Jane Adams

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 1, 1965 (61 yrs)

place of birth

Washington, D.C., USA

total credits

47 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

47 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.1

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004as Carrie
Little Children
7.1

Little Children

2006as Sheila
You've Got Mail
6.7

You've Got Mail

1998as Sydney Anne (uncredited)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
6.8

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004as White-Faced Women
Poltergeist
5.2

Poltergeist

2015as Dr. Claire Powell
Dog
7.3

Dog

2022as Tamara
Last Holiday
7.3

Last Holiday

2006as Rochelle
Happiness
7.4

Happiness

1998as Joy Jordan
The Brave One
6.6

The Brave One

2007as Nicole
Father of the Bride Part II
6.3

Father of the Bride Part II

1995as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
Orange County
6.0

Orange County

2002as Mona
Vital Signs
4.6

Vital Signs

1990as Suzanne Maloney
Stone Cold
6.8

Stone Cold

2005as Brianna Lincoln
Wonder Boys
6.8

Wonder Boys

2000as Oola
Sick
6.1

Sick

2022as Pamela
Brigsby Bear
7.1

Brigsby Bear

2017as April Mitchum
I Love Trouble
5.5

I Love Trouble

1994as Evans
Music from Another Room
5.7

Music from Another Room

1998as Irene Swan
Mumford
6.5

Mumford

1999as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
Restless
6.5

Restless

2011as Mabel Tell
Digging for Fire
5.2

Digging for Fire

2015as Woman on Beach
The Wackness
6.4

The Wackness

2008as Eleanor
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
5.9

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994as Ruth Hale
Rising Son
6.2

Rising Son

1990as Meg Bradley
Kansas City
6.1

Kansas City

1996as Nettie Bolt
Light Sleeper
6.7

Light Sleeper

1992as Randi Jost
Always Shine
5.4

Always Shine

2016as Summer
She Dies Tomorrow
5.1

She Dies Tomorrow

2020as Jane
Songcatcher
6.2

Songcatcher

2001as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
Searching for Debra Winger
6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

2002as Self (uncredited)
A Fish in the Bathtub
6.7

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999as Ruthie
The Lie
5.4

The Lie

2011as Dr. Bentel
A Texas Funeral
5.0

A Texas Funeral

1999as Mary Joan
The Anniversary Party
5.7

The Anniversary Party

2001as Clair Forsyth
Calvin Marshall
5.1

Calvin Marshall

2009as June Marshall
All the Light in the Sky
5.1

All the Light in the Sky

2013as Marie
The Sensation of Sight
8.0

The Sensation of Sight

2006as Alice
Silver Bullets
4.1

Silver Bullets

2011as June
Taking A Stand
10.0

Taking A Stand

1989as Elly Robinson
Year of the Fox
6.3

Year of the Fox

2023as Paulene
Build the Wall
3.3

Build the Wall

2020as Sarah
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
7.3

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999as Self (archive footage)
Alexander the Last
4.6

Alexander the Last

2009as Director
Lifelines
3.4

Lifelines

2008as Nancy Bernstein
Day at the Beach
7.0

Day at the Beach

1998as Marie
Stray Bullets
7.0

Stray Bullets

2012
Intervene

Intervene

2018as Gwendolyn