1974-08-20 Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
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.
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Nightbitch | Mother | 2024-12-05 |
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Disenchanted | Giselle | 2022-11-18 |
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Dear Evan Hansen | Cynthia Murphy | 2021-09-24 |
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The Woman in the Window | Anna Fox | 2021-05-13 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Lois Lane | 2021-03-18 |
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Hillbilly Elegy | Beverly "Bev" Vance | 2020-11-09 |
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Vice | Lynne Cheney | 2018-12-25 |
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Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' | Self | 2017-02-14 |
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Justice League | Lois Lane | 2017-11-15 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Susan Morrow | 2016-11-04 |
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Arrival | Louise Banks | 2016-11-10 |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Lois | 2016-03-23 |
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The Making of Big Eyes | Herself | 2015-04-14 |
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Lullaby | Emily | 2014-06-13 |
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Big Eyes | Margaret Keane | 2014-12-24 |
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Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project | Self | 2014-05-13 |
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Her: Love in the Modern Age | Self (archive footage) | 2014-01-17 |
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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy | Self (archive footage) | 2013-09-24 |
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Man of Steel | Lois Lane | 2013-06-12 |
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Her | Amy | 2013-12-18 |
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American Hustle | Sydney Prosser | 2013-12-03 |
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Wide-Awake | The Light-Bringer | 2012-12-07 |
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On the Road | Jane / Joan Vollmer | 2012-05-22 |
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Trouble with the Curve | Mickey Lobel | 2012-09-21 |
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The Master | Peggy Dodd | 2012-09-14 |
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The Muppets | Mary | 2011-11-22 |
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Love and Distrust | Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies") | 2010-08-16 |
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The Fighter | Charlene Fleming | 2010-12-10 |
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Leap Year | Anna Brady | 2010-01-08 |
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Moonlight Serenade | Chloe | 2009-12-08 |
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Doubt: Stage to Screen | Self | 2009-04-07 |
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Julie & Julia | Julie Powell | 2009-08-06 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Amelia Earhart | 2009-05-20 |
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Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia | Self | 2009-12-08 |
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Doubt | Sister James | 2008-12-12 |
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Sunshine Cleaning | Rose Lorkowski | 2008-01-18 |
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Delysia LaFosse | 2008-03-07 |
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Enchanted | Giselle | 2007-11-20 |
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Charlie Wilson's War | Bonnie Bach | 2007-12-19 |
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Underdog | Polly Purebred (voice) | 2007-08-03 |
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Gorgeous Woman | 2006-11-22 |
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Pennies | Charlotte Brown | 2006-10-20 |
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The Ex | Abby March | 2006-12-01 |
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Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party | Self | 2006-05-30 |
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Susan | 2006-08-04 |
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Standing Still | Elise | 2005-01-02 |
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Junebug | Ashley | 2005-08-03 |
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The Wedding Date | Amy Ellis | 2005-02-04 |
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The Last Run | Alexis | 2004-01-01 |
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Pumpkin | Alex | 2002-06-28 |
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The Slaughter Rule | Doreen | 2002-01-11 |
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Catch Me If You Can | Brenda Strong | 2002-12-16 |
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Serving Sara | Kate | 2002-08-23 |
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The Chromium Hook | Jill Royaltuber | 2000-05-13 |
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Psycho Beach Party | Marvel Ann | 2000-08-06 |
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Cruel Intentions 2 | Kathryn Merteuil | 2000-11-09 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | Leslie Miller | 1999-07-23 |
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Lazy Susans | ||
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Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice' | Self | |
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Finding the Mother Tree | Suzanne Simard | |
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The Invite | ||
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At the Sea | Laura | |
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Klara and the Sun | The Mother | |
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Untitled Graham Moore Project |
