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Amy Adams
Born · August 20, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Bio
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, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Adams began her career as a dancer in dinner theater, which she pursued from 1994 to 1998, and made her film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). 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 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, was her first success as a leading lady. She followed this by playing other naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008), and subsequently played more assertive parts to 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 the 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 Public Theater's revival of Into the Woods in 2012 and the West End theatre revival of The Glass Menagerie in 2022. 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.
Disenchanted
Giselle
6.7
2022
Dear Evan Hansen
Cynthia Murphy
6.3
2021
Vice
Lynne Cheney
7.0
2018
Justice League
Lois Lane
6.1
2017
Arrival
Louise Banks
7.6
2016
Nocturnal Animals
Susan Morrow
7.4
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Lois
6.0
2016
Big Eyes
Margaret Keane
7.0
2014
Lullaby
Emily
6.2
2014
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self
7.0
2014
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Self (archive footage)
5.4
2014
Her
Amy
7.9
2013
American Hustle
Sydney Prosser
6.9
2013
Man of Steel
Lois Lane
6.6
2013
Trouble with the Curve
Mickey Lobel
7.0
2012
The Master
Peggy Dodd
7.1
2012
On the Road
Jane / Joan Vollmer
5.6
2012
The Muppets
Mary
6.7
2011
The Fighter
Charlene Fleming
7.4
2010
Love and Distrust
Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
3.7
2010
Leap Year
Anna Brady
6.9
2010
Moonlight Serenade
Chloe
5.3
2009
Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia
Self
6.3
2009
Julie & Julia
Julie Powell
6.7
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Amelia Earhart
6.1
2009
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
7.0
2009
Doubt
Sister James
7.2
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Delysia LaFosse
6.8
2008
Sunshine Cleaning
Rose Lorkowski
6.6
2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Bonnie Bach
6.5
2007
Enchanted
Giselle
6.8
2007
Underdog
Polly Purebred (voice)
5.5
2007
The Ex
Abby March
5.2
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Gorgeous Woman
6.8
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Susan
6.4
2006
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
Self
6.1
2006
Junebug
Ashley
6.5
2005
The Wedding Date
Amy Ellis
6.8
2005
Standing Still
Elise
5.6
2005
The Last Run
Alexis
4.2
2004
Catch Me If You Can
Brenda Strong
8.0
2002
Serving Sara
Kate
5.4
2002
Pumpkin
Alex
5.9
2002
The Slaughter Rule
Doreen
5.9
2002
Cruel Intentions 2
Kathryn Merteuil
5.0
2000
Psycho Beach Party
Marvel Ann
5.7
2000
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Leslie Miller
6.4
1999
The Invite
0.0
Untitled Graham Moore Project
0.0
Klara and the Sun
The Mother
0.0
At the Sea
Laura
0.0
Nightbitch
Mother
6.8
2024
The Woman in the Window
Anna Fox
6.0
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Lois Lane
8.1
2021
Hillbilly Elegy
Beverly "Bev" Vance
6.7
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Sharp Objects
Camille Preaker · (8 episodes)
7.7
2018
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self · (1 episode)
8.7
2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
7.0
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
The Making of Big Eyes
Herself
7.0
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (4 episodes)
4.4
2014
73 Questions
Self · (1 episode)
8.7
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2013
The Frame
Lois Lane · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
Wide-Awake
The Light-Bringer
5.8
2012
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2008
Pennies
Charlotte Brown
7.0
2006
The Chromium Hook
Jill Royaltuber
4.3
2000
Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
0.0
Lazy Susans
0.0
Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice'
Self
0.0
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (5 episodes)
7.2
2007
The Office
Katy · (3 episodes)
8.6
2005
Dr. Vegas
Alice Doherty · (10 episodes)
4.5
2004
American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
2002
Smallville
Jodi Melville · (1 episode)
8.2
2001
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.5
2001
The West Wing
Cathy · (1 episode)
8.3
1999
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
Dinah · (1 episode)
7.7
1999
Providence
Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor · (1 episode)
6.5
1999
Charmed
Maggie Murphy · (1 episode)
8.2
1998
That '70s Show
Kat Peterson · (1 episode)
8.0
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cousin Beth · (1 episode)
8.1
1997
King of the Hill
Misty (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1997
King of the Hill
Dawn's little Musician (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
7.1
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Manchester Prep
(3 episodes)
0.0
King of the Hill
Merilynn / Sunshine (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1997
King of the Hill
(voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
3.7
1981
Saturday Night Live
(1 episode)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Sesame Street
Herself · (1 episode)
7.1
1969
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
Kings of America
(1 episode)
0.0