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Amy Adams
Actor
Born August 20, 1974 (48 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, in addition to nominations for six Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards.
Born in Vicenza, Italy to American parents and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Adams trained to be a ballerina but found musical theater a better fit at the age of 18. From 1994 to 1998, she worked in dinner theater, and made her feature film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). After moving to Los Angeles, 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 film Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.
The musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007), in which Adams played a cheerful fairy tale princess-type character, was her first major success as a leading lady. She followed this by playing naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008), and subsequently played stronger parts to positive reviews in the sports film The Fighter (2010) and the psychological drama film The Master (2012). In 2013, she began portraying 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 film Big Eyes (2014). Further acclaim came for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival (2016), an art gallery owner in the thriller film Nocturnal Animals (2016), a self-harming reporter in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and Lynne Cheney in the satirical film Vice (2018).
Adams' stage roles include the Public Theater's revival of Into the Woods in 2012, in which she played the Baker's Wife. 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.
Filmography
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window · as Anna Fox |
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen · as Cynthia Murphy |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Lois Lane |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy · as Beverly "Bev" Vance |
| 2018 | Vice · as Lynne Cheney |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects (TV Series) · as Camille Preaker |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Lois Lane |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals · as Susan Morrow |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · as Lois Lane |
| 2016 | Arrival · as Dr. Louise Banks |
| 2016 | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special · as Jennifer |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition · as Lois Lane |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy · as Julie Powell |
| 2014 | Big Eyes · as Margaret Keane |
| 2014 | Lullaby · as Emily |
| 2013 | Man of Steel · as Lois Lane |
| 2013 | Her · as Amy |
| 2013 | American Hustle · as Sydney Prosser |
| 2012 | The Master · as Peggy Dodd |
| 2012 | On the Road · as Jane / Joan Vollmer |
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve · as Mickey Lobel |
| 2011 | The Muppets · as Mary |
| 2010 | Leap Year · as Anna Brady |
| 2010 | Love & Distrust · as Charlotte Brown (Segment 4: Pennies) |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Charlene Fleming |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Amelia Earhart |
| 2009 | Moonlight Serenade · as Chloe |
| 2009 | Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia · as Julie Powell |
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · as Delysia LaFosse |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning · as Rose Lorkowski |
| 2008 | Doubt · as Sister James |
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Giselle |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War · as Bonnie Bach |
| 2007 | Underdog · as Polly Purebred (voice) |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny · as Gorgeous Woman |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby · as Susan |
| 2006 | The Ex · as Abby March |
| 2005 | Junebug · as Ashley Johnsten |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date · as Amy Ellis |
| 2005 | Standing Still · as Elise |
| 2005 | The Office (US) (TV Series) · as Katy |
| 2004 | The Last Run · as Alexis |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can · as Brenda Strong |
| 2002 | Serving Sara · as Kate |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule · as Doreen |
| 2002 | Pumpkin · as Alex |
| 2001 | Smallville (TV Series) · as Jodi Melville |
| 2000 | Cruel Intentions 2 · as Kathryn Merteuil |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party · as Marvel Ann |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Cathy |
| 1999 | Providence (TV Series) · as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous · as Leslie Miller |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Kat Peterson |
| 1998 | Charmed (TV Series) · as Maggie Murphy |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) · as Cousin Beth |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |