Jane Adams

Acting

Jane Adams

Born April 1, 1965Washington, D.C., USA73 credits

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

The Idol
2023The Idol
as NikkiTV
Year of the Fox
2023Year of the Fox
as PauleneMovie
Sick
2022Sick
as PamelaMovie
Dog
2022Dog
as TamaraMovie
Hacks
2021Hacks
as NinaTV
Build the Wall
2020Build the Wall
as SarahMovie
Messiah
2020Messiah
as Miriam KeneallyTV
Intervene
2018Intervene
as GwendolynMovie
Brigsby Bear
2017Brigsby Bear
as April MitchumMovie
Always Shine
2016Always Shine
as SummerMovie
Easy
2016Easy
as Annabelle JonesTV
Digging for Fire
2015Digging for Fire
as Woman on BeachMovie
Sneaky Pete
2015Sneaky Pete
as Maggie MurphyTV
Poltergeist
2015Poltergeist
as Dr. Claire PowellMovie
The Lie
2011The Lie
as Dr. BentelMovie
Silver Bullets
2011Silver Bullets
as JuneMovie
Restless
2011Restless
as Mabel TellMovie
Calvin Marshall
2009Calvin Marshall
as June MarshallMovie
Hung
2009Hung
as Tanya SkagleTV
Alexander the Last
2009Alexander the Last
as DirectorMovie
The Wackness
2008The Wackness
as EleanorMovie
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sight
as Ruth Fraser / Ruth FergusonTV
Lifelines
2008Lifelines
as Nancy BernsteinMovie
The Brave One
2007The Brave One
as NicoleMovie
Little Children
2006Little Children
as SheilaMovie
Last Holiday
2006Last Holiday
as RochelleMovie
Stone Cold
2005Stone Cold
as Brianna LincolnMovie
House
2004House
as BonnieTV
Carnivàle
2003Carnivàle
as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)TV
Searching for Debra Winger
2002Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Orange County
2002Orange County
as MonaMovie
Night Visions
2001Night Visions
as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")TV
The Anniversary Party
2001The Anniversary Party
as Clair ForsythMovie
Songcatcher
2001Songcatcher
as Eleanor 'Elna' PenlericMovie
Wonder Boys
2000Wonder Boys
as OolaMovie
Mumford
1999Mumford
as Dr. Phyllis SheelerMovie
A Texas Funeral
1999A Texas Funeral
as Mary JoanMovie
You've Got Mail
1998You've Got Mail
as Sydney Anne (uncredited)Movie
Happiness
1998Happiness
as Joy JordanMovie
Music from Another Room
1998Music from Another Room
as Irene SwanMovie
Liberty!
1997Liberty!
as Sara ScottTV
Relativity
1996Relativity
as Karen LukensTV
Kansas City
1996Kansas City
as Nettie BoltMovie
Father of the Bride Part II
1995Father of the Bride Part II
as Dr. Megan EisenbergMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Mona BaileyTV
I Love Trouble
1994I Love Trouble
as EvansMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Mel KarnofskyTV
Light Sleeper
1992Light Sleeper
as Randi JostMovie
Rising Son
1990Rising Son
as Meg BradleyMovie
Vital Signs
1990Vital Signs
as Suzanne MaloneyMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaks
as Constance TalbotTV
Taking A Stand
1989Taking A Stand
as Elly RobinsonMovie
B
1985Bombs Away
as Greeting GirlMovie
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darkside
as Charlotte Rose CantrellTV
Family Ties
1982Family Ties
as AndreaTV