Amy Adams
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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
Credits
Klara and the Sun (2026)
as Chrissie
Man of Steel (2013)
as Lois Lane
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Lois
Arrival (2016)
as Louise Banks
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
as Brenda Strong
Her (2013)
as Amy
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Lois Lane
Justice League (2017)
as Lois Lane
The Muppets (2011)
as Mary
Enchanted (2007)
as Giselle
American Hustle (2013)
as Sydney Prosser
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
as Amelia Earhart / Tess
Disenchanted (2022)
as Giselle
The Fighter (2010)
as Charlene Fleming
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
as Susan Morrow
The Master (2012)
as Peggy Dodd
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
as Bev
Vice (2018)
as Lynne Cheney
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
as Susan
Junebug (2005)
as Ashley
Julie & Julia (2009)
as Julie Powell
Leap Year (2010)
as Anna Brady
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
as Mickey Lobel
The Woman in the Window (2021)
as Anna Fox
Underdog (2007)
as Polly Purebred (voice)
Big Eyes (2014)
as Margaret Keane
Doubt (2008)
as Sister James
Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
as Kathryn Merteuil
Nightbitch (2024)
as Mother
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
as Bonnie Bach
Wide-Awake (2012)
as The Light-Bringer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Gorgeous Woman
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
as Leslie Miller
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
as Cynthia Murphy
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014)
as Self
On the Road (2012)
as Jane / Joan Vollmer
The Wedding Date (2005)
as Amy Ellis
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
as Delysia LaFosse
Monkey Mischief (2009)
as Amelia Earhart
Serving Sara (2002)
as Kate
Star Wars: Starfighter (2027)
Actor
Psycho Beach Party (2000)
as Marvel Ann
Pennies (2006)
as Charlotte Brown
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (2013)
Actor
Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
as Rose Lorkowski
Disney 100: Remember That (2023)
as Self
The Ex (2006)
as Abby March
The Making of Big Eyes (2015)
as Herself
Her: Love in the Modern Age (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
At the Sea (2026)
as Laura
Lullaby (2014)
as Emily
The Last Run (2004)
as Alexis
Standing Still (2005)
as Elise
Love and Distrust (2010)
as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
The Making of American Hustle (2014)
as Self
Pumpkin (2002)
as Alex
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
as Doreen
Moonlight Serenade (2009)
as Chloe
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2006)
as Self
Doubt: Stage to Screen (2009)
as Self
Lazy Susans (—)
Actor
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)
as Self
The Chromium Hook (2000)
as Jill Royaltuber