Actress and singer Amy Adams has had a successful career in film so far. She has received many accolades for the various roles she has played.
Born in Italy, Adams began her career performing on stage at dinner theaters. She made her film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She appeared in minor television roles and a few low budget films. Her breakthrough performance was as Ashley Johnsten in Junebug (2005). She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Adams' career has included numerous box office hits, including The Master, Doubt, and The Fighter. Adams has had five Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations and one win, six Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and one win, four British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nominations and nine Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nominations.
Adams is currently engaged to actor/artist Darren Le Gallo, and they have a daughter, Aviana Olea Le Gallo.
Adams is currently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in American Hustle. She has already won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in February.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air Sunday on ABC.
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10. Enchanted
Adams plays Giselle in the Disney romantic comedy, Enchanted. Giselle is pushed out of her animated world, Andalasia, by an evil queen, and enters live-action New York City. There she begins to fall in love with a divorce lawyer named Robert. When the queen enters the live world, Giselle must use what she learned to banish the queen for good.
Adams earned a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Adams, who was lesser known at the time, was picked out of about 300 women who auditioned.
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9. Her
Her is a film about Theodore who is a writer, and is very lonely. He starts developing a relationship with a computer operating system with a female voice and personality. Her name is Samantha.
Adams plays Amy, a longtime friend of Theodore, who also goes through struggles with love. Her received three Golden Globe nominations, and is currently nominated for five Academy Awards.
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8. Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia is a comedy-drama film that follows the lives of both Julia Child, a famous and talented chef, and Julie Powell, a New Yorker who made a goal to cook all 524 recipes of Julia Child in just 365 days.
Adams plays Julie, a writer who answers calls at a call center. Tired of her unexciting life, she decides to change it by doing something she actually enjoys.
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7. Junebug
Junebug is a film that follows an art dealer from Chicago named Madeleine, who is newly engaged, and decides to visit her in-laws in North Carolina. Upon Madeleine's arrival, the family dynamic reveals that it is truly dysfunctional, and that plays a role in Madeleine's marriage.
Adams plays Ashley Johnsten, an upbeat and childish pregnant sister-in-law, who idolizes Madeleine's glamorous lifestyle. Adams earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Screen Actors Guild nomination. Junebug is said to be Adams' breakout role.
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6. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
In Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Adams plays Delysia Lafosse, a flamboyant singer and actress who looks onto Miss Pettigrew as a social secretary. Miss Pettigrew, who tries one last time to find a job suitable for her, takes an assignment intended for someone else, and ends up at Delysia's doorstep. What she believed to be a nanny job, turns out to be a life changing and eventful day where she gains a new friendship, and a new love.
The film received positive reviews, and critics praised Adams' portrayal of the eccentric and bubbly Delysia.
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5. Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning follows Rose and her sister Norah, who lost their mother when they were young. Rose, the older and responsible one, decides to run a business cleaning up after crime scenes, hoping to make enough money to send her son to private school.
This heart-wrenching independent film received good reviews. Critics praised Adams' role and said she is the reason to see this film.
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4. The Master
The Master tells the story of Freddie, a war veteran who struggles to adapt to the post-war world. He meets Lancaster, leader of the religious movement "The Cause." Freddie joins the movement and travels the east coast with Lancaster.
Adams plays Peggy Dodd, the wife of Lancaster. Adams was cast after Reese Witherspoon turned down the role. The amazing cast was highly praised for their acting. Adams was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Award for her role.
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3. Doubt
Doubt tells the story of a Catholic school principle, who questions a priest's relationship with a young boy who is an outcast in the school. She tries her best to have him fired, but there is no evidence or witnesses, just doubt.
Amy Adams plays Sister James, a frail and quiet teacher who brings the relationship between the priest and the child to the principle. Her role was praised by critics, and she earned nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and a SAG Award.
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2. The Fighter
Adams plays Charlene Fleming in The Fighter. The film follows professional boxer Micky Ward, and his relationship with his half-brother, Dicky. When his professional career starts to interfere with his family and love life with Charlene, Micky must find a way to make everyone happy, including himself.
Adams earned nomination for an Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award. Her role was highly praised, and only emphasized how well she can become a different character in every film she takes part in.
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1. American Hustle
American Hustle is the story that is loosely based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It has an all-star cast including Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jeremy Renner.
Adams plays Sydney Prosser. Her role, along with Lawrence, received the most praise from critics. Adams has already won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress, as well as the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast. She was nominated for a BAFTA, and is currently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.