Amy Adams
Birth name	Amy Lou Adams
Born	August 20, 1974 (1974-08-20) (age 33) Vicenza, Italy
Awards Academy Awards Nominated for Best Supporting Actress 2005 Junebug

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Biography

Early life

Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy^[1] to American parents Kathryn and Richard Adams, a U.S. serviceman stationed in Italy. She was raised as one of seven children in a Mormon family in Castle Rock, Colorado and attended Douglas County High School. While working at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater in Minnesota, she was discovered by a movie producer. Shortly after she was cast in her first comedic role in the 1999 satire Drop Dead Gorgeous. Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... A Latter Day Saint is an adherent of the Latter Day Saint movement, a group of denominations tracing their heritage to the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The Town of Castle Rock is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Douglas County High School is a public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... For other uses, see Drop Dead Gorgeous (disambiguation). ...

Career

Having appeared in the films Cruel Intentions 2 (2000), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Talladega Nights (2006), Adams has also guest-starred in such television shows as The Office, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, The West Wing, Dr. Vegas and Smallville. She has also done small films such as Psycho Beach Party. This article is about the second film in a series. ... Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 motion picture set in the 1960s. ... Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby also known as High, Wide, and Handsome (2006) is a film comedy about NASCAR racing that is currently in production. ... This article is about the USA version of The Office. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... A Darklighter tries to drive Prue insane in Murphys Luck // General information Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed Episode Number: 16 Season: 2 Production Code: 4399037 Airdate: March 30, 2000 Writer: David Simkins Director: John Behring Synopsis Spoiler warning: Prue lands her first professional assignment photographing... “The West Wing” redirects here. ... Dr. Vegas was a short-lived television drama starring Rob Lowe and Joe Pantoliano that ran on CBS in 2004. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... Å Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. ...

She received critical acclaim for her role in the 2005 film Junebug. Among the awards she has won for the role are the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, the National Society of Film Critics award for "Best Supporting Actress" and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture and, in January 2006, Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. Junebug is a 2005 comedy and drama film directed by Phil Morrison. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ... Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE (Friends of Independents) Awards and presented winners with Plexiglas pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. ... The SAG Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements: Winners and nominees 1990s 1994: Dianne Weist - Bullets Over Broadway Jamie Lee Curtis - True Lies Sally Field - Forrest Gump Robin... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

In 2007, Adams will appear in the fantasy film Enchanted, which will be released in November. Having finished filming Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day in London she is currently filming an adaptation of the John Patrick Shanley play 'Doubt'. Enchanted is a Disney comedy-fantasy-musical film currently completed. ... Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a romantic comedy to be released 2008. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... John Patrick Shanley (born in 1950) is a playwright from the Bronx. ...

Personal life

Adams has dated actor Darren LeGallo for three and a half years. When her Oscar nomination was announced, her mother, who at the time was working in a Starbucks in Castle Rock, yelled out "'My daughter was just nominated for an Oscar!" at the Starbucks.^[2] Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ...

Filmography

• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) ...as Leslie Miller
• Cruel Intentions 2 (1999) ...as Kathryn
• Charmed (1999) ...as Maggie
• Psycho Beach Party (2000) ...as Marvel Ann
• The Chromium Hook (2000) ...as Jill Royaltuber
• The Slaughter Rule (2002) ...as Doreen
• Pumpkin (2002) ...as Alex
• Serving Sara (2002) ...as Kate
• Catch Me If You Can (2002) ...as Brenda Strong
• The Last Run (2004) ...as Alexis
• The Wedding Date (2005) ...as Amy
• The Office (2005-2006) ...as Katy
• Junebug (2005) ...as Ashley
• Standing Still (2005) ...as Elise
• Moonlight Serenade (2006) ...as Chloe
• Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) ... as Gorgeous Woman
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) ...as Susan
• Enchanted (2007) ...as Giselle
• Underdog (2007) ...as 'Sweet' Polly Purebred (voice)
• Barry Munday (2007) ...as TBA Character
• Charlie Wilson's War (2007)... as Bonnie
• Sunshine Cleaning (2007) ... as Rose Lorkowski
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) ...as Delysia Lafosse

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References

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External links

• Amy Adams at the Internet Movie Database
• OscarWatch Interview (January 9, 2006)
• Some 'Enchanted' Adams - Interview at Portfolio.com (October 5, 2007)