Amy Lou Adams is an American actress who was born on August 20, 1974. She has appeared three times on lists of the highest-paid actresses in the world, both for her comedy and tragic parts. She has been nominated for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, among other honours, including two Golden Globe Awards.
From 1994 to 1998, Adams worked as a dancer in dinner theatre, where she started her career. In 1999, she made her acting debut in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. She made cameo appearances on television and played "mean girl" roles in low-budget theatrical features. Her breakthrough performance came in Steven Spielberg's movie Catch Me If You Can (2002), but the following year she struggled to find work. In the independent comedy-drama Junebug (2005), where she played a chatty expectant woman, she made a breakthrough performance for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Adams made her feature film debut as a happy aspiring princess in the musical tale Enchanted (2007). She then went on to play other naive, idealistic ladies in films like the drama Doubt (2008), and she later performed more aggressive roles in the sports blockbusters The Fighter (2010) and The Master (2012) to rave acclaim. She played Lois Lane in superhero films from 2013 to 2017 that were part of the DC Extended Universe. For her roles as a seductive con artist in the criminal drama American Hustle (2013) and as the painter Margaret Keane in the biopic Big Eyes (2014), she received two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress. As a linguist in the science fiction movie Arrival (2016), a reporter who harms herself in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and Lynne Cheney in the satire Vice (2018), she received more praise.
In 2012's production of Into the Woods at the Public Theatre and the 2022 staging of The Glass Menagerie at the West End Theatre both included Adams in theatrical roles. She was on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2014 and was named one of Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Adams was born to American parents Kathryn and Richard Adams in Vicenza, Italy, while her father was serving a U.S. military assignment there. Army at the military facility of Caserma Ederle. She has two sisters and four brothers. She and her family eventually landed in Castle Rock, Colorado when she was eight years old after relocating from one army base to another. Her father performed professionally in bars and restaurants after leaving the military. Adams listed two of her favourite childhood memories as seeing her father's performances and sipping Shirley Temples at the bar. The family was indigent; they went camping and hiking together and performed homemade skits that her father or occasionally her mother had written. Adams usually played the lead and was enthused about the plays.
Prior to her parents' divorce and departure from the church in 1985, Adams was reared as a Mormon. Although she did not hold firm religious beliefs, she has stated that she values the lessons about love and compassion she received from her childhood. Her father left to Arizona and remarried after the split, but the kids stayed with their mother. Her mother developed into a semi-pro bodybuilder who brought the kids with her to the gym while she worked out. Adams has compared her free-wheeling childhood with her brothers to the events of Lord of the Flies. She has admitted to being a "scrappy, tough kid" who frequently got into fights with other kids.
Douglas County High School was Adams' high school. Although she lacked academic aptitude, she had a passion for the arts and participated in the school chorus. She participated in gymnastics and track competitions, dreamed of becoming a ballerina, and received training as an apprentice with the neighborhood David Taylor Dance Company. She avoided social situations and loathed high school. She and her mother relocated to Atlanta following graduation. To her parents' dismay, she chose not to attend college, and she later regretted her decision. Adams discovered at the age of 18 that she lacked the talent to pursue a career as a ballerina and that musical theatre was more her style. She performed as a volunteer in a community theatre production of Annie, which was one of her first theatrical roles. She worked as a greeter at a Gap shop to help support herself. She also had a job waiting tables at Hooters, but she quit when she had enough cash for a secondhand automobile.
Career
Dinner theatre and debuts on the big screen from 1994 to 2004
In Boulder, Colorado, in 1994, a dinner theatre version of A Chorus Line featured Adams as a dancer. She had to wait on tables at her work before going on stage to sing. She adored singing and dancing but hated waiting tables, and she got into problems when a fellow dancer, whom she thought of as a friend, told the director untrue things about her. Adams lost her employment but went on to play in dinner theatre at Denver's Heritage Square Music Hall and Country Dinner Playhouse, saying, "I never really knew what the lies were. I only knew I kept getting called in and lectured about my lack of professionalism." Michael Brindisi, president and artistic director of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Minneapolis, saw her during a 1995 production of Anything Goes at the Country Dinner Playhouse and made her an employment offer. After relocating to Chanhassen, Minnesota, Adams spent the following three years acting in the local theatre. She has stated that she learned a tonne from her profession and that she appreciated the "security and schedule" of it. But the demanding work eventually caught up with her: "I had a lot of recurring injuries—bursitis in my knees, pulled muscles in my groyne, my adductor and abductor. My body was wearing out."
Adams performed in The Chromium Hook, a short satire in black and white, while she was still a student at Chanhassen. She soon went to the local castings for the Hollywood film Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), a spoof on beauty pageants starring Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, and Kirstie Alley, while she was off work recovering from a torn muscle. Adams was hired to play a promiscuous cheerleader in a supporting role. She was concerned about how people would view her because she believed that the personality of her role was very different from her own. Since the production was produced nearby, Adams was able to film for her part while also acting in Brigadoon on stage. Adams decided to aggressively pursue a career in film when Alley encouraged her to do so, and in January 1999, she relocated to Los Angeles. She lamented the "dark" and "bleak" nature of her first few days in the city and yearned for the simpler days she had spent in Chanhassen.
Adams went to Los Angeles to audition for any roles that came her way, but she was typically cast as "the bitchy girl". Within a week of moving, she received her first job as Kathryn Merteuil, the primary character in the Cruel Intentions spinoff Fox television series Manchester Prep (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original). The series was cancelled after two production halts and multiple screenplay alterations. Later, Adams claimed that the main factor in the show's cancellation was a contentious scene in which her character encourages a girl to masturbate on a horse. The three recorded episodes were recut and eventually turned into the 2000 direct-to-video movie Cruel Intentions 2. The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin praised Adams for playing her "alpha-bitch role with vicious glee largely missing from Sarah Michelle Gellar's sterile take on the character" despite the film's unfavourable critical reception.
The teenage archenemy of a movie star (played by Kimberly Davies) was Adams' next supporting role in the slasher and beach party movie parody Psycho Beach Party (2000). She took up the role as a tribute to Ann-Margret. Adams made guest appearances in a number of TV shows between 2000 and 2002, including That '70s Show, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, and The West Wing.
Following minor appearances in The Slaughter Rule, Pumpkin, and Serving Sara in 2002's small-scale films, Adams had her first notable role in Steven Spielberg's comedy-drama Catch Me If You Can. She portrayed Brenda Strong, the nurse who Leonardo DiCaprio's character Frank Abagnale Jr. falls in love with. The movie boosted her self-assurance. Despite the success of the movie and Todd McCarthy's praise for her "warm presence" in Variety, it did not advance her career. She spent a year out of work after its release, which nearly caused her to give up performing in films. Adams, realising she had "a lot to learn and a lot of self-growth to work through," decided to join in acting classes. After a year, she earned a lucrative opportunity to play a regular in the CBS television drama Dr. Vegas, which seemed to improve her professional chances. However, she was fired after a few episodes. She played a very little part in the 2004 movie The Last Run, starring Fred Savage.
2005–2007: Junebug and Enchanted provide breakthroughs
Adams, 30, thought about giving up acting entirely after finishing work on the independent comedy-drama Junebug, which had a production budget of less than $1 million. Adams was disillusioned by being fired from Dr. Vegas. She played the bubbly and chatty pregnant character Ashley Johnsten in the Phil Morrison-directed movie. Morrison was impressed by Adams's capacity to maintain faith in the goodness of her character's intentions. She identified with Johnsten's religious convictions and spent time with Morrison at church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the setting for the movie. After dying her hair red for the role, she made the decision not to go back to her normal blonde colour, describing the process of producing the movie as "the summer I grew into myself." At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, when Junebug had its world premiere, Adams was awarded a special jury prize. Adams gave "one of the most delicately funny and heartbreaking performances it's ever been my pleasure to review," according to Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph, who called the movie a "small, quiet miracle." According to Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post, the movie's "deeply humanist heart" was mirrored in her "radiant portrayal". Adams was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category for her portrayal, and she also won the Independent Spirit Award and Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Later in 2005, Adams had minor roles in two critically criticised films: The Wedding Date, a romantic comedy starring Dermot Mulroney and Debra Messing, and Standing Still, an ensemble coming-of-age drama. She also appeared in three episodes of the TV show The Office that year as a new cast member. Adams was the love interest of Will Ferrell's character in Adam McKay's sports comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which critic Peter Travers called "quite a comedown" from her Junebug performance. She also played a supporting role in the Zach Braff and Amanda Peet-starring workplace comedy The Ex.
Adams voiced in the animated comedy movie Underdog (2007) from Walt Disney Pictures before starring as Giselle, a character that is based on Disney Princesses, in the musical love comedy Enchanted. James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey both acted as her potential love interests. 250 actresses applied for the prestigious role; the studio preferred a bigger star, but director Kevin Lima persisted on choosing Adams because of her dedication to the play and her capacity to be understanding of Giselle's character. She had to wear a ball gown for the movie, which weighed 45 pounds (20 kg), and she frequently fell when it was too heavy. She contributed three songs to the soundtrack of the movie: "That's How You Know," "Happy Working Song," and "True Love's Kiss." Adams received praise from critics Roger Ebert and Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe for bringing "a real performer's ingenuity for comic timing and physical eloquence" to a role that "absolutely depends on effortless lovability." Todd McCarthy compared her rise to prominence to that of Julie Andrews and thought it to be her breakout role. Adams was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance in Enchanted, a movie that was a critical and financial triumph, earning over $340 million globally.
Adams landed the role of Bonnie Bach, Congressman Charlie Wilson's secretary, in Mike Nichols' political comedy-drama Charlie Wilson's War (2007), which also starred Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. This was Adams' first role after the success of Enchanted. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian was unhappy to see Adams' skills wasted in what he thought was a minor role. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised Adams for being "sweetly savvy" in her performance.
2008–2012: growth into dramatic roles and nascent roles
Sunshine Cleaning, a comedy-drama about two sisters (played by Adams and Emily Blunt) who launch a crime scene cleanup company, was first shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Adams was drawn to the idea of portraying a character that strives to improve all the time. Adams was described as "magical" by Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle, who also said that she "gives us a portrait of raging want beneath a veneer of surface diffidence." Adams was an aspiring American actress in London who meets Miss Pettigrew, a middle-aged governess, in the 1939 screwball comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Frances McDormand played Miss Pettigrew. The "screen magic" she exhibits in such charming parts, according to Stephen Holden of The New York Times, "hasn't been this intense since the heyday of Jean Arthur," drawing comparisons to her role in Enchanted.
The play Doubt, written by John Patrick Shanley, was the next project in which Adams starred. Meryl Streep played an innocent nun caught up in the dispute between the priest, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the Catholic school principal, played by the actress. Shanley first approached Natalie Portman for the role, but after realizing that Adams' innocent yet astute attitude resembled that of Ingrid Bergman, she offered her the position. She cited her character's capacity to see the best in people as something she could relate to, and she called working with Streep and Hoffman a "master class" in acting. Adams "sparkles with distressed compassion," according to Amy Biancolli of the Houston Chronicle, while Ann Hornaday thought she "exudes just the right wide-eyed innocence." She was a contender for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards.
Similar to her performances in June bug and Enchanted, Adams played the ingénue—an innocent woman with a vivacious personality—in her three 2008 films. She responded that she responds to characters who are joyous and related with their sense of hope when asked about being typecast in such roles. She asserted, "Naveté is not stupidity, and innocent people are often very complex," believing that these characters were incredibly different from one another despite some parallels in their dispositions.
Ben Stiller's fantasy action movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian from 2009 starred Amy Adams as aviator Amelia Earhart. The National Air and Space Museum in Washington served as the location for the first motion feature to be shot there. The actress thought it was the first time she was given the opportunity to play a self-assured figure on screen, according to director Shawn Levy, who claimed the role allowed Adams to demonstrate her acting range. Adams' performance received accolades despite receiving mixed reviews. According to Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune, who called her "a sparkling screen presence," the movie "radically improves whenever Amy Adams pops up." Adams played Julie Powell, a disillusioned government employee who starts to write about the recipes in Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking, in the comedy-drama Julie & Julia that same year. Meryl Streep played Child in a separate plot line. To prepare for the role, she enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Education. Adams was described as being "at her most winsome" by Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, who also believed the movie was "as delicious as French cuisine." Commercially, Night at the Museum and Julie & Julia both did well; the former brought in more than $400 million.
The romantic comedy Leap Year (2010), in which Adams starred opposite Matthew Goode, was hailed by critic Richard Roeper as being spared from "truly awful status" by Adams's presence. The boxing drama The Fighter, which was her next movie of the year, earned significantly higher reviews. The David O. Russell-directed movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams as the boxer half-brothers Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund. Melissa Leo portrayed the characters' mother, and Charlene Fleming, Ward's violent lover, was portrayed by Melissa Leo. Russell portrayed Adams' character as a "tough, sexy bitch" to break her of the stereotype of the girl next door. She was challenged by Russell's request that she discover her character's power in stillness because the part was a huge departure for her. To find the sexiness of her persona, she participated in an exotic dance class taught by trainer Sheila Kelley. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, Golden Globes, and BAFTAs; Leo won the first two awards, but Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal praised Adams for having "as much tough, tender, smart, and funny as she did ethereal and delightful in Enchanted. What an actress, and what range!" In the future, she said she would like to perform more tragic roles.
Adams and Jason Segel played live-action parts in the Disney musical The Muppets (2011), which starred the titular puppets. For the soundtrack of the movie, she sang seven songs. She was back to being her "comedian-sweetheart" image for the part, according to Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum. The following year, as part of the Shakespeare in the Park festival at the outdoor Delacorte Theatre, Adams performed as the Baker's Wife in the Public Theater's revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods. It was her first theatre performance in 13 years and her first time on a stage in New York. Despite being overwhelmed and terrified by the month-long production, she agreed to "take on a challenge that seemed insurmountable" by it. She worked with a private singing instructor to prepare, but her filming commitments only allowed her to practise for four weeks. The theatre writer for The New York Times, Ben Brantley, praised Adams for her "lucidly spoken and sung performance" but criticised her for lacking "the nervy, dissatisfied restlessness" required for the role.
The Master (2012), a psychological thriller by Paul Thomas Anderson, featured Adams in yet another "fierce woman" role. She portrayed Peggy Dodd, the vicious and cunning wife of Philip Seymour Hoffman's character, the head of a cult. She had worked with Hoffman three times, and this was the last time she did so before he passed away two years later. Journalists believed the group shown in the movie to be modelled on Scientology; Adams thought the analogy was inaccurate but was appreciative of the attention it brought to the movie. She wasn't a method actress, but she felt that the demanding character had made her more stressed in her personal life. Adams's "pertness has rarely seemed so malevolent," according to critic Justin Chang, who likened her to Lady Macbeth, and Donald Clarke of The Irish Times praised her for bringing "discrete menace" to the role. According to John Patterson of The Guardian, one of the most important scenes in the movie is when her character scolds her husband while ferociously masturbating him. Adams was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA for her supporting performance.
Adams' second movie release of the year was Clint Eastwood's sports drama Trouble with the Curve, in which she portrayed the estranged daughter of a baseball scout (Eastwood). She enjoyed working with Eastwood and appreciated his "warm and generous" demeanour. She trained for the role by taking lessons from a baseball coach on how to catch, pitch, and swing. Roger Ebert noted how Adams had made a typical role seem important in his assessment of the picture, which earned mixed reviews. She also briefly appeared as a heroin addict in the ensemble drama On the Road, which is based on Jack Kerouac's book of the same name.
2013 to 2019: seasoned actress
Adams landed the role of Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's 2013 version of the Man of Steel movie, which starred Henry Cavill as the title superhero, after being passed up for the role in the two previous Superman movies. She portrayed Lane with a blend of hardness and tenderness, although Peter Bradshaw called the role "sketchily conceived" and berated the actress for her lack of chemistry with Cavill. The movie became one of her biggest box office successes after earning over $660 million. She played a close friend of Joaquin Phoenix's in Spike Jonze's drama Her, about a lonely man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with an artificial intelligence (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). When director Spike Jonze rewatched the actress' unsuccessful Where the Wild Things Are audition recordings, he decided to cast her in Her. She was drawn to the notion of presenting a platonic male-female friendship because she thought it was uncommon in movies.
When Adams reteamed with David O. Russell for the ensemble black comedic crime film American Hustle, which also starred Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence, she experienced further success. She played a beautiful con artist in the movie, which was based on the Abscam scandal of the 1970s, but she played it so that "everything felt justified and it didn't feel like she was just a sexy sociopath." She worked closely with Bale to develop their characters, and she gave Russell off-screen advice for a sequence in which she receives an aggressive lip kiss from her lover's wife (played by Lawrence). Adams later verified rumours that Russell had been tough on her and frequently made her weep; she said she was afraid of taking such a bad experience home to her daughter. The task proved to be gruelling for Adams. The New York Times' Manohla Dargis praised American Hustle, saying that Adams "goes deeper here than she's ever been allowed to," and that she "turns an unpredictable character into a thrillingly wild one." She garnered her fifth Oscar nomination (her first in the Best Actress category) in addition to winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Both Her and American Hustle, which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, were hailed by reviewers as two of the best films of 2013.
Adams starred in Big Eyes (2014), a biopic of the unstable artist Margaret Keane, whose paintings of "big-eyed waifs" were copied by her husband Walter Keane, after she made an appearance in the critically panned drama Lullaby. She first declined the role in order to avoid playing another gullible woman. Adams was inspired to write the passive character after the birth of her baby in 2010, and she drew inspiration from instances in her own life where she had failed to advocate for herself. She studied Keane's process and practised painting in advance. Adams did a good job of portraying her, and Mark Kermode of The Observer called her acting a "potent blend of intuitive fire and sensitive vulnerability." Keane appreciated the way Adams portrayed her. She was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actress and won a second straight Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
Adams appeared in three films in 2016 after an absence of a year. She first played Lois Lane again in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the follow-up film to Man of Steel in the DC Extended Universe. The movie earned over $870 million, making it the director's highest-grossing release to date despite receiving critical criticism for prioritising visual effects above a compelling story. The two films that followed, the science fiction drama Arrival and the psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, both received positive reviews for the roles that Adams played as "emotionally guarded, fiercely intelligent" women. Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, which is based on Austin Wright's novel Tony and Susan, depicts the tale of an unhappy art dealer named Susan (Adams), who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after reading a violent book written by her ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal). Her "poised" and "aloof" Susan bore little similarity to her, so she based the character's characteristics on that of Henry Ford. Time magazine's Stephanie Zacharek found the movie to be physically striking but conceptually underwhelming, but she gave Adams and Gyllenhaal credit for making the suffering of their characters appear real.
The most well-regarded film of Adams's career is Arrival, which was directed by Denis Villeneuve and is based on the short tale "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. It centres on Louise Banks (Adams), a linguist employed by the US government to translate alien language, who has weird visions as a result. Adams was drawn to the idea of playing an intelligent female lead and related to the movie's message of compassion and unity. In order to prepare for the part, she viewed linguistics-related documentaries. Adams' performance was praised as "mesmerizingly open, alternately uplifting and sombre" by Christopher Orr of The Atlantic. Kenneth Turan, in a piece for the Los Angeles Times, called it a "showcase for her ability to quietly and effectively meld intelligence, empathy, and reserve" and praised her "finely calibrated performance." With a $47 million production budget and almost $200 million in box office revenue, Arrival was a financial triumph, earning Adams accolades for Best Actress at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. Many journalists expressed dissatisfaction that she didn't get an Oscar nomination for it. In the ensemble superhero movie Justice League (2017), she portrays Lois Lane for the third time. Adams' abilities had been wasted in a thankless supporting part, according to Tim Grierson of Screen International, even if she had brought "emotional resonance" to the movie.
Sharp Objects, an HBO miniseries based on the same-named suspense novel by Gillian Flynn, marked Adams' comeback to television in 2018. She acted as Camille Preaker, a self-harming reporter who goes back to her hometown to investigate the death of two young children, and she also worked as the executive producer of the film. Adams put on weight for the role and underwent three hours of prosthetic makeup on the days of production to depict the ravaged figure of her character. She read A Bright Red Scream to understand about self-mutilation and looked into Munchausen syndrome by proxy as a mental illness. She had trouble separating herself from the dysfunctional role and slept poorly. The series and Adams' performance garnered favourable reviews; James Poniewozik of The New York Times termed Adams' acting "transfixing" and applauded the nuanced portrayal of Preaker. She was "operating at the peak of her abilities," according to Variety's Daniel D'Addario, who also noted that "her voice dropped an octave, slowed to a drawl, and sharpened with distrust, is simply superb."
In Adam McKay's political satire Vice (2018), Christian Bale and Amy Adams collaborated for the third time, portraying the former vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and his wife, Lynne. She read Lynne's novels in preparation; even though she didn't share Lynne's political beliefs, she approached the role sympathetically and connected to the tenacity of her character. Adams's character in The Master was compared to by Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, who praised "her usual rigour" but criticised the "lazy rubber-stamp of a man's idea of a woman adjacent to power." She received extra praise from Eric Kohn of IndieWire for "embodying an underwritten Lady Macbeth with ferocious energy". For her roles in Sharp Objects and Vice, Adams got Golden Globe nominations; for the former, she was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, and for the latter, she was nominated for her sixth Oscar and eighth BAFTA.
2020 to the present: Changes and growth in the workforce
Adams ushered in the new decade with the play Hillbilly Elegy (2020), which was adapted from the J. Vance D. It garnered bad reviews from critics; a Rolling Stone writer claimed that despite Adams' solid performance, she was imprisoned in a weakly constructed movie. Numerous publications criticised the movie for not providing her character with enough scenes to grow. She was nominated for the SAG Award for Best Actress despite this. The Woman in the Window, a Joe Wright thriller based on the same-named book, featured Adams as an agoraphobic murder witness. The movie, which was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Netflix in 2021 but was postponed multiple times due to subpar test screenings and then the COVID-19 epidemic, was actually shot in 2018. Then, in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, Adams played the supporting role of a heartbroken mother. Dear Evan Hansen and The Woman in the Window received negative reviews.
Adams made her debut in West End theatre in 2022 at the Duke of York's Theatre during a performance of The Glass Menagerie. She drew inspiration from her own mother's strong will and ferocious determination for the role of Amanda, a matriarch who is fighting to raise her children. Mixed reviews were given to the production. Adams' portrayal was deemed "clear, simple, believable, and quietly heart-breaking in its contained vulnerability" by Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph but was deemed "muted and unconvincing" by Nick Curtis of The Evening Standard. Then, in the Enchanted: Disenchanted sequel, which debuted on Disney+, she played Giselle once more. Additionally, she created six songs for the soundtrack. Although they acknowledged Adams' continuing appeal, some said the sequel fell short of the first.
With her manager Stacy O'Neil, Adams established Bond Group Entertainment as her own production company in 2019. The business is working on many literary adaptations, including an Adams-led movie based on the satirical book Nightbitch.
Response And Acting Technique
Hadley Freeman of The Guardian described Adams' off-screen style in 2016: "She is extremely engaging, serious but with a hint of a straight-talking broad once she gets going." She was "suspiciously un-narcissistic for a Hollywood star, gracious, hardworking, and decent to the point of almost not being a celebrity," according to Carl Swanson of Vulture. According to journalist Alex Bilmes, Adams' popularity is due to her ability to be "both a glamorous movie star and a relatable normal person."
Adams maintains a tight working relationship with Warner Loughlin, her acting coach, whom she thanks for aiding in her thought-processing and organisation. She used an acting technique Loughlin taught her, in which she invents the character's past beginning at age three in an effort to comprehend the psyche of the role. Adams wants to collaborate with assured directors who offer her the freedom to think independently. She struggles to separate herself from roles and dialects when filming since she stays in character. She is drawn to both starring and supporting roles and is unaffected by the magnitude of a role. She has classified herself as a performer who is obsessed.
Adams, according to Jake Coyle of The Washington Times, is an actor who, to varied degrees, stays true to herself while inhabiting "a character with warmth and smarts." Her co-star in Doubt and Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep, has claimed that Adams is well-prepared on set and has "a gigantic intelligence" when it comes to creating the arc of her character. She received praise from Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed her in The Master, for her commitment to and involvement in her work. Journalists have noted both her increasing range in the 2010s and her "American sweetheart" persona in her 2000s appearances. Adams was dubbed "the greatest actress of her generation" by novelist Stephen Marche. In a 2016 review of Arrival, journalist and critic Anthony Lane of The New Yorker described her filmography as follows:
Her quick benevolence, which saw her through a movie like Enchanted (2007), has recently been cross-grained by the stern resolve of The Master (2012) and the snap of American Hustle (2013). Now, in Arrival, her talent for sorrow, her strength, and her natural sweetness of temper are combined into one performance.
With earnings of more than $13 million in 2014, $13 million in 2016, and more than $11 million in 2017, Forbes listed Adams as one of the highest-paid actresses in the world. She was listed among the top actresses in the industry by the magazine, which also included her on its 2014 Celebrity 100 list. She was also included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most important persons in the world that year. In 2017, Adams was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her films have made over $4.7 billion globally as of 2017. Her predisposition for taking on risky ventures, according to Robert Ito of The New York Times, keeps her from being a bigger box office draw.
Adams' "porcelain skin, auburn hair, and soft, earnest speaking style" are cited by Stuart McGurk of GQ as some of her hallmarks. Elle rated her among the most attractive Americans in 2011, and numerous publications have included her red carpet outings in their lists of best-dressed stars. In 2012, Adams promoted the Lacoste fragrance Eau de Lacoste, and two years later, she promoted Max Mara handbags and accessories. She worked with Max Mara to create and market a collection of handbags in 2015.
Private life
In 2001, Adams first met actor and painter Darren Le Gallo in an acting class. A year later, they started dating as they worked together on the short film Pennies. In 2008, they got engaged, and in 2010, she gave birth to their daughter, Aviana. The pair tied the knot in a quiet ceremony at a ranch outside of Santa Barbara, California, seven years after they got engaged. In 2016, Adams expressed her gratitude for Le Gallo's various sacrifices as their family's primary carer. They are Californians who live in Beverly Hills. She has remarked that her family life is "pretty low-key" and that her daily routine consists of going to work, taking her daughter to the park, and spending time with her husband every week on a date night.
Adams believes that having fame has little value and that the more people know about him, the less they will trust him and his characters. She tries to maintain a healthy work-life balance and doesn't tend to be the subject of gossip or tabloid attention. She makes an effort to avoid being impacted by her fame since she thinks it would make it harder for her to perform parts honestly. Adams has discussed how she struggled with uncertainty and a lack of confidence since a young age and how becoming a mother helped her become more composed. When under pressure at work, she frequently bursts into song. She has joined other actors in pushing for equal compensation for women in the film industry, but she believes that producers should be the ones who are asked about the gender pay gap as actresses are asked about it far too frequently.
Adams, who struggled in her early days in the film business, now works closely with poor kids at the Ghetto Film School in New York City. In 2010, Variety recognized her for her efforts with them. She is an advocate for the Trevor Project, a charity that supports troubled LGBT youth, and she presented "Trevor Live" in 2011. In order to support the brain cancer charities Snog and Headrush, she published The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer in 2013. The next year, she went to a fundraising event at the UCLA Medical Centre in Santa Monica to support children who had been sexually abused. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adams and Jennifer Garner joined together to start the #SaveWithStories initiative in 2020, which promoted children's education when schools were closed. Adams is a representative for The RightWay Foundation, a nonprofit that offers former foster children employment and mental health treatments.
Accolades and acting credits
Catch Me If You Can (2002), Junebug (2005), Enchanted (2007), Doubt (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Julie & Julia (2009), The Fighter (2010), The Muppets (2011), The Master (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Her (2013), American Hustle (2013), Big Eyes (2014), and Batman v Superman: Doomsday (2014) are among Adams's most well-received and financially successful movies, according to review
Adams has appeared in several television shows, including the 2018 HBO miniseries Sharp Objects. She has performed on stage in Into the Woods at the Public Theatre in 2012 and The Glass Menagerie at the West End in 2022.
Adams has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actress for American Hustle (2013) and Best Supporting Actress for Junebug (2005), Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), The Master (2012), and Vice (2018). She has been nominated for seven additional awards, including Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Enchanted (2007), Best Supporting Actress for Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), The Master (2012), and Vice (2018), Best Actress in a Drama for Arrival (2016), and Best Actress in a Miniseries for Sharp Objects (2018). She has won the Golden Globe Award twice for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for American Hustle (2013) and Big Eyes (2014).
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Leslie Miller | |
2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Marvel Ann | |
Cruel Intentions 2 | Kathryn Merteuil | Direct-to-video | |
2002 | The Slaughter Rule | Doreen | |
Pumpkin | Alex | ||
Serving Sara | Kate | ||
Catch Me If You Can | Brenda Strong | ||
2004 | The Last Run | Alexis | |
2005 | The Wedding Date | Amy Ellis | |
Standing Still | Elise | ||
Junebug | Ashley Johnsten | ||
Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party | Herself | Documentary | |
2006 | Pennies | Charlotte Brown | Short film |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Susan | ||
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Gorgeous Woman | ||
The Ex | Abby March | ||
2007 | Underdog | Sweet Polly Purebred | Voice role |
Enchanted | Giselle | ||
Charlie Wilson's War | Bonnie Bach | ||
2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | Rose Lorkowski | |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Delysia Lafosse | ||
Doubt | Sister James | ||
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Amelia Earhart / Tess | |
Julie & Julia | Julie Powell | ||
Moonlight Serenade | Chloe | ||
2010 | Leap Year | Anna Brady | |
Love & Distrust | Charlotte Brown | Segment: "Pennies" | |
The Fighter | Charlene Fleming | ||
2011 | The Muppets | Mary | |
2012 | On the Road | Jane / Joan Vollmer | |
The Master | Peggy Dodd | ||
Trouble with the Curve | Mickey Lobel | ||
2013 | Man of Steel | Lois Lane | |
Her | Amy | ||
American Hustle | Sydney Prosser | ||
2014 | Lullaby | Emily | |
Big Eyes | Margaret Keane | ||
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Lois Lane | |
Arrival | Dr. Louise Banks | ||
Nocturnal Animals | Susan Morrow | ||
2017 | Justice League | Lois Lane | |
2018 | Vice | Lynne Cheney | |
2020 | Hillbilly Elegy | Bev Vance | |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Lois Lane | |
The Woman in the Window | Dr. Anna Fox | ||
Dear Evan Hansen | Cynthia Murphy | ||
2022 | Disenchanted | Giselle | |
2023 | Nightbitch | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2000 | That '70s Show | Kat Peterson | Episode: "Burning Down the House" |
Charmed | Maggie Murphy | Episode: "Murphy's Luck" | |
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Dinah | Episode: "Tall, Dark, and Duncan's Boss" | |
Providence | Becka | Episode: "The Good Doctor" | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Beth Maclay | Episode: "Family" | |
2001 | Smallville | Jodi Melville | Episode: "Craving" |
2002 | The West Wing | Cathy | Episode: "20 Hours in America (Part 1)" |
2004 | King of the Hill | Misty / Merilynn / Sunshine (voices) | Episodes: "My Hair Lady", "Cheer Factor" |
Dr. Vegas | Alice Doherty | 5 episodes | |
2005−2006 | The Office | Katy | 3 episodes |
2008, | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episodes: "Amy Adams / Vampire Weekend" |
2011 | Sesame Street | Herself | Episode: "Cast Iron Cooks" |
2018 | Sharp Objects | Camille Preaker | 8 episodes; Executive producer |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
2012 | Into the Woods | The Baker's Wife | Delacorte Theater |
2022 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Duke of York's Theatre |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director | Role |
2008 | "Hero Song" | The Lonely Island | Akiva Schaffer | Woman in Danger |
2020 | "Imagine" | Gal Gadot & Friends | None | Herself |
Year | Soundtrack | Song |
2007 | Enchanted | "True Love's Kiss" |
"Happy Working Song" | ||
"That's How You Know" | ||
2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | "If I Didn't Care" |
2011 | The Muppets | "Life's a Happy Song" |
"Me Party" | ||
"Life's a Happy Song Finale" | ||
2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | "Requiem" |
Awards And Nominations
Academy Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2006 | Junebug | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2009 | Doubt | Nominated | |
2011 | The Fighter | Nominated | |
2013 | The Master | Nominated | |
2014 | American Hustle | Best Actress | Nominated |
2019 | Vice | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
AACTA International Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2013 | American Hustle | Best Actress | Nominated |
2016 | Arrival | Nominated | |
2018 | Vice | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
British Academy Film Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2009 | Doubt | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2011 | The Fighter | Nominated | |
2013 | The Master | Nominated | |
2014 | American Hustle | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2015 | Big Eyes | Nominated | |
2017 | Arrival | Nominated | |
2019 | Vice | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2006 | Junebug | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2008 | Enchanted | Best Actress | Nominated |
2009 | Doubt | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
2011 | The Fighter | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
2013 | The Master | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2014 | American Hustle | Best Actress in a Comedy | Won |
Best Acting Ensemble | Won | ||
2017 | Arrival | Best Actress | Nominated |
2019 | Vice | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2018 | Sharp Objects | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Won |
Dorian Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2019 | Sharp Objects | TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Nominated |
Empire Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2013 | American Hustle | Best Actress | Nominated |
2016 | Arrival | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2008 | Enchanted | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
2009 | Doubt | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
2011 | The Fighter | Nominated | |
2013 | The Master | Nominated | |
2014 | American Hustle | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Won |
2015 | Big Eyes | Won | |
2017 | Arrival | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
2019 | Sharp Objects | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated |
Best Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | ||
Vice | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2022 | The Woman in the Window | Worst Actress | Nominated |
Dear Evan Hansen | Worst Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Gotham Awards
Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result |
2005 | Junebug | Breakthrough Actor | Won |
2016 | — | Tribute Award | Won |
Hollywood Film Festival
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2012 | The Master | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Independent Spirit Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2005 | Junebug | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Irish Film & Television Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2014 | American Hustle | Best International Actress | Nominated |
MTV Movie Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2007 | Enchanted | Best Comedic Performance | Nominated |
Best Female Performance | Nominated | ||
Best Kiss | Nominated | ||
2010 | The Fighter | Best Fight | Nominated |
2013 | American Hustle | Best Female Performance | Nominated |
Best On-Screen Duo | Nominated | ||
Best Kiss | Nominated |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2011 | The Muppets | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated |
2017 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Nominated |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2008 | Doubt | Spotlight Award | Won |
2014 | American Hustle | Ensemble Cast Award | Won |
2016 | Arrival | Chairman's Award | Won |
People's Choice Awards
Year | Nominated artist | Category | Result |
2014 | Man of Steel | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress | Nominated |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2019 | Sharp Objects | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
Satellite Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2005 | Junebug | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
2007 | Enchanted | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
2010 | The Fighter | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
2012 | The Master | Nominated | |
2013 | American Hustle | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Nominated | |
2018 | Sharp Objects | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Won |
Saturn Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2008 | Enchanted | Best Actress | Won |
2017 | Arrival | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2006 | Junebug | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2009 | Doubt | Nominated | |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
2011 | The Fighter | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
2014 | American Hustle | Won | |
2017 | Arrival | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2019 | Vice | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
Sharp Objects | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Nominated | |
2021 | Hillbilly Elegy | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
Sundance Film Festival
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2005 | Junebug | Special Jury Prize for Acting | Won |
Television Critics Association Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2019 | Sharp Objects | Individual Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
Teen Choice Awards
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2007 | Enchanted | Choice Movie Actress: Comedy | Nominated |
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Nominated | |
2013 | Man of Steel | Summer Movie Star: Female | Nominated |
Choice Movie: Liplock | Nominated | ||
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Nominated | |
Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated | ||
2017 | Arrival | Nominated |
Other awards
Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result |
2005 | Junebug | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
New York Film Critics Online | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Dublin Film Critics Circle | Breakthrough Award | Nominated | ||
2007 | Enchanted | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated |
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
2008 | Doubt | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Won |
National Board of Review | Best Cast | Won | ||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
2010 | The Fighter | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominated | |
Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
National Society of Film Critics | Nominated | |||
Online Film Critics Society | Nominated | |||
San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
2012 | The Master | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association | Won | |||
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Won | |||
National Society of Film Critics | Won | |||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Won | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Nominated | |||
Houston Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Toronto Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
2013 | American Hustle | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Ensemble Cast | Won |
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
New York Film Critics Online | Best Ensemble | Won | ||
San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Won | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
2016 | Arrival | National Board of Review | Best Actress | Won |
Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Austin Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Nominated | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominated | |||
London Film Critics Circle | Actress of the Year | Nominated | ||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
2018 | Vice | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Detroit Film Critics Society | Nominated | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Nominated | |||
Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Nominated | |||
Denver Film Critics Society | Nominated | |||
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society | Nominated | |||
Austin Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
Phoenix Critics Circle | Nominated | |||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominated | |||
Georgia Film Critics Association | Nominated | |||
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Nominated |
Year | Award Name | Given By | Awarded For |
2017 | American Cinematheque Award | American Cinematheque | Significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures |
2018 | Giving Tree Award | Baby2Baby Organisation | Aiding low-income children |
Quick Bio
Nickname | Amy |
Gender | Female |
Age | 48 years old (in 2023) |
Date of Birth | August 20, 1974 |
Real Name | Amy Lou Adams |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | American |
Birthplace | Caserma Ederle, Italy |
Religion | Not Known |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
School | Douglas County High School |
Profession | Actress |
Net Worth | $60 million |
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Body Measurements | 32-25-34 inches |
Height | 5 ft, 4 inches (1.63 m) |
Weight | 58 kg (58 kg) |
Waist | 25 inches |
Hair Color | Strawberry Blonde |
Eye Color | Blue |
Shoe Size | 6 (US) |
Dress Size | 2 (US) |
Family & Relatives
Father | Richard Adams |
Mother | Kathryn Adams |
Brother | Eddie Adams |
Sister | None |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband | Darren Le Gallo (m. 2015) |
No. of Children | 1 |
Daughter | Aviana Olea Le Gallo |
Amy Adams Favorites
Hobbies | Acting, Singing, Watching Movies, Listening Music |
Favorite Movie | The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Gone With the Wind |
Favorite TV shows | The West Wing |
Favorite Food | Nachos |
Favorite Pets | Dog |
Facts