Amy Adams
ALL ABOUT AMY ADAMS
Full Name: Amy Lou Adams
Date of Birth: 20 August 1975
Place of Birth: Vicenza, Italy
Education: Alumna of the Chanhassen Dinner Theater in Minnesota
Bio:
An actress with a knack for light comedy, Amy Adams was born in Italy and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado. After high school, she studied dance and worked in regional dinner theater until age 20, when she moved to Minnesota with her family after being spotted by a visiting Minneapolis producer and recruited to work in his dinner theater there. She landed her first film role in the satiric 1999 comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous, which was, appropriately enough, set in Minnesota. After appearing in the independent comedy Psycho Beach Party, Adams made guest appearances on a number of television series, including That 70s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The West Wing; she was also cast as a regular in Manchester Prep, a TV spin-off of the hit film Cruel Intentions. Manchester Prep, however, was never aired when its network decided that the show’s sexual content was too strong for television, although several episodes were eventually re-edited into a direct-to-video feature entitled Cruel Intentions 2. 2002 proved to be a very busy year for Adams, who appeared in no fewer than four features, including the eagerly anticipated Catch Me if You Can, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
Adams took a 2 year break following Catch Me If You Can, reemerging in 2004 to appear with Fred Savage in the low-key comedy/drama The Last Run. The next year she took a substantial role in the romantic comedy The Wedding Date, but the part that proved to be a career-shaping one was the very innocent, very pregnant Ashley in Phil Morrison’s independent film Junebug. Adams was adored by audiences and praised by critics for her quirky, sensitive performance.
The young actress rounded out 2005 with a series of regular appearances on the wildly popular TV comedy The Office. By 2006 she’d signed on to appear in the wild NASCAR comedy Talladega Nights:
Trivia:
Worked in a Hooters Restaurant until soon after she turned 18, when they started making her wear the customary outfits.
Alumna of the Chanhassen Dinner Theater in Minnesota. She sppeared there in many productions including Brigadoon and Good News.
Has naturally light red hair.
Won her first art competition at the age of five, by scoring the gold star in Ms. McCormick’s class for her moving hypotenuse: Rainbow With Some Flowers On It.
Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for JUNEBUG (2006)
Her father was in the military and was also an amateur actor.
Born at the U.S. military base located in Aviano, Italy.
Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006.
Attended, and graduated from, Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Made her big-screen debut as Leslie Miller, one of the contestants in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).
Amy used to be a dancer.
Amy’s height is 5′5″.
Amy was in Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep. It was released to video as Cruel Intentions 2 and was designed as a prequel to Cruel Intentions. Manchester Prep the TV series was cancelled before any episodes aired.
Quotes:
(On what she thinks she is best known for) “It depends on who you ask. A lot of people say Catch Me If You Can, but then there are diehard Buffy fans, where nothing exists except my guest spot on Buffy.”
Kathryn Adams (On her daughter’s Oscar nomination): “I’ve been telling everyone as they come through the line. “Here’s your change… and, by the way, my daughter was just nominated for an Academy Award”.”
(On family): “I’m one of seven kids. That’ll keep your ego in check.”
(On her character in “Junebug”): “I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because
we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled. But what if she sees the truth about her life, understands it all and ultimately makes the choice that this is what she wants? Is she goofy? Yes. But she could ultimately be the most intelligent person in the movie.”
“I didn’t get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who’ve inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster.”
[Working at Hooters]” was a short enough period of my life. I always find it fascinating that it’s become my entire press career a while. I’m glad that I finally get to talk to people so they can like put a person with the Hooters girl. It’s good. It was fine. It took care of me for a while.”
“There’s a lot of movies I like. I like a lot of classic movies. I like Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
Filmography:
Amy Adams Filmography as an Actress:
2008 Sunshine Cleaning
2007 Enchanted
2007Underdog
2007 Charlie Wilson’s War
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 The Ex
2005 Standing Still
2005 The Wedding Date
2005 Junebug
2004 The Last Run
2004 Dr. Vegas [TV Series]
2002 Serving Sara
2002 Pumpkin
2002 The Slaughter Rule
2002 Catch Me If You Can
2001 Smallville: Craving
2000 Cruel Intentions 2
2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Family
2000 Psycho Beach Party
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
Amy Adams Awards:
Academy
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Broadcast Film Critics Association
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Chicago Film Critics Association
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Independent Spirit Award
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
L.A. Film Critics Association
2005 Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) Junebug
National Society of Film Critics
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Online Film Critics Association
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Screen Actors Guild
2005 Best Supporting Actress Junebug
Sundance Film Festival
2005 Special Jury Prize for Acting Junebug
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