Jane Adams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 1, 1965 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
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
| 2025 | Good American FamilyJJ | |
| 2023 | Year of the FoxPaulene | |
| 2023 | The IdolNikki | |
| 2022 | SickPamela | |
| 2022 | DogTamara | |
| 2021 | HacksNina | |
| 2020 | She Dies TomorrowJane | |
| 2020 | Build the WallSarah | |
| 2020 | MessiahMiriam Keneally | |
| 2018 | InterveneGwendolyn | |
| 2017 | Brigsby BearApril Mitchum | |
| 2016 | Always ShineSummer | |
| 2016 | EasyAnnabelle Jones | |
| 2015 | Digging for FireWoman on Beach | |
| 2015 | PoltergeistDr. Claire Powell | |
| 2015 | Sneaky PeteMaggie Murphy | |
| 2013 | All the Light in the SkyMarie | |
| 2012 | Stray Bullets | |
| 2011 | RestlessMabel Tell | |
| 2011 | The LieDr. Bentel | |
| 2011 | Silver BulletsJune | |
| 2009 | Alexander the LastDirector | |
| 2009 | Calvin MarshallJune Marshall | |
| 2009 | HungTanya Skagle | |
| 2008 | The WacknessEleanor | |
| 2008 | LifelinesNancy Bernstein | |
| 2008 | In Plain SightRuth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson | |
| 2007 | The Brave OneNicole | |
| 2006 | Little ChildrenSheila | |
| 2006 | Last HolidayRochelle | |
| 2006 | The Sensation of SightAlice | |
| 2005 | Stone ColdBrianna Lincoln | |
| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCarrie | |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsWhite-Faced Women | |
| 2004 | HouseBonnie | |
| 2003 | CarnivàleMother of Dead Baby (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra WingerSelf (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Orange CountyMona | |
| 2001 | SongcatcherEleanor 'Elna' Penleric | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary PartyClair Forsyth | |
| 2001 | Night VisionsAmanda (segment "The Doghouse") | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentSylvia Campbell | |
| 2001 | Citizen Baines | |
| 2000 | Wonder BoysOola | |
| 2000 | From Where I SitRuth | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBelinda Goff | |
| 1999 | MumfordDr. Phyllis Sheeler | |
| 1999 | A Texas FuneralMary Joan | |
| 1999 | A Fish in the BathtubRuthie | |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoanne Parsons | |
| 1998 | HappinessJoy Jordan | |
| 1998 | Music from Another RoomIrene Swan | |
| 1998 | Day at the BeachMarie | |
| 1998 | You've Got MailSydney Anne (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | Liberty!Sara Scott | |
| 1996 | Kansas CityNettie Bolt | |
| 1996 | RelativityKaren Lukens | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Megan Eisenberg | |
| 1995 | Notes For My DaughterMichelle | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsMona Bailey | |
| 1994 | I Love TroubleEvans | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRuth Hale | |
| 1993 | FrasierMel Karnofsky | |
| 1992 | Light SleeperRandi Jost | |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | |
| 1990 | Rising SonMeg Bradley | |
| 1990 | Vital SignsSuzanne Maloney | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksConstance Talbot | |
| 1989 | Taking A StandElly Robinson | |
| 1985 | Bombs AwayGreeting Girl | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideCharlotte Rose Cantrell | |
| 1982 | Family TiesAndrea | |
| 1982 | Family TiesMarty Brodie |
| 2020 | Build the WallScreenplay | |
| 2013 | All the Light in the SkyWriter |
| 2009 | Alexander the LastAdditional Writing |