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Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 20, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 19, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for 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, and has been nominated for six Aca ... demy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Adams began her career as a dancer in dinner theatre, 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 on television and took on "mean girl" parts 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), where Adams played a cheerful princess-to-be, was her first success as a leading lady. She followed it by playing other naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008). Subsequently, she 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Nightbitch

Nightbitch

2024

as Mother

Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

as Giselle

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

2021

as Anna Fox

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

2021

as Cynthia Murphy

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Lois Lane

Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

as Beverly "Bev" Vance

Vice

Vice

2018

as Lynne Cheney

Justice League

Justice League

2017

as Lois Lane

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

2016

as Susan Morrow

Arrival

Arrival

2016

as Louise Banks

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014

as Margaret Keane

Lullaby

Lullaby

2014

as Emily

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

as Lois Lane

American Hustle

American Hustle

2013

as Sydney Prosser

Her

Her

2013

as Amy

Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

2012

as Mickey Lobel

The Master

The Master

2012

as Peggy Dodd

On the Road

On the Road

2012

as Jane / Joan Vollmer

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

as Mary

Leap Year

Leap Year

2010

as Anna Brady

The Fighter

The Fighter

2010

as Charlene Fleming

Love and Distrust

Love and Distrust

2010

as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

2009

as Chloe

Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia

2009

as Julie Powell

Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine Cleaning

2008

as Rose Lorkowski

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008

as Delysia LaFosse

Doubt

Doubt

2008

as Sister James

Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

as Giselle

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

2007

as Bonnie Bach

Underdog

Underdog

2007

as Polly Purebred (voice)

Pennies

Pennies

2006

as Charlotte Brown

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Gorgeous Woman

The Ex

The Ex

2006

as Abby March

Junebug

Junebug

2005

as Ashley

Standing Still

Standing Still

2005

as Elise

The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date

2005

as Amy Ellis

The Last Run

The Last Run

2004

as Alexis

The Slaughter Rule

The Slaughter Rule

2002

as Doreen

Serving Sara

Serving Sara

2002

as Kate

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002

as Brenda Strong

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

2002

as Alex

The Chromium Hook

The Chromium Hook

2000

as Jill Royaltuber

Cruel Intentions 2

Cruel Intentions 2

2000

as Kathryn Merteuil

Psycho Beach Party

Psycho Beach Party

2000

as Marvel Ann

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

as Leslie Miller

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Nightbitch

Nightbitch

2024

Producer

Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

Producer

Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate

2022

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dr. Vegas

as Alice Doherty

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 24, 2004

Sharp Objects

as Camille Preaker

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 08, 2018

The Office

as Katy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 24, 2005

The West Wing

as Cathy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Providence

as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1999

King of the Hill

as Misty (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Charmed

as Maggie Murphy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1998

Smallville

as Jodi Melville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2001

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Cousin Beth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

King of the Hill

as Merilynn / Sunshine (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

King of the Hill

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

The Frame

as Lois Lane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2013

King of the Hill

as Dawn's little Musician (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

as Dinah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1999

That '70s Show

as Kat Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 23, 1998

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Manchester Prep

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Unknown

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Saturday Night Live

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Critics Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2001

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Talking with Chris Hardwick

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2017

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Kings of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Sesame Street

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1969

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

DP/30: Conversations About Movies

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2007

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 2008

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

SNL Digital Shorts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 2005

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 47 62 35
2024 6 41 62 25
2024 7 60 77 28
2024 8 48 73 33
2024 9 35 57 24
2024 10 41 68 24
2024 11 37 54 27
2024 12 58 67 37
2025 1 49 72 27
2025 2 36 52 5
2025 3 9 48 0
2025 4 4 4 3
2025 5 7 9 3
2025 6 5 7 3
2025 7 3 5 3
2025 8 5 13 3

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 363 126
2024 6 265 25
2024 12 731 379
2025 1 408 32
2025 2 438 34
2025 3 534 163
2025 5 462 30
2025 6 430 107
2025 7 437 42
2025 8 336 5

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