Amy Adams is an American actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. She went on to guest star in a variety of television shows, including That '70s Show, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Office, and also appeared in minor film roles. In 2002, she had her first major role in Steven Spielberg's biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can. However, the film did not launch her career, as Spielberg had hoped. Three years later, she had her breakthrough by playing a joyful pregnant woman in Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Two years later, Adams starred in the Disney romantic comedy Enchanted, for which she was nominated for her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical).
In 2008, Adams played a naive nun in the drama Doubt, opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep, for which she received her second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She then appeared in the comedy-drama Julie & Julia, co-starring Streep, and played Amelia Earhart in the adventure comedy sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (both 2009). The following year, she expanded into dramatic roles by playing a tough barmaid in David O. Russell's sports drama The Fighter (2010), which gained her a third Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Following a role in the musical comedy The Muppets (2011), Adams played the strong-willed wife of a cult leader in Paul Thomas Anderson's drama The Master, opposite Hoffman. Her performance in the latter earned her a fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars.
Among her three film releases of 2013, Adams played Lois Lane in the superhero film Man of Steel, and starred as a con woman in Russell's crime comedy American Hustle (2013). For the latter, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) and received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. She next portrayed the artist Margaret Keane in Tim Burton's biopic Big Eyes (2014), for which she won a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical), becoming the fourth actress to achieve this feat. In 2016, she reprised her role of Lane in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, her highest-grossing release. In the same year, Adams played intellectual women troubled by their memories in the science fiction film Arrival and the psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, to positive reviews. She went on to gain acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing a self-harming reporter in the HBO thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and she received another Oscar nomination for portraying Lynne Cheney in the satirical film Vice (2018).
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released YearTitleRoleNotes1999Drop Dead Gorgeous 2000Psycho Beach PartyThe Chromium HookJill RoyaltuberShort filmCruel Intentions 2Direct-to-video2002DoreenPumpkinAlexServing SaraKateCatch Me If You Can2004Alexis2005Standing StillEliseJunebug Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday PartyHerselfDocumentary2006PenniesShort filmTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbySusanTenacious D in The Pick of DestinyGorgeous Woman2007UnderdogVoiceEnchantedGiselleAlso voiceCharlie Wilson's War2008Sunshine CleaningMiss Pettigrew Lives for a DayDoubt 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian / TessJulie & JuliaMoonlight SerenadeChloe2010Leap YearLove & DistrustSegment: "Pennies" 2011Mary2012On the RoadJane Trouble with the Curve2013Man of SteelHerAmy American Hustle2014LullabyEmily Big Eyes2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeArrivalNocturnal Animals2017Justice League 2018Vice2020Hillbilly Elegy 2021Zack Snyder's Justice League Director's cut of Justice LeagueDear Evan Hansen2022Sam & KateExecutive producer onlyDisenchanted Giselle Also voice and producer2024 Nightbitch Mother Also producer2026 At the Sea Laura BaumKornel Mundrucźo’s ‘At The Sea’ Adds Brett Goldstein, Chloe East, Daniel Levy, Jenny Slate & Rainn Wilson Klara and the Sun Chrissie Completed2027 Star Wars: Starfighter Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000That '70s Show Episode: "Burning Down the House"CharmedEpisode: "Murphy's Luck"Zoe, Duncan, Jack and JaneDinahEpisode: "Tall, Dark, and Duncan's Boss"ProvidenceBeckaEpisode: "The Good Doctor"Buffy the Vampire SlayerEpisode: "Family"The Peter PrincipleSusanTV film2001SmallvilleEpisode: "Craving"2002CathyEpisode: "20 Hours in America (Part 1)"2004King of the HillMisty / Merilynn / Sunshine (voices)Episodes: "My Hair Lady", "Cheer Factor"Dr. Vegas5 episodes2005−2006Katy3 episodes2008, 2014Saturday Night LiveHostEpisodes: "Amy Adams / Vampire Weekend"; "Amy Adams / One Direction"2011 Sesame Street Herself Episode: "Cast Iron Cooks"2018Sharp Objects8 episodes; also executive producer2025Charlotte's WebCharlotteVoice; 3 episodes2026Cape FearAnna BowdenMiniseries; also executive producer
Theater YearTitleRoleVenue2012 Into the WoodsThe Baker's WifeDelacorte Theater2022 The Glass MenagerieAmanda WingfieldDuke of York's Theatre, West End debut
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Director Role 2008 "Hero Song"The Lonely Island Akiva Schaffer Woman in Danger 2020 "Imagine" Gal Gadot & Friends Herself
Discography YearSoundtrackSong 2007Enchanted "True Love's Kiss" "Happy Working Song" "That's How You Know"2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day "If I Didn't Care"2011The Muppets"Life's a Happy Song" "Me Party" "Life's a Happy Song Finale" 2021Dear Evan Hansen "Requiem" 2022 Disenchanted "Even More Enchanted" "Fairytale Life (The Wish)" "Fairytale Life (After the Spell)" "Badder" "Love Power (Reprise)" "Even More Enchanted (Finale)"
See also List of awards and nominations received by Amy Adams
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