debra Winger poster

Searching for Debra Winger

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2002
Orange County poster

Orange County

Movie · as Mona

2001
Songcatcher poster

Songcatcher

Movie · as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

2001
The Anniversary Party poster

The Anniversary Party

Movie · as Clair Forsyth

2001
Night Visions poster

Night Visions

TV · as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse") · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Sylvia Campbell · 1 ep

2001
Citizen Baines poster

Citizen Baines

TV · as Reeva Baines Eidenberg · 9 eps

2000
Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

Movie · as Oola

2000
From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

Movie · as Ruth

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Belinda Goff · 1 ep

1999
Mumford poster

Mumford

Movie · as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler

1999
A Texas Funeral poster

A Texas Funeral

Movie · as Mary Joan

1999
A Fish in the Bathtub poster

A Fish in the Bathtub

Movie · as Ruthie

1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' poster

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Joanne Parsons · 1 ep

1998
Happiness poster

Happiness

Movie · as Joy Jordan

1998
Music from Another Room poster

Music from Another Room

Movie · as Irene Swan

1998
Day at the Beach poster

Day at the Beach

Movie · as Marie

1998
You've Got Mail poster

You've Got Mail

Movie · as Sydney Anne (uncredited)

1997
Liberty! poster

Liberty!

TV · as Sara Scott · 6 eps

1996
Kansas City poster

Kansas City

Movie · as Nettie Bolt

1996
Relativity poster

Relativity

TV · as Karen Lukens · 17 eps

1995
Father of the Bride Part II poster

Father of the Bride Part II

Movie · as Dr. Megan Eisenberg

1995
Notes for My Daughter

Notes for My Daughter

Movie · as Michelle

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Mona Bailey · 1 ep

1994
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

Movie · as Evans

1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Movie · as Ruth Hale

1993
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

Movie

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Mel Karnofsky · 11 eps

1992
Light Sleeper poster

Light Sleeper

Movie · as Randi Jost

1992
Lifestories: Families in Crisis

Lifestories: Families in Crisis

TV · 1 ep

1990
Rising Son poster

Rising Son

Movie · as Meg Bradley

1990
Vital Signs poster

Vital Signs

Movie · as Suzanne Maloney

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Constance Talbot · 6 eps

1989
Taking a Stand poster

Taking a Stand

Movie · as Elly Robinson

1985
Bombs Away

Bombs Away

Movie · as Greeting Girl

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Charlotte Rose Cantrell · 1 ep

1982
Family Ties poster

Family Ties

TV · as Andrea, Marty Brodie · 1 ep