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Amy Adams Profile |
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Birth Date: August 20, 1975
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Birth Place: Vicenza, Italy
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Birth Name: Amy Lou Adams
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Amy Lou Adams was born on August 20, 1975, on the U.S.
military base in Vincenza, Italy, where her father was
stationed with the U.S. Army, and raised in Castle Rock,
Colorado. She worked at the local Hooters Restaurant
part-time while attending high school, all the while
dreaming of a career in show business. Following graduation,
she trained for a career as a dancer, and eventually found
work in a prominent Denver dinner theater.
In 1996, Adams relocated to Minnesota after a producer hired
her to replace one of the girls at his dinner theater in
Chanhassen, outside of Minneapolis. There, she honed her
singing, dancing and acting skills, appearing in a number of
productions, including Brigadoon and Good News.
While the Midwest location may not have been as ideal as New
York or L.A., she landed a lucky break when she was cast in
the 1999 comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous, co-starring Kirsten
Dunst and Denise Richards, which happened to be set in
Minnesota.
Adams' positive experience in making Drop Dead Gorgeous
helped her change her mind about doing dinner theater, and
at the urging of her co-star Kirstie Alley, she moved out to
Los Angeles. Within a few weeks of her arrival, she landed a
leading role on the FOX TV series Manchester Prep, based on
the movie Cruel Intentions. The show never aired due to its
risqué sexual content; instead, it was released in 2000 as
Cruel Intentions 2, a direct-to-video feature film.
Despite this minor setback, Adams continued to find steady
acting gigs. In 2000, she appeared in episodes of such TV
series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Providence, Charmed, and
That '70s Show, as well as in independent films like The
Chromium Hook and Psycho Beach Party. In 2001, she guest
starred in an episode of Smallville, and appeared in an
episode of The West Wing the following year.
Adams padded her movie role resume in 2002 with appearances
in Serving Sara, starring Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew
Perry, and Pumpkin with Christina Ricci. That same year, she
had a small but memorable part as Leonardo DiCaprio's
fiancée in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can. Her sole
screen appearance in 2003 was in the drama The Slaughter
Rule with Ryan Gosling.
Adams reemerged in 2004, co-starring with Fred Savage in the
comedy The Last Run. She lent her voice to a couple of
episodes of the animated series King of the Hill, and
co-starred with Rob Lowe on Dr. Vegas, a CBS series that
failed to find an audience and was quickly canceled.
2005 became the breakthrough year for Adams. She played
Debra Messing's half-sister in the romantic comedy The
Wedding Date, and landed the recurring role of Katy on the
popular TV sitcom The Office. However, the highlight of her
year was her poignant and very funny portrayal of Ashley in
Junebug -- a pregnant Southern belle, who despite not being
the central character in the film, emerged as the most
memorable. After wowing audiences at Sundance, her
performance went on to win acclaim from several critics'
associations.
Adams was cast alongside Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen
(otherwise known as Ali G) in the NASCAR comedy Talladega
Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and in the musical
Moonlight Serenade (2006). |
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Other
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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.
Appeared there in many productions including "Brigadoon" and
"Good News".
Hails from Colorado
One of seven children
Won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance for her performance as
Ashley in Junebug (2005).
Has naturally light red hair.
She was born in Italy and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Her father was in the military and was also an amateur
actor.
Born at the U.S. military base located in Aviano, Italy. |
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