Amy Adams

Amy Adams

1974-08-20 Vicenza, Veneto, Italy 64 Credits

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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Nightbitch

Nightbitch

2024

as Mother

5.8
Acting

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

Nightbitch

2024

Producer

5.8
Producing

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

Disenchanted

2022

as Giselle

6.7
Acting

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

Disenchanted

2022

Producer

6.7
Producing

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

Sam & Kate

2022

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

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

Dear Evan Hansen

2021

as Cynthia Murphy

6.3
Acting

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

The Woman in the Window

2021

as Anna Fox

6.0
Acting

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

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Lois Lane

8.1
Acting

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

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

as Beverly "Bev" Vance

6.7
Acting

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

Vice

2018

as Lynne Cheney

7.0
Acting

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

Justice League

2017

as Lois Lane

6.1
Acting

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'

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

2017

as Self

7.0
Acting

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

Arrival

2016

as Louise Banks

7.6
Acting

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

Nocturnal Animals

2016

as Susan Morrow

7.4
Acting

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

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

as Lois

6.0
Acting

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

The Making of Big Eyes

2015

as Herself

7.0
Acting

Behind the scenes of Big Eyes (2014)

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014

as Margaret Keane

7.0
Acting

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

Lullaby

2014

as Emily

6.1
Acting

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

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: Love in the Modern Age

Her: Love in the Modern Age

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

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

Her

2013

as Amy

7.8
Acting

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

American Hustle

2013

as Sydney Prosser

6.9
Acting

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

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

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

Man of Steel

2013

as Lois Lane

6.6
Acting

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

Wide-Awake

2012

as The Light-Bringer

5.8
Acting

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

Trouble with the Curve

2012

as Mickey Lobel

7.0
Acting

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

The Master

2012

as Peggy Dodd

7.1
Acting

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

On the Road

2012

as Jane / Joan Vollmer

5.6
Acting

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

The Muppets

2011

as Mary

6.7
Acting

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

The Fighter

2010

as Charlene Fleming

7.4
Acting

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

Love and Distrust

2010

as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies")

3.8
Acting

This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.

Leap Year

Leap Year

2010

as Anna Brady

6.9
Acting

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

Moonlight Serenade

2009

as Chloe

5.2
Acting

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

Julie & Julia

2009

as Julie Powell

6.7
Acting

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

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

as Amelia Earhart

6.1
Acting

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

Doubt: Stage to Screen

2009

as Self

7.0
Acting

A look at how the cast and crew brought "Doubt" from the stage to the screen.

Doubt

Doubt

2008

as Sister James

7.2
Acting

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

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008

as Delysia LaFosse

6.8
Acting

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

Sunshine Cleaning

2008

as Rose Lorkowski

6.6
Acting

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

Charlie Wilson's War

2007

as Bonnie Bach

6.5
Acting

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

Enchanted

2007

as Giselle

6.8
Acting

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

Underdog

2007

as Polly Purebred (voice)

5.6
Acting

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

The Ex

2006

as Abby March

5.2
Acting

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

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Gorgeous Woman

6.8
Acting

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

Pennies

2006

as Charlotte Brown

7.0
Acting

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

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

2006

as Susan

6.4
Acting

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

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party

2006

as Self

6.1
Acting

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

Junebug

Junebug

2005

as Ashley

6.6
Acting

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

The Wedding Date

2005

as Amy Ellis

6.8
Acting

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

Standing Still

2005

as Elise

5.5
Acting

A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.

The Last Run

The Last Run

2004

as Alexis

3.9
Acting

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

Catch Me If You Can

2002

as Brenda Strong

8.0
Acting

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

Serving Sara

2002

as Kate

5.4
Acting

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

Pumpkin

2002

as Alex

5.8
Acting

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

The Slaughter Rule

2002

as Doreen

5.7
Acting

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

Cruel Intentions 2

2000

as Kathryn Merteuil

5.1
Acting

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

Psycho Beach Party

2000

as Marvel Ann

5.7
Acting

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

The Chromium Hook

2000

as Jill Royaltuber

4.3
Acting

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

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

as Leslie Miller

6.4
Acting

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

Acting

A "propulsive thriller" from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Graham Moore.

Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun

N/A

as The Mother

Acting

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

At the Sea

N/A

as Laura

Acting

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

Acting

A group of moms forms a rock band.

Lazy Susans

N/A

Producer

Producing

A group of moms forms a rock band.