Amy Adams
Acting
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
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movieKlara and the Sun
2026
Chrissie
tvCape Fear
2026
Anna Bowden
movieAt the Sea
2026
Laura
tvE.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
Charlotte (voice)
movieNightbitch
2024
Mother
movieDisenchanted
2022
Giselle
movieDear Evan Hansen
2021
Cynthia Murphy
movieThe Woman in the Window
2021
Anna Fox
movieHillbilly Elegy
2020
Beverly "Bev" Vance
movieVice
2018
Lynne Cheney
tvSharp Objects
2018
Camille Preaker
movieJustice League
2017
Lois Lane
movieArrival
2016
Louise Banks
movieNocturnal Animals
2016
Susan Morrow
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest / Self
movieBig Eyes
2014
Margaret Keane
movieLullaby
2014
Emily
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieHer: Love in the Modern Age
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieHer
2013
Amy
movieAmerican Hustle
2013
Sydney Prosser
movieMan of Steel
2013
Lois Lane
tvThe Frame
2013
Lois Lane
movieWide-Awake
2012
The Light-Bringer
movieTrouble with the Curve
2012
Mickey Lobel
movieThe Master
2012
Peggy Dodd
movieOn the Road
2012
Jane / Joan Vollmer
movieThe Fighter
2010
Charlene Fleming
tvConan
2010
Self
movieLove and Distrust
2010
Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
movieLeap Year
2010
Anna Brady
movieMonkey Mischief
2009
Amelia Earhart
movieJulie & Julia
2009
Julie Powell
movieNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Amelia Earhart / Tess
movieDoubt
2008
Sister James
movieMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Delysia LaFosse
movieSunshine Cleaning
2008
Rose Lorkowski
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
Bonnie Bach
movieEnchanted
2007
Giselle
movieUnderdog
2007
Polly Purebred (voice)
movieThe Ex
2006
Abby March
movieTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Gorgeous Woman
moviePennies
2006
Charlotte Brown
movieJunebug
2005
Ashley
tvThe Office
2005
Katy
movieThe Wedding Date
2005
Amy Ellis
Dr. Vegas
2004
Alice Doherty
movieThe Last Run
2004
Alexis
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieCatch Me If You Can
2002
Brenda Strong
moviePumpkin
2002
Alex
tvSmallville
2001
Jodi Melville
tvCritics Choice Awards
2001
Self - Presenter
movieCruel Intentions 2
2000
Kathryn Merteuil
moviePsycho Beach Party
2000
Marvel Ann
movieThe Chromium Hook
2000
Jill Royaltuber
tvThe West Wing
1999
Cathy
movieDrop Dead Gorgeous
1999
Leslie Miller
tvProvidence
1999
Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor
tvCharmed
1998
Maggie Murphy
tvThat '70s Show
1998
Kat Peterson
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Cousin Beth
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Misty (voice) / Merilynn / Sunshine (voice) / (voice) / Dawn's little Musician (voice)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest / Self
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production7
tvCape Fear
2026
Executive Producer
movieNightbitch
2024
Producer
movieDisenchanted
2022
Producer
movieSam & Kate
2022
Executive Producer
tvSharp Objects
2018
Executive Producer
Lazy Susans
Producer
Kings of America
Executive Producer
Sound1
movieEnchanted
2007
Songs