Amy Adams
Actor, Producer
20 August 1974 (51 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2027 | |
| 2026 | Klara and the Sun · as Chrissie |
| 2026 | Cape Fear · as Amanda Bowden |
| 2026 | At the Sea · as Laura |
| 2025 | E.B. White's Charlotte's Web · as Charlotte (voice) |
| 2024 | Nightbitch · as Mother |
| 2022 | Disenchanted · as Giselle |
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen · as Cynthia Murphy |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window · as Anna Fox |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Lois Lane |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy · as Beverly "bev" Vance |
| 2018 | Vice · as Lynne Cheney |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects · as Camille Preaker |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Lois Lane |
| 2016 | Arrival · as Louise Banks |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals · as Susan Morrow |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · as Lois |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy · as Julie Powell |
| 2014 | Big Eyes · as Margaret KeaneOn Plex |
| 2014 | Lullaby · as Emily |
| 2013 | Her · as Amy |
| 2013 | American Hustle · as Sydney Prosser |
| 2013 | Man of Steel · as Lois Lane |
| 2013 | The Frame · as Lois Lane |
| 2013 | The Master: Deleted Scenes - Back Beyond · as Peggy Dodd |
| 2012 | Wide-Awake · as The Light-Bringer |
| 2012 | The Master · as Peggy Dodd |
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve · as Mickey Lobel |
| 2012 | On the Road · as Jane / Joan Vollmer |
| 2011 | The Muppets · as Mary |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Charlene Fleming |
| 2010 | Love & Distrust · as Charlotte Brown (segment "pennies") |
| 2010 | Leap Year · as Anna Brady |
| 2009 | Moonlight Serenade · as Chloe |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia · as Julie Powell |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Amelia Earhart |
| 2008 | Doubt · as Sister James |
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · as Delysia Lafosse |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning · as Rose Lorkowski |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War · as Bonnie Bach |
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Giselle |
| 2007 | Underdog · as Polly Purebred (voice) |
| 2006 | The Ex · as Abby MarchOn Plex |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny · as Gorgeous WomanOn Plex |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby · as Susan |
| 2005 | Junebug · as Ashley |
| 2005 | The Office (US) · as Katy |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date · as Amy Ellis |
| 2005 | Standing Still · as Elise |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas · as Alice Doherty |
| 2004 | The Last Run · as Alexis |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can · as Brenda Strong |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule · as DoreenOn Plex |
| 2002 | Serving Sara · as Kate |
| 2002 | Pumpkin · as Alex |
| 2001 | Smallville · as Jodi Melville |
| 2000 | Cruel Intentions 2 · as Kathryn Merteuil |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party · as Marvel Ann |
| 1999 | The West Wing · as Cathy |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous · as Leslie Miller |
| 1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane · as Dinah |
| 1999 | Providence · as Rebecca 'becka' Taylor |
| 1998 | Charmed · as Maggie Murphy |
| 1998 | That '70s Show · as Kat Peterson |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer · as Cousin Beth |
| 1997 | King of the Hill · as (voice) |
Sinful Delights · as Emma |
| 2026 | Cape Fear · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Sam & Kate · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Songs |