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Place of birth Aviano, Italy
Year of debut 1999
Awards
- Academy Awards nominated3
- BAFTA Awards nominated2
- Golden Globe Awards nominated3
Amy Adams was born in Italy and raised in Colorado by her Mormon family. She wanted to be a ballerina and trained at her local dance company. She became a dancer and actress in dinner theatre productions. While off work due to a pulled muscle, she auditioned for her debut role in Drop Dead Gorgeous. When she was about to abandon her acting career, she got her Oscar-nominated role in independent movie Junebug. She has since gained commercial success in movies like Enchanted and Julie & Julia.
Read more factsAmy Adams's films
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£3.9915 Certificate 2012 131 MinsOscar nominated drama directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. Strong language with scenes of a sexual nature and nudity.
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£3.9915 Certificate 2012 119 MinsA young writer (Sam Riley) goes on a road trip across America. With Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams and Kirsten Dunst. Strong language, sex and drug use.
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£3.4912 Certificate 2012 106 MinsA legendary baseball scout (Clint Eastwood) gets help by his estranged daughter (Amy Adams). One use of strong language and infrequent moderate violence.
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£2.50PG Certificate 2009 100 MinsBen Stiller heads to a magical museum to rescue some old friends. Co stars Amy Adams, Hank Azaria and Owen Wilson. Mild comic violence and scary moments.
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£2.99PG Certificate 2007 103 MinsAmy Adams is a fairytale princess lost in New York City. Can she find her prince (James Marsden)? Contains mild scary scenes and innuendo.
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£2.9912 Certificate 2002 134 MinsLeonardo DiCaprio plays a conman plays a conman pursued by Tom Hanks. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Contains one instance of strong language and mild sexual references.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2010 111 MinsBased on a true story. A failing boxer (Mark Wahlberg) gets one last shot at the title. With Christian Bale. Strong language, intense boxing violence and overt hard drug use.
Did you know?
- Amy Adams said that the surprisingly cut-throat world of dinner theatre helped prepare her for life in Hollywood.
- While playing a pregnant woman in Junebug, two of her sisters were pregnant for the first time.
- She listened to Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon while filming the Enchanted scenes when her character Gisele moves from her animated world to the real-life world of New York.
- In an interview with The Telegraph, she revealed that was so cold filming Leap Year that she had a hot bath and a Guinness every evening to warm up again.
- She first acted at home in plays her father wrote.
Awards
Academy Awards nominated3
- 2011 Actress in a Supporting Role - The Fighter
- 2008 Actress in a Supporting Role - Doubt
- 2005 Actress in a Supporting Role - Junebug
BAFTA Awards nominated2
- 2011 Supporting Actress - The Fighter
- 2008 Supporting Actress - Doubt
Golden Globe Awards nominated3
- 2011 Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - The Fighter
- 2009 Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Doubt
- 2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Enchanted
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