Amy Adams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Biography
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. She 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 theatre, a pursuit she followed from 1994 to 1998. They made her film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She made guest appearances on television and took on roles as the "mean girl" 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 afterwards. 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, marked her first success in a leading role. She followed it by playing other naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008). Subsequently, she played more assertive parts, earning 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 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 2012 revival of Into the Woods at the Public Theatre and the 2022 West End revival of The Glass Menagerie. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Lazy Susans
Movie
Manchester Prep
TV · 3 eps
Kings of America
TV · 1 ep
Star Wars: Starfighter
Movie
Klara and the Sun
Movie · as Chrissie
At the Sea
Movie · as Laura
Cape Fear
TV · as Anna Bowden · 10 eps
The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings
TV · as Self · 1 ep
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TV · as Charlotte (voice) · 3 eps
Nightbitch
Movie · as Mother
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie · as Self
Disenchanted
Movie · as Giselle
Dear Evan Hansen
Movie · as Cynthia Murphy
The Woman in the Window
Movie · as Anna Fox
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Movie · as Lois Lane
Hillbilly Elegy
Movie · as Bev
The Making of 'Nocturnal Animals'
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Vice
Movie · as Lynne Cheney
Sharp Objects
TV · as Camille Preaker · 8 eps
Justice League
Movie · as Lois Lane
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Movie · as Self
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie · as Lois
Arrival
Movie · as Louise Banks
Nocturnal Animals
Movie · as Susan Morrow
The Making of Big Eyes
Movie · as Herself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Eyes
Movie · as Margaret Keane
Lullaby
Movie · as Emily
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Movie · as Self
The Making of American Hustle
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Beverly Vance · 1 ep
Man of Steel
Movie · as Lois Lane
Her
Movie · as Amy
American Hustle
Movie · as Sydney Prosser
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Movie
The Frame
TV · as Lois Lane · 1 ep
The Master
Movie · as Peggy Dodd
On the Road
Movie · as Jane / Joan Vollmer
Trouble with the Curve
Movie · as Mickey Lobel
Wide-Awake
Movie · as The Light-Bringer
The Muppets
Movie · as Mary
Leap Year
Movie · as Anna Brady
The Fighter
Movie · as Charlene Fleming
Love and Distrust
Movie · as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Movie · as Self
Julie & Julia
Movie · as Julie Powell
Sunshine Cleaning
Movie · as Rose Lorkowski
Moonlight Serenade
Movie · as Chloe
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie · as Amelia Earhart / Tess
Monkey Mischief
Movie · as Amelia Earhart
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie · as Delysia LaFosse
Doubt
Movie · as Sister James
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Enchanted
Movie · as Giselle
Charlie Wilson's War
Movie · as Bonnie Bach
Underdog
Movie · as Polly Purebred (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Movie · as Susan
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Movie · as Self
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie · as Gorgeous Woman
The Ex
Movie · as Abby March
Pennies
Movie · as Charlotte Brown
Junebug
Movie · as Ashley
The Wedding Date
Movie · as Amy Ellis
Standing Still
Movie · as Elise
The Office
TV · as Katy · 3 eps
The Last Run
Movie · as Alexis
Dr. Vegas
TV · as Alice Doherty · 10 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Brenda Strong
The Slaughter Rule
Movie · as Doreen
Serving Sara
Movie · as Kate
Pumpkin
Movie · as Alex
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Smallville
TV · as Jodi Melville · 1 ep
Critics Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Cruel Intentions 2
Movie · as Kathryn Merteuil
Psycho Beach Party
Movie · as Marvel Ann
The Chromium Hook
Movie · as Jill Royaltuber
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Movie · as Leslie Miller
Providence
TV · as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Cathy · 1 ep
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
TV · as Dinah · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Maggie Murphy · 1 ep
That '70s Show
TV · as Kat Peterson · 1 ep
King of the Hill
TV · as Misty (voice), Merilynn / Sunshine (voice), Dawn's little Musician (voice) · 1 ep
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV · as Cousin Beth · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep