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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 20, 1974
Age
52 years old
Place of Birth
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Popularity Score
5.2
Filmography
Star Wars: Starfighter
2027Movie
Klara and the Sun
Chrissie
2026Movie
At the Sea
Laura
2026Movie
Cape Fear
Anna Bowden
2026TV
Cape Fear
Executive Producer
2026TV
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Charlotte (voice)
2025TV
Nightbitch
Mother
2024Movie
Nightbitch
Producer
2024Movie
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
2023Movie
Disenchanted
Giselle
2022Movie
Disenchanted
Producer
2022Movie
Sam & Kate
Executive Producer
2022Movie
Dear Evan Hansen
Cynthia Murphy
2021Movie
The Woman in the Window
Anna Fox
2021Movie
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Lois Lane
2021Movie
Hillbilly Elegy
Bev
2020Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
Vice
Lynne Cheney
2018Movie
Sharp Objects
Camille Preaker
2018TV
Sharp Objects
Executive Producer
2018TV
Justice League
Lois Lane
2017Movie
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
2017Movie
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
2017TV
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Lois
2016Movie
Arrival
Louise Banks
2016Movie
Nocturnal Animals
Susan Morrow
2016Movie
The Making of Big Eyes
Herself
2015Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015TV
Big Eyes
Margaret Keane
2014Movie
Lullaby
Emily
2014Movie
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Self (archive footage)
2014Movie
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self
2014Movie
The Making of American Hustle
Self
2014Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014TV
Man of Steel
Lois Lane
2013Movie
Her
Amy
2013Movie
American Hustle
Sydney Prosser
2013Movie
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013Movie
The Frame
Lois Lane
2013TV
The Master
Peggy Dodd
2012Movie
On the Road
Jane / Joan Vollmer
2012Movie
Trouble with the Curve
Mickey Lobel
2012Movie
Wide-Awake
The Light-Bringer
2012Movie
The Muppets
Mary
2011Movie
Leap Year
Anna Brady
2010Movie
The Fighter
Charlene Fleming
2010Movie
Love and Distrust
Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
2010Movie
Conan
Self
2010TV
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
2009Movie
Julie & Julia
Julie Powell
2009Movie
Moonlight Serenade
Chloe
2009Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Amelia Earhart / Tess
2009Movie
Monkey Mischief
Amelia Earhart
2009Movie
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Delysia LaFosse
2008Movie
Sunshine Cleaning
Rose Lorkowski
2008Movie
Doubt
Sister James
2008Movie
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
2008TV
Enchanted
Giselle
2007Movie
Charlie Wilson's War
Bonnie Bach
2007Movie
Underdog
Polly Purebred (voice)
2007Movie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
Self
2007TV
Enchanted
Songs
2007Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Susan
2006Movie
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Self
2006Movie
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Gorgeous Woman
2006Movie
The Ex
Abby March
2006Movie
Pennies
Charlotte Brown
2006Movie
Junebug
Ashley
2005Movie
The Wedding Date
Amy Ellis
2005Movie
Standing Still
Elise
2005Movie
The Office
Katy
2005TV
The Last Run
Alexis
2004Movie
Dr. Vegas
Alice Doherty
2004TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
Catch Me If You Can
Brenda Strong
2002Movie
The Slaughter Rule
Doreen
2002Movie
Serving Sara
Kate
2002Movie
Pumpkin
Alex
2002Movie
American Idol
Self
2002TV
Smallville
Jodi Melville
2001TV
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
2001TV
Cruel Intentions 2
Kathryn Merteuil
2000Movie
Psycho Beach Party
Marvel Ann
2000Movie
The Chromium Hook
Jill Royaltuber
2000Movie
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Leslie Miller
1999Movie
Providence
Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor
1999TV
The West Wing
Cathy
1999TV
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
Dinah
1999TV
Charmed
Maggie Murphy
1998TV
That '70s Show
Kat Peterson
1998TV
King of the Hill
Misty (voice)
1997TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cousin Beth
1997TV
The View
Self
1997TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975TV
Sesame Street
Self
1969TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV
Lazy Susans
—Movie
Manchester Prep
—TV
Kings of America
—TV
Lazy Susans
Producer
—Movie
Kings of America
Executive Producer
—TV