--- name: "Amy Adams" canonical: "https://film.one/person/amy-adams" fi1m_id: "amy-adams" imdb_id: "nm0010736" tmdb_id: 9273 wikidata_id: "Q481832" roles: ["Actor","Producer"] born: "20 August 1974" reviewed_on_fi1m: 25 average_fi1m_score: 67 average_as: "actor" average_over: 25 updated: "2026-10-23T20:56:27.036164+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Amy Adams ## Identity Amy Adams - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amy-adams - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** amy-adams - **IMDb ID:** nm0010736 - **TMDB ID:** 9273 - **Wikidata ID:** Q481832 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Adams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q481832, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9273 Actor and producer. Born 20 August 1974 in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer - **Born:** 20 August 1974, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy - **Active:** 1997–present - **Also known as:** Amy Lou Adams - **Frequently works with:** [Charles Roven](https://film.one/person/charles-roven.md), [Christian Bale](https://film.one/person/christian-bale.md), [Henry Cavill](https://film.one/person/henry-cavill.md), [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/person/philip-seymour-hoffman.md), [Zack Snyder](https://film.one/person/zack-snyder.md), [Adam McKay](https://film.one/person/adam-mckay.md), [Ben Affleck](https://film.one/person/ben-affleck.md), [Chris Messina](https://film.one/person/chris-messina.md) - **Golden Globes:** 2 Golden Globes (2 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 25 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 71 (7), 2010s 70 (13), 2020s 48 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 65 across 24 titles - **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 6 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 13 of 21 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 17, Comedy 7, Adventure 5, Science Fiction 5, Action 4, Crime 4 - **Screen time:** 40 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,449m across 18 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Adams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q481832, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9273 ## Coming up - *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027-05-26) ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Arrival*](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) (86), [*Catch Me If You Can*](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md) (83), [*The Fighter*](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md) (79), [*Big Eyes*](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md) (64), [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) (63) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Master*](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) (84), [*American Hustle*](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md) (72), [*Julie & Julia*](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md) (72) - **Disney+:** [*The Muppets*](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md) (80), [*Enchanted*](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md) (76) - **HBO Max:** [*Sharp Objects*](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) (84) - **Peacock:** [*Nocturnal Animals*](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Amy Adams > Amy Adams makes exhaustion visible in a rounded shoulder and a flattened voice. We rate her highly; in *Nightbitch* and *Cape Fear*, she keeps us watching when the writing gives us reasons to stop. In *Nightbitch* (2024), Amy Adams rounds her shoulders and flattens her voice until finishing a sentence seems beyond her character’s available energy. The former artist is now occupied with her small son, and Adams makes that exhaustion clear before the voiceover explains it. We were moved by the way she lets her posture sag: the daily work of looking after a child has become visible in how she stands. Her performance is frequently funny, too, without treating the woman’s unhappiness as something we need to stop taking seriously. The early parts made more use of her optimism and charm. After Brenda Strong in Steven Spielberg’s *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), *Junebug* (2005) brought her breakthrough as a talkative pregnant woman, and *Enchanted* (2007) established her as a leading actor. Denis Villeneuve’s *Arrival* (2016) gave her a science-fiction lead that called on her intelligence and emotional directness. Those earlier roles help explain why the frustration in *Nightbitch* registers so quickly: we can still recognise a woman who expected rather more from her day. Marielle Heller does not give her an equally assured film. In *Nightbitch*, cinematographer Brandon Trost’s flat, warm daylight establishes the domestic routine, but his soft orange nights never make the animal transformation frightening. Production designer Karen Murphy’s disused studio, with canvases stacked against the wall, tells us what Mother has lost more efficiently than the repeated voiceover. Adams has already done that work with her body, and being made to read the explanation aloud does her no favours. In *Cape Fear* (2026), the exhaustion gives way to watchfulness. As lawyer Anna Bowden, Adams has the unease of someone who knows the family’s account is incomplete, and making her guilt central is the series’ most useful change. She matches Javier Bardem’s threatening courtesy as Cady, while Patrick Wilson’s Tom practises the small dishonesties that make their marriage convincing. Ten episodes stretch the story too far, but this is some of Adams’s strongest work. Watch it for Adams and Bardem, with patience for the time spent elsewhere. ## Biography Amy Adams is an American actress. Born on 20 August 1974 in Vicenza, Italy, she began her career as a dancer in dinner theatre from 1994 to 1998 before making her film debut in the comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She received her first Academy Award nomination for her role in Junebug (2005). Adams is known for parts in Catch Me If You Can (2002), Enchanted (2007), Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), The Master (2012), American Hustle (2013), Arrival (2016) and as Lois Lane in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). She has won two Golden Globe Awards. More recently, she played the lead role credited as Mother in Nightbitch (2024) and Anna Bowden in the series Cape Fear (2026). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (25) - *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Anna Bowden — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) - *Klara and the Sun* (2026), Fi1m 34, as Chrissie — [page](https://film.one/film/klara-and-the-sun.md) - *Nightbitch* (2024), Fi1m 56, as Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/nightbitch.md) - *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Fi1m 38, as Bev — [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md) - *Sharp Objects* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Camille Preaker — [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) - *Vice* (2018), Fi1m 61, as Lynne Cheney — [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md) - *Justice League* (2017), Fi1m 40, as Lois Lane — [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md) - *Arrival* (2016), Fi1m 86, as Louise Banks — [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) - *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, as Lois — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) - *Nocturnal Animals* (2016), Fi1m 74, as Susan Morrow — [page](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md) - *Big Eyes* (2014), Fi1m 64, as Margaret Keane — [page](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md) - *American Hustle* (2013), Fi1m 72, as Sydney Prosser — [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md) - *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, as Amy — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md) - *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Lois Lane — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) - *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, as Peggy Dodd — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) - *The Muppets* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Mary — [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md) - *The Fighter* (2010), Fi1m 79, as Charlene Fleming — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md) - *Julie & Julia* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Julie Powell — [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md) - *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Amelia Earhart / Tess — [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md) - *Doubt* (2008), Fi1m 71, as Sister James — [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md) - *Enchanted* (2007), Fi1m 76, as Giselle — [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md) - *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Katy — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Brenda Strong — [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md) - *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, as Jodi Melville — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) - *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Cousin Beth — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) ## Complete filmography (71) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Star Wars: Starfighter* (2027), Actor - *Klara and the Sun* (2026), as Chrissie — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/klara-and-the-sun.md) - *Cape Fear* (2026), series, as Anna Bowden · Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) - *At the Sea* (2026), as Laura - *E.B. White's Charlotte's Web* (2025), series, as Charlotte (voice) - *Nightbitch* (2024), as Mother · Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/nightbitch.md) - *Disenchanted* (2022), as Giselle · Producer - *Sam & Kate* (2022), Executive Producer - *Dear Evan Hansen* (2021), as Cynthia Murphy - *The Woman in the Window* (2021), as Anna Fox - *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Lois Lane - *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), as Bev — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md) - *Vice* (2018), as Lynne Cheney — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md) - *Sharp Objects* (2018), series, as Camille Preaker · Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) - *Justice League* (2017), as Lois Lane — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md) - *Arrival* (2016), as Louise Banks — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/arrival.md) - *Nocturnal Animals* (2016), as Susan Morrow — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md) - *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), as Lois — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) - *Big Eyes* (2014), as Margaret Keane — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md) - *Lullaby* (2014), as Emily - *Her* (2013), as Amy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md) - *American Hustle* (2013), as Sydney Prosser — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md) - *Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel* (2013), Actor - *Man of Steel* (2013), as Lois Lane — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) - *Wide-Awake* (2012), as The Light-Bringer - *Trouble with the Curve* (2012), as Mickey Lobel - *The Master* (2012), as Peggy Dodd — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) - *On the Road* (2012), as Jane / Joan Vollmer - *The Muppets* (2011), as Mary — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppets.md) - *The Fighter* (2010), as Charlene Fleming — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fighter.md) - *Love and Distrust* (2010), as Charlotte Brown (segment "Pennies") - *Leap Year* (2010), as Anna Brady - *Moonlight Serenade* (2009), as Chloe - *Monkey Mischief* (2009), as Amelia Earhart - *Julie & Julia* (2009), as Julie Powell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md) - *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), as Amelia Earhart / Tess — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md) - *Doubt* (2008), as Sister James — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md) - *Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day* (2008), as Delysia LaFosse - *Sunshine Cleaning* (2008), as Rose Lorkowski - *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), as Bonnie Bach - *Enchanted* (2007), as Giselle, Songs — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md) - *Underdog* (2007), as Polly Purebred (voice) - *The Ex* (2006), as Abby March - *Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny* (2006), as Gorgeous Woman - *Pennies* (2006), as Charlotte Brown - *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), as Susan - *Junebug* (2005), as Ashley - *The Office* (2005), series, as Katy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *The Wedding Date* (2005), as Amy Ellis - *Standing Still* (2005), as Elise - *Dr. Vegas* (2004), series, as Alice Doherty - *The Last Run* (2004), as Alexis - *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), as Brenda Strong — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md) - *Serving Sara* (2002), as Kate - *Pumpkin* (2002), as Alex - *The Slaughter Rule* (2002), as Doreen - *Smallville* (2001), series, as Jodi Melville — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) - *Cruel Intentions 2* (2000), as Kathryn Merteuil - *Psycho Beach Party* (2000), as Marvel Ann - *The Chromium Hook* (2000), as Jill Royaltuber - *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Cathy — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) - *Drop Dead Gorgeous* (1999), as Leslie Miller - *Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane* (1999), series, as Dinah - *Providence* (1999), series, as Rebecca 'Becka' Taylor - *Charmed* (1998), series, as Maggie Murphy - *That '70s Show* (1998), series, as Kat Peterson - *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Cousin Beth — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) - *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Misty (voice), Merilynn / Sunshine (voice), (voice), Dawn's little Musician (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) - *Lazy Susans*, as Producer - *Kings of America*, series, as Executive Producer - *Manchester Prep*, series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-6ac5f7209f99.jpg) Amy Adams — Patrick L., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Amy_Adams_UK_Nocturnal_Animals_Premiere_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_UK_Nocturnal_Animals_Premiere_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch.](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-8db914830e18.jpg) Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._01.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch.](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-014576f72e7b.jpg) Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch.](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-876257d6cca7.jpg) Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._03.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-bfe6c965318e.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-41d79d6a470a.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-042b0b3b1851.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch.](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-a02c65515edc.jpg) Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._04.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch.](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-a854588e183b.jpg) Amy Adams and her family, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Nightbitch. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._04_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Amy_Adams_and_her_family_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._04_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-f5c6933ccfa4.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-5d21174a6e9f.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Amy Adams](https://film.one/media/person/10320/gallery-0d133abd99c1.jpg) Amy Adams — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 6 nominated - 2019: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Vice* - 2014: Best Actress (nominated), for *American Hustle* - 2013: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Master* - 2011: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Fighter* - 2009: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Doubt* - 2006: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Junebug* ### Golden Globes — 2 won - 2015: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *Big Eyes* - 2014: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *American Hustle* ### Other awards — 3 won - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2017: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won) - Saturn Awards 2008: Saturn Awards (won), for *Enchanted* - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2006: Film Independent Spirit Awards (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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