Amy Adams Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actress , Executive Producer , Producer more
Birth name Amy Lou Adams
Nationalities American, Italian
Birth August 20, 1974 (Vicenza, Veneto, – Italy)

BIOGRAPHY
The fourth in a family of seven children, Amy Adams spent her early years in Vicenza, Italy before moving to the United States, in Castle Rock, Colorado. After her parents’ divorce, she followed her mother to Atlanta where she studied dance (her primary ambition was to be a ballerina) and took on different jobs. Spotted by a theater manager, Amy Adams then worked at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters in Minnesota.

In 1999, she landed her first film role in the comedy Belles à mort . Convinced by Kirstie Alley , her partner on this film, she leaves to try her luck in Hollywood. She plays one of the characters in Sexe Intentions 2 (2000), released directly for sale. Amy Adams then appeared on television (in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Smallville ) before returning to cinema thanks to Steven Spielberg and his film Catch Me If You Can (2002). This character got her noticed and allowed her to land leading roles, both in independent films ( The Last Run , 2004) and in films with a larger budget ( The Wedding Date ). But it was her role in Phil Morrison

‘s film Junebug (2005) that gave her professional recognition: she was nominated for the first time at the Oscars and notably won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Festival. Amy Adams then completely changed register and dubbed one of the characters in the animated film Underdog, an unidentified flying dog (2007) before playing a princess in the enchanted tale Once Upon a Time , where she received her first nomination for the Golden Globes. But then she returned to the adult world and found herself involved in Charlie Wilson’s War with Tom Hanks , Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman . Always looking for characters that are different from each other, she starred in the drama film Doubt (2008) alongside Meryl Streep , then continued with the role of the first female pilot to have flown across the Atlantic in Night at the Museum 2 (2009). In 2010, she was part of the cast of David O. Russell ‘s Fighter , playing Mark Wahlberg ‘s girlfriend . She then found herself alongside Clint Eastwood in Another Chance

(2012), rubs shoulders with Philip Seymour Hoffman again in the film by Paul Thomas Anderson ( The Master ) before portraying journalist Lois Lane in the blockbuster Man of Steel .

Amy Adams reunites with David O. Russell for the thriller American Blu ff where she delivers an astonishing performance, rewarded with the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She then played the surprising Margaret Keane for Tim Burton in Big Eyes , which revisits one of the greatest deceptions in the history of art. In addition to rediscovering her character of Lois Lane in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice then Justice League , the actress offers a First Contact with extraterrestrials for Denis Villeneuve ‘s camera , then finds herself at the heart of a dizzying thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal by Tom Ford , Nocturnal Animals .