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