Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 1, 1965
Place of Birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
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Jane Adams
Biography
Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls. Her film roles include Happiness (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), and Little Children (2006). She also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1999–2000), and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for the HBO series Hung (2009–11).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Year of the Fox | Paulene |
| 2022 | Sick | Pamela |
| 2022 | Dog | Tamara |
| 2020 | She Dies Tomorrow | Jane |
| 2020 | Build the Wall | Sarah |
| 2018 | Intervene | Gwendolyn |
| 2017 | Brigsby Bear | April Mitchum |
| 2016 | Always Shine | Summer |
| 2015 | Digging for Fire | Woman on Beach |
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Dr. Claire Powell |
| 2013 | All the Light in the Sky | Marie |
| 2012 | Stray Bullets | |
| 2011 | Restless | Mabel Tell |
| 2011 | The Lie | Dr. Bentel |
| 2011 | Silver Bullets | June |
| 2009 | Alexander the Last | Director |
| 2009 | Calvin Marshall | June Marshall |
| 2008 | The Wackness | Eleanor |
| 2008 | Lifelines | Nancy Bernstein |
| 2007 | The Brave One | Nicole |
| 2006 | Little Children | Sheila |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Rochelle |
| 2006 | The Sensation of Sight | Alice |
| 2005 | Stone Cold | Brianna Lincoln |
| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Carrie |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | White-Faced Women |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Orange County | Mona |
| 2001 | Songcatcher | Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Clair Forsyth |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Oola |
| 2000 | From Where I Sit | Ruth |
| 1999 | Mumford | Dr. Phyllis Sheeler |
| 1999 | A Texas Funeral | Mary Joan |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Ruthie |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Happiness | Joy Jordan |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Irene Swan |
| 1998 | Day at the Beach | Marie |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail | Sydney Anne (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Nettie Bolt |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Dr. Megan Eisenberg |
| 1995 | Notes For My Daughter | Michelle |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Evans |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Ruth Hale |
| 1992 | Light Sleeper | Randi Jost |
| 1990 | Rising Son | Meg Bradley |
| 1990 | Vital Signs | Suzanne Maloney |
| 1989 | Taking A Stand | Elly Robinson |
| 1985 | Bombs Away | Greeting Girl |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good American Family | JJ |
| 2023 | The Idol | Nikki |
| 2021 | Hacks | Nina |
| 2020 | Messiah | Miriam Keneally |
| 2016 | Easy | Annabelle Jones |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete | Maggie Murphy |
| 2009 | Hung | Tanya Skagle |
| 2004 | House | Bonnie |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Amanda (segment "The Doghouse") |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sylvia Campbell |
| 2001 | Citizen Baines | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Belinda Goff |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Joanne Parsons |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Sara Scott |
| 1996 | Relativity | Karen Lukens |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Mona Bailey |
| 1993 | Frasier | Mel Karnofsky |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Constance Talbot |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Charlotte Rose Cantrell |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Andrea |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Marty Brodie |