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Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 01, 1965 (60)
Birthplace Washington, D.C., USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Mar 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls. Her film roles include Happiness (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Eternal Sunshine of ... the Spotless Mind (2004), and Little Children (2006). She also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1999–2000), and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for the HBO series Hung (2009–11).

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Filmography

Year of the Fox

Year of the Fox

2023

as Paulene

Sick

Sick

2022

as Pamela

Dog

Dog

2022

as Tamara

She Dies Tomorrow

She Dies Tomorrow

2020

as Jane

Build the Wall

Build the Wall

2020

as Sarah

Intervene

Intervene

2018

as Gwendolyn

Brigsby Bear

Brigsby Bear

2017

as April Mitchum

Always Shine

Always Shine

2016

as Summer

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

2015

as Dr. Claire Powell

Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

2015

as Woman on Beach

All the Light in the Sky

All the Light in the Sky

2013

as Marie

The Lie

The Lie

2011

as Dr. Bentel

Restless

Restless

2011

as Mabel Tell

Silver Bullets

Silver Bullets

2011

as June

Calvin Marshall

Calvin Marshall

2009

as June Marshall

Alexander the Last

Alexander the Last

2009

as Director

Lifelines

Lifelines

2008

as Nancy Bernstein

The Wackness

The Wackness

2008

as Eleanor

The Brave One

The Brave One

2007

as Nicole

The Sensation of Sight

The Sensation of Sight

2006

as Alice

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

as Rochelle

Little Children

Little Children

2006

as Sheila

Stone Cold

Stone Cold

2005

as Brianna Lincoln

Orange County

Orange County

2002

as Mona

Songcatcher

Songcatcher

2001

as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

2001

as Clair Forsyth

From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

2000

as Ruth

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys

2000

as Oola

A Texas Funeral

A Texas Funeral

1999

as Mary Joan

A Fish in the Bathtub

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

as Ruthie

Mumford

Mumford

1999

as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler

Happiness

Happiness

1998

as Joy Jordan

Day at the Beach

Day at the Beach

1998

as Marie

Music from Another Room

Music from Another Room

1998

as Irene Swan

You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

1998

as Sydney Anne (uncredited)

Kansas City

Kansas City

1996

as Nettie Bolt

Father of the Bride Part II

Father of the Bride Part II

1995

as Dr. Megan Eisenberg

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

as Evans

Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper

1992

as Randi Jost

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

1990

as Suzanne Maloney

Rising Son

Rising Son

1990

as Meg Bradley

Taking A Stand

Taking A Stand

1989

as Elly Robinson

Bombs Away

Bombs Away

1985

as Greeting Girl

Build the Wall

Build the Wall

2020

Screenplay

Alexander the Last

Alexander the Last

2009

Additional Writing

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Organization Category Movie
SAG Awards Best Actress Happiness Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Man's Search for Happiness Nominated
Television Credits

Hung

as Tanya Skagle

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Jun 28, 2009

Relativity

as Karen Lukens

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 24, 1996

Frasier

as Mel Karnofsky

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Sneaky Pete

as Maggie Murphy

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Aug 07, 2015

Messiah

as Miriam Keneally

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 01, 2020

Twin Peaks

as Constance Talbot

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 08, 1990

Liberty!

as Sara Scott

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1997

Hacks

as Nina

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 13, 2021

Easy

as Annabelle Jones

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 22, 2016

The Idol

as Nikki

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 04, 2023

Carnivàle

as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 2003

Family Ties

as Marty Brodie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1982

Family Ties

as Andrea

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1982

House

as Bonnie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Night Visions

as Amanda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Sylvia Campbell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

The Outer Limits

as Mona Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Tales from the Darkside

as Charlotte Rose Cantrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Joanne Parsons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Belinda Goff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Citizen Baines

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 29, 2001

Lifestories: Families in Crisis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1992

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 21 31 14
2024 7 24 33 12
2024 8 21 32 14
2024 9 18 32 9
2024 10 14 26 8
2024 11 12 20 7
2024 12 15 22 8
2025 1 18 34 9
2025 2 11 20 3
2025 3 4 15 0
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 4 11 1

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2024 6 844 562

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