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      Amy Adams

      Amy Adams

      Highest Rated: 96% Catch Me if You Can (2002)

      Lowest Rated: 4% Serving Sara (2002)

      Birthday: Aug 20, 1974

      Birthplace: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

      Amy Adams was an Oscar-nominated American actress who was best known for her extraordinary work in numerous critically-acclaimed films, including "Junebug" (2005), "Doubt" (2008), "The Master" (2012), and "Arrival" (2016). Adams grew up in a big family (she was the fourth of seven siblings) and due to her father's career in the United States Army, she moved around a lot as a child. She was born on a military complex in Italy, and continued moving with her parents and siblings from one Army base to the next throughout the early part of her childhood. When she was 8 years-old, Amy's parents finally put some permanent roots down in Castle Rock, Colorado. It was around this time that Adams first discovered her love for performing. She described her family as not having a lot of money, so to entertain themselves they would often put on skits. Amy was always cast as the lead, and quickly found that she loved acting in front of an audience. When she entered high school, Adams, who was never a good student, started training as a ballerina. She had aspirations of going pro, but by the time she graduated at 18, Adams realized that a professional ballerina career was not in the cards. After high school ended, Adams moved to Atlanta, Georgia with her mother. It was there that she renewed her childhood passion for acting by getting involved in community theater. One of her first productions during this period was a part in a local production of the musical "Annie." The rush of energy she received from being on stage was enough to convince Adams that she had found her life's calling. From there, she began taking on more roles in community theater. By the mid-1990s Adams was doing dinner theater in places like Boulder, Colorado and Chanhassen, Minnesota, which allowed her to hone her craft night after night. It was also during this period that Adams worked waitressing jobs to make some extra cash. Then in the late 90s, when she was living in Minnesota, Adams went to a local audition for a new film called "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999). The film was a satire on beauty pageants, and starred Kristen Dunst and Kirstie Alley. After auditioning for the role, Adams was cast in a supporting role as an over-sexed cheerleader named Leslie Miller. After landing the part in "Drop Dead Gorgeous," Adams moved to Los Angeles where she began auditioning for whatever roles came her way. She nabbed guest spots on TV shows like "That 70s Show" (Fox, 1998-2006) and "Smallville" (The WB/The CW, 2001-2011), as well as a substantial part in the Steven Spielberg film "Catch Me if You Can" (2002). After a few years in L.A., however, Adams was growing frustrated and was seriously contemplating quitting acting for good. With her career prospects looking grim, Adams decided to take a chance by accepting a role in an independent comedy-drama called "Junebug." Adams felt an instant connection with her character, a chatty pregnant woman named Ashley Johnsten, and her performance earned her heaps of critical praise. As a result, Adams was nominated for her first acting Oscar for "Junebug." With her stock on the rise after the huge success of "Junebug," Adams started getting offers to play the kind of roles she always wanted to play. And over the next several years, she would win over critics and audiences alike for her sterling performances in films like "Enchanted" (2007), "Doubt," "The Fighter" (2010), and "The Master." In 2013 Adams begin playing the fictional Lois Lane, the love interest of Superman, in the superhero film "Man of Steel" (2013). It was a role she would reprise in two additional superhero films: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016) and "Justice League" (2017). By the late 2010s, Adams's career showed no signs of slowing down. She earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for her role in "Sharp Objects" (HBO, 2018), which was based on a novel by Gillian Flynn, and also played Lynne Cheney, the wife of the former Vice President Dick Cheney, in Adam McKay's comedy biopic "Vice" (2018). Her role as Cheney earned Adams her sixth Oscar nomination, thus lending even more credence to Amy Adam's already defined status as one of the most celebrated actresses of her generation.

      Highest rated movies

      Catch Me if You Can
      Her
      The Muppets
      Arrival Enchanted American Hustle The Fighter
      Junebug

      Photos

      Amy Adams (wearing a Valentino gown) at arrivals for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Arrivals 3, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for DOUBT Premiere at Opening Night of the 2008 AFI FEST, ArcLight Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, October 30, 2008. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for The Academy's 8th Annual Governors Awards 2016 - Part 2, The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center, Los Angeles, CA November 12, 2016. Photo By: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Amy Adams (wearing an Antonio Berardi gown) at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 1, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Elisabeth Rohm, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams in the press room for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - Press Room, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 19th Annual Critics'' Choice Movie Awards, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA January 16, 2014. Photo By: Emiley Schweich/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals 1, The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, Los Angeles, CA January 27, 2019. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Amy Adams, David O. Russell in the press room for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Press Room, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett Collection Amy Adams (wearing a J. Mendel dress) at arrivals for DOUBT Premiere, Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences (AMPAS), Los Angeles, CA, November 18, 2008. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence in the press room for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Press Room, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett Collection Amy Adams (wearing a David Koma dress) at arrivals for AMERICAN HUSTLE Premiere, Directors Guild of America Theater, Los Angeles, CA December 3, 2013. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, Spike Jones at arrivals for HER Closing Night Gala Presentation at the New York Film Festival, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY October 12, 2013. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Co Colleen Camp, Alessandro Nivola, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Pena, Elisabeth Rohm, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams in the press room for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - Press Room, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo Amy Adams at arrivals for 10th Annual Governors Awards, Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CA November 18, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 2018 Baby2Baby Gala and Giving Tree Award Presented by Paul Mitchell, 3Labs, or 8461 Warner Drive LLC, Culver City, CA November 10, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 2018 Baby2Baby Gala and Giving Tree Award Presented by Paul Mitchell, 3Labs, or 8461 Warner Drive LLC, Culver City, CA November 10, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for HBO''s SHARP OBJECTS Screening and Conversation, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY June 28, 2018. Photo By: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA November 4, 2017. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Amy Adams at arrivals for 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA November 4, 2017. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough Amy Adams at arrivals for 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Presented by SAG AFTRA - ARRIVALS 3, Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA January 29, 2017. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      38% 51% Disenchanted Giselle (Character),
      Producer
      - 2022
      75% 79% Sam & Kate Executive Producer - 2022
      29% 88% Dear Evan Hansen Cynthia Murphy (Character) $15.0M 2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Meryl Streep: The Winner Takes it All Unknown (Character) - 2021
      25% 33% The Woman in the Window Anna Fox (Character) - 2021
      72% 93% Zack Snyder's Justice League Lois Lane (Character) - 2021
      25% 82% Hillbilly Elegy Bev (Character) - 2020
      65% 61% Vice Lynne Cheney (Character) $47.8M 2018
      40% 67% Justice League Lois Lane (Character) $227.0M 2017
      74% 73% Nocturnal Animals Susan Morrow (Character) $10.4M 2016
      94% 82% Arrival Louise Banks (Character) $100.5M 2016
      29% 63% Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Lois Lane (Character) $330.2M 2016
      72% 68% Big Eyes Margaret Keane (Character) $14.5M 2014
      31% 54% Lullaby Emily (Character) - 2014
      95% 82% Her Amy (Character) $25.6M 2013
      92% 74% American Hustle Sydney Prosser (Character) $150.1M 2013
      56% 75% Man of Steel Lois Lane (Character) $291.0M 2013
      46% 34% On the Road Jane/Joan Vollmer (Character) $717.8K 2012
      51% 66% Trouble With the Curve Mickey (Character) $35.8M 2012
      85% 62% The Master Peggy Dodd (Character) $16.2M 2012
      95% 80% The Muppets Mary (Character) $88.6M 2011
      91% 89% The Fighter Charlene Fleming (Character) $93.6M 2010
      No Score Yet 11% Love & Distrust Charlotte Brown (Character) - 2010
      24% 47% Leap Year Anna (Character) $25.9M 2010
      No Score Yet 21% Moonlight Serenade Chloe (Character) - 2009
      78% 70% Julie & Julia Julie Powell (Character) $94.1M 2009
      44% 47% Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Amelia Earhart (Character) $177.2M 2009
      74% 63% Sunshine Cleaning Rose (Character) $12.1M 2008
      79% 78% Doubt Sister James (Character) $33.4M 2008
      78% 71% Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Delysia Lafosse (Character) $12.3M 2008
      82% 73% Charlie Wilson's War Bonnie Bach (Character) $66.6M 2007
      93% 80% Enchanted Giselle (Character) $127.7M 2007
      14% 42% Underdog Polly Purebred (Voice) $43.8M 2007
      71% 73% Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Susan (Character) $148.2M 2006
      No Score Yet 32% The Last Run Alexis (Character) - 2005
      40% 37% Standing Still Elise (Character) $12.8K 2005
      86% 73% Junebug Ashley (Character) $2.7M 2005
      11% 67% The Wedding Date Amy (Character) $31.6M 2005
      74% 43% The Slaughter Rule Doreen (Character) $13.1K 2002
      96% 89% Catch Me if You Can Brenda Strong (Character) $164.4M 2002
      4% 27% Serving Sara Kate (Character) $16.9M 2002
      54% 66% Psycho Beach Party Marvel Ann (Character) $268.0K 2000
      17% 21% Cruel Intentions II Kathryn Merteuil (Character) - 2000
      47% 75% Drop Dead Gorgeous Leslie Miller (Character) $10.6M 1999

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2019 2022
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2011 2013-2014 2017-2018 2020 2022
      No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018 2020-2021
      No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014 2016 2018 2021
      No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2016 2020
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2017 2019
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2011 2013 2018
      92% 83% Sharp Objects Camille Preaker (Character),
      Executive Producer
      2018
      No Score Yet 10% The View Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Talking With Chris Hardwick Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017
      No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2010 2016
      No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 2008 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Guest 2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010 2012-2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008
      68% No Score Yet American Idol Guest 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dateline NBC Guest 2008
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2007
      81% 89% The Office Katy (Guest Star) 2005-2006
      15% No Score Yet dr. vegas Alice Doherty (Character) 2004
      No Score Yet 71% King of the Hill Merilynn/Sunshine (Guest Voice),
      Unknown (Voice)
      2004
      81% 95% The West Wing Cathy (Guest Star) 2002
      78% 69% Smallville Jodi Melville (Guest Star) 2001
      85% 92% Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cousin Beth (Guest Star) 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Providence Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
      No Score Yet 90% Charmed Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
      No Score Yet 82% That '70s Show Unknown (Guest Star) 2000