Joey Lauren Adams

Joey Lauren Adams

1968-01-09 Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 60 Credits

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.

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Oak

Oak

2025

as Mrs. Chase

Acting

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

Fall Is a Good Time to Die

2025

as Trista

Acting

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

Greedy People

2024

as Bobette

6.3
Acting

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

The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold

2023

as Jenny Muncaster

5.2
Acting

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

Chasing Chasing Amy

2023

as Self

8.5
Acting

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

Betrayed by My Bridesmaid

2022

Director

6.0
Directing

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

Tankhouse

2022

as Deirdra

4.2
Acting

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

Clerk

2021

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

Magnum Dopus

2020

as Self

6.3
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the making of Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019

as Alyssa Jones

5.7
Acting

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

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

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

Acting

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

Here Comes Rusty

2016

as Vicky

5.0
Acting

A reluctant dog track owner tries to outrun his problems with the bet of a lifetime.

21 Years: Richard Linklater

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014

as Self - Actress

6.2
Acting

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

Two Night Stand

2014

as Customer Service Agent (voice)

6.4
Acting

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

Animal

2014

as Vicky

5.1
Acting

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

Making the Rules

2014

as Becca

3.8
Acting

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

Valley Inn

2014

as Althea

2.0
Acting

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

Sequoia

2014

as Bev

5.8
Acting

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

A Country Christmas

2013

as Renae Logan

6.0
Acting

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

Blue Caprice

2013

as Jamie

5.8
Acting

A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

2013

as Beth

4.3
Acting

A reclusive novelist struggles to find romance and meaning in his life despite disastrous and comedic circumstances.

Art Machine

Art Machine

2012

as Prudence

5.0
Acting

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

Mulberry Stains

2012

as Savannah

6.3
Acting

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

Apart

2011

as Dr. Jane Sheppard

4.0
Acting

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

Endure

2010

as Sirena Lane

6.6
Acting

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

Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy."

ExTerminators

ExTerminators

2009

as Kim

5.3
Acting

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

Trucker

2008

as Jenny Bell

6.0
Acting

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

Bunny Whipped

2007

as Ann

3.4
Acting

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

The Break-Up

2006

as Addie

5.9
Acting

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

Come Early Morning

2006

Director, Author

5.6
Directing

A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.

Making Dazed

Making Dazed

2005

as Self

9.0
Acting

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

Grand Champion

2004

as Hallie

6.0
Acting

'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

The Gunman

2004

as Daphne

4.5
Acting

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

Acting

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

Far From Home

2003

as Thea Mipson (voice)

Acting

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

The Big Empty

2003

as Grace

6.1
Acting

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

Beeper

2002

as Inspector Julia Hyde

5.1
Acting

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

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

as Alyssa Jones

6.4
Acting

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

Harvard Man

2001

as Chesney Cort

4.7
Acting

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

On the Edge

2001

as Sarah (segment "Reaching Normal")

5.6
Acting

A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

In the Shadows

In the Shadows

2001

as Clarissa Huston

5.1
Acting

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

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Squirrel (voice)

5.3
Acting

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

Beautiful

2000

as Ruby

5.8
Acting

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

Bruno

2000

as Donna Marie

6.5
Acting

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

Big Daddy

1999

as Layla Maloney

6.5
Acting

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

A Cool, Dry Place

1998

as Beth Ward

5.8
Acting

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

Chasing Amy

1997

as Alyssa Jones

6.8
Acting

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

Michael

1996

as Anita

5.7
Acting

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

Drawing Flies

1996

as Hippy Chick

4.4
Acting

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

Bio-Dome

1996

as Monique

4.5
Acting

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

Mallrats

1995

as Gwen

6.8
Acting

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

Sleep with Me

1994

as Lauren

5.8
Acting

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.

S.F.W.

1994

as Monica Dice

6.0
Acting

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

L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing

1993

as Shirley

Acting

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

Dazed and Confused

1993

as Simone

7.3
Acting

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

The Program

1993

as Louanne

6.4
Acting

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

Coneheads

1993

as Christina

5.4
Acting

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

CATnip

N/A

Acting

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...