Acting
Jane Adams
EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
1 April 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
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 of the Fox
as Paulene
Sick
as Pamela
Dog
as Tamara
Build the Wall
as Sarah, Screenplay
Intervene
as Gwendolyn
Brigsby Bear
as April Mitchum
Always Shine
as Summer
Digging for Fire
as Woman on Beach
Poltergeist
as Dr. Claire Powell
All the Light in the Sky
as Marie, Writer
Restless
as Mabel Tell
The Lie
as Dr. Bentel
Silver Bullets
as June
Alexander the Last
as Director, Additional Writing
Calvin Marshall
as June Marshall
The Wackness
as Eleanor
Lifelines
as Nancy Bernstein
The Brave One
as Nicole
Little Children
as Sheila
Last Holiday
as Rochelle
Stone Cold
as Brianna Lincoln
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as White-Faced Women
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited)
Orange County
as Mona
Songcatcher
as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
The Anniversary Party
as Clair Forsyth
Wonder Boys
as Oola
Mumford
as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
A Texas Funeral
as Mary Joan
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Ruthie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
Happiness
as Joy Jordan
Music from Another Room
as Irene Swan
Day at the Beach
as Marie
You've Got Mail
as Sydney Anne (uncredited)
Kansas City
as Nettie Bolt
Father of the Bride Part II
as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
I Love Trouble
as Evans
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Ruth Hale
Light Sleeper
as Randi Jost
Rising Son
as Meg Bradley
Vital Signs
as Suzanne Maloney
Taking a Stand
as Elly Robinson
Bombs Away
1985
Bombs Away
as Greeting Girl