Amy Adams
Acting
Born: August 20, 1974 (age 52) · Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Highest Rated
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
Arrival
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Man of Steel
2013
Her
2013
Justice League
2017
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Nocturnal Animals
2016
American Hustle
2013
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Enchanted
2007
The Office
2005
Photos (24)
Movies (52)
Man of Steel
Lois Lane
Arrival
Louise Banks
Catch Me If You Can
Brenda Strong
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Lois Lane
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Lois
Justice League
Lois Lane
Her
Amy
Enchanted
Giselle
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Amelia Earhart / Tess
Vice
Lynne Cheney
American Hustle
Sydney Prosser
The Fighter
Charlene Fleming
Nocturnal Animals
Susan Morrow
Disenchanted
Giselle
The Woman in the Window
Anna Fox
Charlie Wilson's War
Bonnie Bach
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Susan
The Muppets
Mary
The Master
Peggy Dodd
Nightbitch
Mother
Leap Year
Anna Brady
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Gorgeous Woman
Julie & Julia
Julie Powell
Hillbilly Elegy
Bev
Trouble with the Curve
Mickey Lobel
Doubt
Sister James
Cruel Intentions 2
Kathryn Merteuil
Underdog
Polly Purebred (voice)
Big Eyes
Margaret Keane
The Wedding Date
Amy Ellis
On the Road
Jane / Joan Vollmer
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Leslie Miller
Serving Sara
Kate
Dear Evan Hansen
Cynthia Murphy
The Ex
Abby March
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Delysia LaFosse
Wide-Awake
The Light-Bringer
Junebug
Ashley
Sunshine Cleaning
Rose Lorkowski
At the Sea
Laura
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Psycho Beach Party
Marvel Ann
Standing Still
Elise
Pumpkin
Alex
Love and Distrust
Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
The Slaughter Rule
Doreen
Lullaby
Emily
Pennies
Charlotte Brown
The Last Run
Alexis
Moonlight Serenade
Chloe
Monkey Mischief
Amelia Earhart
The Chromium Hook
Jill Royaltuber
TV Shows (17)
The Office
Katy · 3 eps
Smallville
Jodi Melville · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Misty (voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Merilynn / Sunshine (voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
(voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Dawn's little Musician (voice) · 1 eps
The West Wing
Cathy · 1 eps
Charmed
Maggie Murphy · 1 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cousin Beth · 1 eps
Cape Fear
Anna Bowden · 10 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
That '70s Show
Kat Peterson · 1 eps
Providence
Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor · 1 eps
Sharp Objects
Camille Preaker · 8 eps
The Frame
Lois Lane · 1 eps
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Charlotte (voice) · 3 eps
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
Dinah · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (36)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sesame Street
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 2 eps
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self · 1 eps
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self · 1 eps
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
Self · 1 eps
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Big Eyes
Herself
The Making of American Hustle
Self
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Self
