Amy Adams
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1974-08-20 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
- Also known as
- Amy Lou Adams
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (41)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Smallville
2001
as Jodi Melville
The Office
2005
as Katy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Charmed
1998
as Maggie Murphy
Sesame Street
1969
as Self
The West Wing
1999
as Cathy
King of the Hill
1997
as Misty (voice) / Merilynn / Sunshine (voice) / Dawn's little Musician (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Cousin Beth
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
That '70s Show
1998
as Kat Peterson
American Idol
2002
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Providence
1999
as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor
The Oscars
1953
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Sharp Objects
2018
as Camille Preaker
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Cape Fear
2026
as Amanda Bowden
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
as Self
The Frame
2013
as Lois Lane
Talking with Chris Hardwick
2017
as Self
Critics Choice Awards
2001
as Self - Presenter
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
1999
as Dinah
Dr. Vegas
2004
as Alice Doherty
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
as Charlotte (voice)
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
2007
as Self
Kings of America
Manchester Prep
Movies (63)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Lois
Arrival
2016
as Louise Banks
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Lois Lane
Man of Steel
2013
as Lois Lane
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Brenda Strong
Justice League
2017
as Lois Lane
Her
2013
as Amy
Enchanted
2007
as Giselle
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Amelia Earhart
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
as Beverly "Bev" Vance
The Fighter
2010
as Charlene Fleming
American Hustle
2013
as Sydney Prosser
Leap Year
2010
as Anna Brady
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Susan Morrow
Vice
2018
as Lynne Cheney
The Master
2012
as Peggy Dodd
Cruel Intentions 2
2000
as Kathryn Merteuil
The Muppets
2011
as Mary
Disenchanted
2022
as Giselle
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Susan
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Gorgeous Woman
The Woman in the Window
2021
as Anna Fox
Doubt
2008
as Sister James
Love and Distrust
2010
as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
Big Eyes
2014
as Margaret Keane
Trouble with the Curve
2012
as Mickey Lobel
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Bonnie Bach
Julie & Julia
2009
as Julie Powell
Nightbitch
2024
as Mother
Underdog
2007
as Polly Purebred (voice)
Star Wars: Starfighter
2027
The Wedding Date
2005
as Amy Ellis
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Leslie Miller
Serving Sara
2002
as Kate
On the Road
2012
as Jane / Joan Vollmer
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
as Cynthia Murphy
The Ex
2006
as Abby March
Sunshine Cleaning
2008
as Rose Lorkowski
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
as Delysia LaFosse
Klara and the Sun
2026
as Chrissie
Junebug
2005
as Ashley
Standing Still
2005
as Elise
Psycho Beach Party
2000
as Marvel Ann
At the Sea
2026
as Laura
Pumpkin
2002
as Alex
Her: Love in the Modern Age
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Slaughter Rule
2002
as Doreen
The Last Run
2004
as Alexis
Lullaby
2014
as Emily
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Light-Bringer
Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
as Self
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014
as Self
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Moonlight Serenade
2009
as Chloe
Pennies
2006
as Charlotte Brown
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
as Self
Monkey Mischief
2009
as Amelia Earhart
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
2006
as Self
The Making of Big Eyes
2015
as Herself
The Chromium Hook
2000
as Jill Royaltuber
The Making of American Hustle
2014
as Self
Lazy Susans
About Amy Adams
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 Dr… With 104 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Amy Adams has appeared in 63 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — as Lois
- Arrival (2016) — as Louise Banks
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — as Lois Lane
- Man of Steel (2013) — as Lois Lane
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Brenda Strong
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