Amy Adams

Biography

Born 08/20/1975

Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actress Amy Adams first turned heads as a naïve candy-striper wooed by con man Leonardo DiCaprio in “Catch Me If You Can” (2002). Then with her supporting role as an optimistic and overly pregnant small town wife in the independently made “Junebug” (2005)...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble Cast
  • In 2006, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
  • In 2006, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Highlights

  • In 2009, Portrayed Amelia Earhart in the comedy, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
  • In 2009, Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (“Doubt”)
  • In 2009, Portrayed author Julie Powell in Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia"; screenplay is adapted from Powell's Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen and Julia Child's My Life in France

Family & Companions

  • Darren Le Gallo: Companion (Met in an acting class in 2001; began dating the following year; announced engagement in July 2008)
  • Kathryn Adams: mother (Divorced Richard when Amy was 11 years old)
  • Richard Adams: father (Divorced Kathryn when Amy was 11 years old)

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