Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)
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Born | [1][2][3] Washington, D.C., U.S. | April 1, 1965
Education | University of Washington, Seattle Cornish College of the Arts Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Jane Adams (born 1965)[1][2][3] is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991,[4] and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls.[5] 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[6] (2009–11).
Early life
Jane Adams was born in Washington, DC, the daughter of Janice, an administrative assistant, and William Adams, an engineer.[7] She has a younger brother, Jonathan, and was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and Bellevue, Washington.[citation needed]
Adams attended the University of Washington, where she studied political science, and the Cornish College of the Arts, where she took theater. She attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1985–1989, Group 18)[8] where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1989.[9][unreliable source?]
Career
Adams performed theatre at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. She turned down the chance to work in Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg for the opportunity to work with Arthur Miller onstage.
She worked with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Father of the Bride Part II. She went back to the stage and won the 1994 Tony Award for best performance by a featured actress in a play for the Broadway revival of An Inspector Calls. She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best debut performance in a play in the Broadway production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet.[10]
In 1996, Adams portrayed Karen Lukens in the ABC-TV drama series Relativity.[11]: 883-884
In 1998, she starred in the misanthropic dark comedy Happiness with Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing the role of Joy, a sensitive single woman who is struggling with life. She and the cast won many ensemble awards. The next year, Adams got a recurring role on the comedy series Frasier from 1999 to 2000. She played Dr. Mel Karnofsky, who became Niles Crane's second wife. She also had a role in the 1999 film Mumford.[12]
In 2001, she was in the independent film titled Songcatcher, with Janet McTeer. She and the cast won a Sundance Special Jury Prize.[citation needed] She also portrayed Reeva Baines Eidenberg in the CBS drama series Citizen Baines.[11]
In 2007, she appeared in The Sensation of Sight and The Brave One. In the latter film, she appeared opposite Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Naveen Andrews.
From 2009–2011, Adams co-starred in the HBO series Hung opposite Thomas Jane.[11]: 487 She starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film All the Light in the Sky with director Joe Swanberg.[13]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Charlotte Rose Cantrell | Episode: "Deliver Us from Goodness" |
1987, 1989 | Family Ties | First Love / Marty Brodie | 3 episodes |
1989, 1995 | ABC Afterschool Special | Elly Robinson / Michelle | 2 episodes |
1990 | Rising Son | Meg Bradley | Television film |
1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Beth | Episode: "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story" |
1996 | Relativity | Karen Lukens | 7 episodes |
1997 | Liberty! | Sara Scott | 6 episodes |
1999 | The Outer Limits | Mona Bailey | Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think" |
1999–2000 | Frasier[14] | Dr. Mel Karnofsky | 11 episodes |
2000 | Citizen Baines | Reeva Eidenberg | 9 episodes |
2000 | From Where I Sit | Ruth | Pilot |
2001 | Night Visions | Amanda | Episode: "The Doghouse" |
2003 | Carnivàle | Mother of Dead Baby | Uncredited Episode: "Milfay" |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sylvia Campbell | Episode: "The Gift" |
2005 | Stone Cold | Brianna Lincoln | Television film |
2007 | House | Bonnie | Episode: "House Training" |
2008 | In Plain Sight | Ruth Ferguson / Ruth Fraser | Episode: "Don of the Dead" |
2009–2011 | Hung | Tanya Skagle[14] | 30 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Joanne Parsons | Episode: "Learning Curve" |
2013 | Axe Cop | Red Headed Women | Voice Episode: "Super Axe" |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Belinda Goff | Episode: "Rubbery Homicide" |
2016–2019 | Easy | Annabelle Jones | 5 episodes |
2016 | Atlanta | Janice | Episode: "Nobody Beats the Biebs" |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Constance Talbot | 6 episodes |
2017 | Claws | Gladys Coleman Pirette | 4 episodes |
2018–2019 | Sneaky Pete | Maggie Murphy | 8 episodes |
2020 | Messiah | Miriam Keneally | 10 episodes |
2021–2022 | Hacks | Nina | 5 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
2023–present | The Idol | TBA | Main role |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | I Hate Hamlet | Deirdre McDavey | Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance |
1992 | The Crucible | Mary Warren | |
1994 | An Inspector Calls | Sheila Birling | |
2003 | Enchanted April | Rose Arnott | Replacement |
2004 | Match | Lisa | |
2006 | Resurrection Blues | Emily Shapiro |
References
- ^ a b Jacobs, Jill (June 27, 2009). "All 'Hung' Up". New York Post.
Adams, 44
- ^ a b Schneller, Johanna (September 29, 2016). "On Easy, the plight of the 'not really beautiful'". Toronto Star.
Jane Adams, 51
- ^ a b Boone, Ashley (August 30, 2020). "Jane Adams: 'This whole idea of stay safe – life's never been safe'". The Independent.
Adams, 55, has reaffirmed her indie cred with She Dies Tomorrow.
- ^ "("Jane Adams" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "("Jane Adams" search results)". Tony Awards. Tony Award Productions. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "("Jane Adams" search results)". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Janice Adams Obituary - Seattle, WA | The Seattle Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved Sep 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. March 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Jane Adams biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ "Awards for 1990-1991". Outer Critics Circle. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "'Mumford' (R)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Arnold, Joel (2013-12-20). "For An Actress In Eclipse, 'All The Light' She Can Grasp". NPR. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Luaine (September 26, 2011). "'I got lucky,' says Jane Adams". The Evening Sun. Pennsylvania, Hanover. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kuchwara, Michael (13 June 1994). "AIDS play and 'Passion' win big Tonys". The Honolulu Advertiser. No. 48, 120 (Final ed.). Honolulu, Hawaii: Gannett Pacific. Associated Press. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Jane Adams at AllMovie
- Jane Adams at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jane Adams at IMDb
- 1965 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Washington, D.C.
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- Cornish College of the Arts alumni
- Juilliard School alumni
- Actors from Wheaton, Illinois
- University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Tony Award winners
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Actresses from Washington (state)
- People from Bellevue, Washington