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 Academy 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 ...
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Complete Filmography

Nightbitch
2024
as Mother
A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she...

Nightbitch
2024
Producer
A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she...

Disenchanted
2022
as Giselle
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle...

Disenchanted
2022
Producer
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle...

Sam & Kate
2022
Executive Producer
Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local...

Dear Evan Hansen
2021
as Cynthia Murphy
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistak...

The Woman in the Window
2021
as Anna Fox
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Lois Lane
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahu...

Hillbilly Elegy
2020
as Beverly "Bev" Vance
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Vice
2018
as Lynne Cheney
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to poli...

Justice League
2017
as Lois Lane
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisti...

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
as Self
A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters ...

Arrival
2016
as Louise Banks
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are ...

Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Susan Morrow
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, s...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Lois
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

The Making of Big Eyes
2015
as Herself
Behind the scenes of Big Eyes (2014)

Big Eyes
2014
as Margaret Keane
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one real...

Lullaby
2014
as Emily
Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During thi...

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014
as Self
The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: Love in the Modern Age
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stor...

Her
2013
as Amy
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theod...

American Hustle
2013
as Sydney Prosser
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
as Self (archive footage)
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Man of Steel
2013
as Lois Lane
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

Wide-Awake
2012
as The Light-Bringer
Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

Trouble with the Curve
2012
as Mickey Lobel
Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. A...

The Master
2012
as Peggy Dodd
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto th...

On the Road
2012
as Jane / Joan Vollmer
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows...

The Muppets
2011
as Mary
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Wal...

The Fighter
2010
as Charlene Fleming
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turn...

Love and Distrust
2010
as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.

Leap Year
2010
as Anna Brady
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allo...

Moonlight Serenade
2009
as Chloe
A jazz musician performs alongside a coat check girl with a beautiful voice in this musical drama from director Giancarlo Tallarico. By day Nate earns...

Julie & Julia
2009
as Julie Powell
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Amelia Earhart
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the arc...

Doubt: Stage to Screen
2009
as Self
A look at how the cast and crew brought "Doubt" from the stage to the screen.

Doubt
2008
as Sister James
In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
as Delysia LaFosse
London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile ...

Sunshine Cleaning
2008
as Rose Lorkowski
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuiti...

Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Bonnie Bach
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afgh...

Enchanted
2007
as Giselle
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the str...

Underdog
2007
as Polly Purebred (voice)
A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his o...

The Ex
2006
as Abby March
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to ad...

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Gorgeous Woman
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest...

Pennies
2006
as Charlotte Brown
The story of Charlotte Brown,a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove, she does. W...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Susan
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everyth...

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
2006
as Self
In Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party film-makers Robert Brinkmann and Andrew Putschoegl follow Stephen on his birthday and document a performance he...

Junebug
2005
as Ashley
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop t...

The Wedding Date
2005
as Amy Ellis
With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While...

Standing Still
2005
as Elise
A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.

The Last Run
2004
as Alexis
When a young accountant is devastated after discovering his inspiringly beautiful girlfriend is cheating on him, his best friend, who's engaged to a g...

Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Brenda Strong
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor...

Serving Sara
2002
as Kate
When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan hus...

Pumpkin
2002
as Alex
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when...

The Slaughter Rule
2002
as Doreen
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.

Cruel Intentions 2
2000
as Kathryn Merteuil
After his precocious behavior has gotten him bounced out of one more in a string of exclusive private schools, 16-year old Sebastian Valmont has arriv...

Psycho Beach Party
2000
as Marvel Ann
Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for...

The Chromium Hook
2000
as Jill Royaltuber
Remember those scary stories about "The hook-armed-man" you heard around the campfire when you were in Scouts? This hilarious and detailed "mocudramed...

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Leslie Miller
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follow...
The Holdout
N/A
A "propulsive thriller" from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Graham Moore.

Klara and the Sun
N/A
as The Mother
Klara, an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness, is purchased by a mother and her bright teen daughter, Josie. Josie, who suffers from a my...

At the Sea
N/A
as Laura
After a long rehabilitation, Laura returns to her family at their beach holiday home where she has to readjust to the complicated life she left behind...
Lazy Susans
N/A
A group of moms forms a rock band.
Lazy Susans
N/A
Producer
A group of moms forms a rock band.