Jane Adams

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-04-01 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

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).

Acting

2006

1998

Happiness

as Joy Jordan

2007

The Brave One

as Nicole

1994

2005

Stone Cold

as Brianna Lincoln

1999

Mumford

as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler

1995

Father of the Bride Part II

as Dr. Megan Eisenberg

2023

Year of the Fox

as Paulene

1992

Light Sleeper

as Randi Jost

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self (uncredited)

2006

Last Holiday

as Rochelle

1998

2011

Restless

as Mabel Tell

1999

A Texas Funeral

as Mary Joan

2011

The Lie

as Dr. Bentel

2011

2022

Sick

as Pamela

2002

2008

The Wackness

as Eleanor

1998

2000

1996

Kansas City

as Nettie Bolt

1990

Rising Son

as Meg Bradley

2015

Digging for Fire

as Woman on Beach

2009

2015

Poltergeist

as Dr. Claire Powell

1989

Taking A Stand

as Elly Robinson

2001

Songcatcher

as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

2016

Always Shine

as Summer

2001

The Anniversary Party

as Clair Forsyth

1990

Vital Signs

as Suzanne Maloney

2017

Brigsby Bear

as April Mitchum

2000

1998

You've Got Mail

as Sydney Anne (uncredited)

2008

Lifelines

as Nancy Bernstein

2009

Calvin Marshall

as June Marshall

1985

Bombs Away

as Greeting Girl

2020

2018

Intervene

as Gwendolyn

2022

Dog

as Tamara

1995

Production

2009

Alexander the Last

as Additional Writing

2020

Build the Wall

as Screenplay

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