Amy Adams

Amy Adams Movies and TV Shows

Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both 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, in addition to nominations for six Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards. Born in Vicenza, Italy to American parents and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Adams trained to be a ballerina but found musical theater a better fit at the age of 18. From 1994 to 1998, she worked in dinner theater, and made her feature film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). After moving to Los Angeles, she made guest appearances in television and took on "mean girl" parts in low-budget feature films. Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002), but she was unemployed for a year afterward. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent comedy-drama film Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. The musical fantasy film Enchanted (2007), in which Adams played a cheerful fairy tale princess-type character, was her first major success as a leading lady. She followed this by playing naïve, optimistic women in films like the drama Doubt (2008), and subsequently played stronger parts to positive reviews in the sports film The Fighter (2010) and the psychological drama film The Master (2012). In 2013, she began portraying 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 the painter Margaret Keane in the biopic film Big Eyes (2014). Further acclaim came for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival (2016), an art gallery owner in the thriller film Nocturnal Animals (2016), a self-harming reporter in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and Lynne Cheney in the satirical film Vice (2018). Adams' stage roles include the Public Theater's revival of Into the Woods in 2012, in which she played the Baker's Wife. 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 8/20/1974 (49 years old)
  • Place of birth: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.63 m
  • Net worth: $60,000,000
  • instagram: amyadams
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Disenchanted
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer
2022

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
71%
Sam & Kate
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 67%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.2
67%
Dear Evan Hansen
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 65%
role:
Cynthia Murphy
2021

Drama

6.1
65%
The Woman in the Window
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Anna Fox
Not available
2021

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
61%
Not available
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
82%
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Hillbilly Elegy
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Beverly "Bev" Vance & 1 more
2020

Drama

6.7
68%
Vice
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Lynne Cheney
2018

Comedy

Drama

History

7.2
71%
Sharp Objects
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2018

Crime

Drama

Mystery

8.0
78%
Justice League
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Lois Lane
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
Arrival
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Dr. Louise Banks
2016

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
Nocturnal Animals
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Susan Morrow
2016

Drama

Thriller

7.5
75%
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
60%
Big Eyes
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Margaret Keane
2014

Drama

7.0
70%
Lullaby
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Emily
Not available
2014

Drama

6.1
62%
Not available
Her
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 79%
role:
Amy
2013

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
79%
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American Hustle
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Sydney Prosser
2013

Crime

Drama

7.2
68%
Man of Steel
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 66%
role:
Lois Lane
2013

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
66%
Trouble with the Curve
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Mickey Lobel
2012

Drama

Romance

6.8
69%
The Master
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Peggy Dodd
2012

Drama

7.1
72%
On the Road
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 56%
role:
Jane / Joan Vollmer
2012

Adventure

Drama

6.0
56%
2011

Comedy

Family

Music

7.1
66%
The Fighter
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 74%
role:
Charlene Fleming
2010

Drama

7.8
74%
Love and Distrust
IMDB 3.6
TMDB 37%
role:
Charlotte Brown (Segment 4: Pennies)
Not available
2010

Drama

Romance

3.6
37%
Not available
Leap Year
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 69%
role:
Anna Brady
2010

Comedy

Romance

6.4
69%
Julie & Julia
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Julie Powell
Not available
2009

Drama

Romance

7.0
67%
Not available
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2009

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
61%
2008

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.0
68%
Doubt
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Sister James
2008

Drama

7.5
72%
Sunshine Cleaning
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Rose Lorkowski
2008

Comedy

Drama

6.8
66%
Charlie Wilson's War
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 65%
role:
Bonnie Bach
2007

Comedy

Drama

History

7.0
65%
Enchanted
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Giselle
2007

Comedy

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
68%
Underdog
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 54%
role:
Polly Purebred (voice)
2007

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.8
54%
The Ex
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 51%
role:
Abby March
2006

Comedy

Romance

5.4
51%
Junebug
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Ashley Johnsten
2005

Comedy

Drama

6.9
67%
The Wedding Date
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Amy Ellis
2005

Comedy

Romance

6.1
68%
Catch Me If You Can
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Brenda Strong
2002

Crime

Drama

8.1
80%
2002

Comedy

Romance

5.3
53%
Pumpkin
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Alex
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.1
59%
Cruel Intentions 2
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 49%
role:
Kathryn Merteuil
2000

Drama

4.4
49%
Psycho Beach Party
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
Marvel Ann
2000

Comedy

Horror

6.0
58%
Drop Dead Gorgeous
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Leslie Miller
Not available
1999

Comedy

6.7
65%
Not available
Quincy, M.E.
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 77%
role:
Gorgeous Woman
Not available
1976

Crime

Drama

7.3
77%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Amy Adams are, for example, Disenchanted, Sam & Kate and Dear Evan Hansen.
The streaming services with the largest selection are iTunes, Prime Video and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Her (8.1), Zack Snyder's Justice League (8.1) and Catch Me If You Can (8.1).
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