Amy Adams
Born 08/20/1974
(50 years old)
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Biography
Academy Award® -nominated and Golden Globe®- winning actress Amy Adams has built an impressive body of work, challenging herself with each new role.
Adams was seen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, released by Warner Bros. on March 25, 2016. In the sequel to 2013's highly successful Man of Steel, Adams reprised her role of Lois Lane opposite Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman. Adams appeared also in Justice League Part One in which she reprises her role as Lois Lane opposite Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot.
Adams can bee seen also in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Focus Features will release the film, based on Austin Wright's 1993 novel "Tony and Susan," on November 18, 2016.
On TV, Adams appeared in the HBO's high-profile drama series Sharp Objects in which she starred and executive produced with Jean-Marc Vallée at the helm as director. Based on Gillian Flynn's New York Times best-selling book of the same name, the series centers on a reporter (Adams) who confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
Adams has teamed with Maven Pictures' Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray to produce Object of Beauty, in which she also starred. The film is based on the novel by Steve Martin and follows a clever young art entrepreneur who climbs from gallery assistant to gallery owner.
Additional film credits include starring in Tim Burton's Big Eyes opposite Christoph Waltz. In the biographical drama, Adams plays Margaret Keane, and Waltz plays her husband Walter Keane. The film tells the real-life story of the iconic couple who found immense success marketing paintings of large-eyed children in the 1950s and '60s, with Walter taking the credit for his shy wife's creations. Adams won a Golden Globe® for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy" and earned a BAFTA nomination for the performance.
Adams starred in David O. Russell's American Hustle opposite Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner. Adams won a Golden Globe Award® for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy," a Critics' Choice Award for "Best Actress in a Comedy" and a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" for her performance in the film. Adams' role also garnered her fifth Academy Award® nomination and BAFTA nomination. Adams was also recently seen in Spike Jonze's Her opposite Joaquin Phoenix and released by Warner Bros. on December 18, 2013.
Adams also previously starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The 1950s-set drama centers on the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as "The Master," whose faith-based organization begins to catch on in America, and a young drifter who becomes his right-hand man. Adams plays Peggy Dodd, the wife of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Adams' role garnered her a Golden Globe® and BAFTA nomination in addition to her fourth Academy Award® nomination.
In summer of 2012, Adams played the "Baker's Wife" in Into the Woods as part of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte.
Adams starred in David O. Russell's The Fighter opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. Adams played Charlene, a tough, gritty bartender from Massachusetts who begins dating boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg). The film revolves around Ward and trainer-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale), chronicling their early days in Massachusetts, through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London. Adams' role garnered her Golden Globe®, SAG and BAFTA nominations as well as her third Oscar® nomination in five years. Adams also starred in Nora Ephron's Julie and Julia, reuniting with costar Meryl Streep, having previously starred opposite Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in John Patrick Shanley's Oscar®-nominated film Doubt, which earned Adams her second Academy Award® nomination.
Adams starred in Kevin Lima's Enchanted opposite Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon. The Disney film, a romantic fable that mixes live action with CG animation, was released November 21, 2007 and grossed over $300 million worldwide and earned Adams a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Actress.
Adams earned her first Academy Award® and SAG nominations for her role in Phil Morrison's Junebug in 2005 and won an Independent Spirit Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, National Society of Film Critics Award, San Francisco Film Critics Society Award and the Breakthrough Gotham Award. Adams also won the Special Jury Prize for Acting at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for her role as the pregnant, childlike Ashley, who is awe-struck by the arrival of her glamorous sister-in-law.
Adams' other film credits include Robert Lorenz's Trouble with the Curve opposite Clint Eastwood; Walter Salle's adaptation of Jack Kerouac's seminal beat generation novel On The Road; Disney's The Muppets opposite Jason Segal; Shawn Levy's Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian opposite Ben Stiller; Christine Jeffs and Karen Moncrieff's critically acclaimed film Sunshine Cleaning opposite Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin; Mike Nichols' Charlie Wilson's War opposite Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman; Bharat Nalluri's Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day opposite Frances McDormand; and Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Paramount Pictures
Actress
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2018 |
Sharp Objects |
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Milk (E08) |
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Falling (E07) |
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Cherry (E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2006 |
The Office |
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Booze Cruise (S02E11) |
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2005 |
The Office |
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Hot Girl (S01E06) |
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The Fire (S02E04) |
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2004 |
Dr. Vegas |
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King of the Hill |
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Talking Shop (S08E22) |
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Stressed for Success (S08E19) |
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Cheer Factor (S08E13) |
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My Hair Lady (S08E11) |
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2002 |
The West Wing |
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20 Hours in America: Part I (S04E01) |
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2001 |
Smallville |
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Craving (S01E07) |
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2000 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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Family (S05E06) |
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Charmed |
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Murphy's Luck (S02E16) |
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Providence |
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The Good Doctor (S03E03) |
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That '70s Show |
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Burning Down the House (S02E15) |
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
The Hollywood Masters (series) |
2016 |
Dawn of the Justice League (TV movie) |
Superman: Complexity & Truth |
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2014 |
Hollywood Film Awards (TV movie) |
2013 |
Henry Cavill: Becoming Superman (TV movie) |
2008 |
Fantasy Comes to Life (series) |
2005 |
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party |
2003 |
'Catch Me If You Can': The Casting of the Film |
Music videos | |
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2008 |
The Lonely Island: Hero Song |
Short | |
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2013 |
Back Beyond |
2006 |
Pennies |
2000 |
The Chromium Hook |
Performer
Producer
Movies | |
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2024 |
Nightbitch |
2022 |
Disenchanted |
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