Biography
Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joey Lauren Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Oak
2025
as Mrs. Chase
A group of teenagers dare each other to touch a cursed oak tree which leads to the disappearing of one of the group and another gets a rash on her pal...

Fall Is a Good Time to Die
2025
as Trista
A young ranch hand hunts justice for his sister through the vast landscape of South Dakota. As he wrestles with what he is about to do, Cody crosses p...

Greedy People
2024
as Bobette
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a ser...

The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold
2023
as Jenny Muncaster
Agatha Armstrong and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Mac were once the world’s most daring adventurers. But when her son Ant came along, everything quickly c...

Chasing Chasing Amy
2023
as Self
CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer i...

Betrayed by My Bridesmaid
2022
Director
Katie and Tom are getting married. With Katie's troubled sister in rehab, her best friend steps in as bridesmaid to plan everything. But will the wedd...

Tankhouse
2022
as Deirdra
After being blacklisted from the NYC theatre industry, two Upper East Side New Yorkers, Tucker and Sandrene, decide their only course of action is to ...

Clerk
2021
as Self
A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Thea...

Magnum Dopus
2020
as Self
A behind the scenes look at the making of Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Alyssa Jones
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic...

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his w...
All the Birds Have Flown South
2016
as Tonya
After the death of his overbearing Mother, a sheltered man attempts to win the affection of a degenerate waitress by caring for her terminally ill and...

Here Comes Rusty
2016
as Vicky
A reluctant dog track owner tries to outrun his problems with the bet of a lifetime.

21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actress
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; ...

Two Night Stand
2014
as Customer Service Agent (voice)
After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of M...

Animal
2014
as Vicky
When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacin...

Making the Rules
2014
as Becca
The life of Abby is centered around the fast-paced days of being a successful sous-chef and her marriage to Matt, a loving husband. A sudden accident ...

Valley Inn
2014
as Althea
Valley Inn tells the story of Emily Mason, a New Jersey college student, who finds herself in a dusty dying small southern town, a thousand miles from...

Sequoia
2014
as Bev
A young man meets a 23-year-old cancer patient on the way to the park and disrupts her plan to commit suicide.

A Country Christmas
2013
as Renae Logan
When Santa Claus loses his magical powers and becomes stranded in their barn, two children from a small farming community help him save Christmas befo...

Blue Caprice
2013
as Jamie
A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.

She Loves Me Not
2013
as Beth
A reclusive novelist struggles to find romance and meaning in his life despite disastrous and comedic circumstances.

Art Machine
2012
as Prudence
A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters under pressure and slips off his medication. In his m...

Mulberry Stains
2012
as Savannah
In this emotionally charged thriller, Harper is forced to face horrifying secrets of her childhood in order to give her daughter a better future. But ...

Apart
2011
as Dr. Jane Sheppard
Linked by a rare psychological disorder, Noah Greene and Emily Gates must uncover the mystery of a tragic past in order to find hope for the future.

Endure
2010
as Sirena Lane
After a shocking photo of a young woman is found inside the twisted metal of a fatal car crash, veteran detective Emory Lloyd must risk everything to ...

Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
2009
as Self
A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy."

ExTerminators
2009
as Kim
Alex is a lonely accountant whose one act of rage results in her being sentenced to court-ordered therapy. There she meets Stella, the owner of a smal...

Trucker
2008
as Jenny Bell
Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls...

Bunny Whipped
2007
as Ann
Bob Whipple (Esteban Powell) is a sportswriter who feels his life is going nowhere. When he learns that America's most beloved white rap star has been...

The Break-Up
2006
as Addie
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend...

Come Early Morning
2006
Director, Author
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.

Making Dazed
2005
as Self
This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A decade...

Grand Champion
2004
as Hallie
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up ...

The Gunman
2004
as Daphne
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his...
Remembering Charlie
2003
When Charlie Aiken commits suicide his friends and family reminisce about his life and the events leading to his death. From his protective parents Ri...

Far From Home
2003
as Thea Mipson (voice)
Ginger wins a scholarship to a gellowship program for an entire semester. Her friends are sad at the thought of Ginger being gone for so long. Courtne...

The Big Empty
2003
as Grace
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cow...

Beeper
2002
as Inspector Julia Hyde
Richard Avery, whose young son is kidnapped while they travel in India. Embarking on a desperate quest to rescue him, and with a beeper providing his ...

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Alyssa Jones
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that l...

Harvard Man
2001
as Chesney Cort
College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketb...

On the Edge
2001
as Sarah (segment "Reaching Normal")
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

In the Shadows
2001
as Clarissa Huston
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, ...

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Squirrel (voice)
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec...

Beautiful
2000
as Ruby
Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own ...

Bruno
2000
as Donna Marie
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.

Big Daddy
1999
as Layla Maloney
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

A Cool, Dry Place
1998
as Beth Ward
Russell, a single father, balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son after his wife abandoned them. When she reappears creat...

Chasing Amy
1997
as Alyssa Jones
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but...

Michael
1996
as Anita
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Drawing Flies
1996
as Hippy Chick
Donner and his roomates are out of money and about to get evicted from their home. So as a diversion from their situation, he invites them to his fath...

Bio-Dome
1996
as Monique
Bud and Doyle are a pair of aimless slackers with no real direction in life. While their environmentally-conscious girlfriends are passionate about sa...

Mallrats
1995
as Gwen
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others...

Sleep with Me
1994
as Lauren
Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulent relationship of Joseph and Sarah, with Joseph's ...

S.F.W.
1994
as Monica Dice
An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to the...

L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing
1993
as Shirley
A group of guys hang around a Los Angeles bar lamenting their failed Hollywood lives, while a perky bartender (Joey Lauren Adams) tries to cheer them ...

Dazed and Confused
1993
as Simone
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jock...

The Program
1993
as Louanne
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure diff...

Coneheads
1993
as Christina
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toil...

CATnip
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Trapped in an apartment building on Christmas Eve, an eclectic group of residents must band together to survive the night against a horde of feral kil...