Amy Lou Adams (born August , ) is an American actress. Known for both
her comedic and dramatic performances, she has placed three times in
annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. Her
accolades include two Golden Globes, and nominations for six Academy
Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards.Born in Vicenza, Italy,
and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Adams is the fourth of seven
siblings. She trained to be a ballerina, but at age , she found
musical theater a better fit, and from to , she worked in dinner
theater. She made her feature film debut with a supporting part in the
satire Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los Angeles, she made
guest appearances in television and took on "mean girl" parts in
small-scale features. Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's
biopic Catch Me If You Can, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, but she was
unemployed for a year afterward. Her breakthrough came in the part of
a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent film Junebug.
her comedic and dramatic performances, she has placed three times in
annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. Her
accolades include two Golden Globes, and nominations for six Academy
Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards.Born in Vicenza, Italy,
and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Adams is the fourth of seven
siblings. She trained to be a ballerina, but at age , she found
musical theater a better fit, and from to , she worked in dinner
theater. She made her feature film debut with a supporting part in the
satire Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los Angeles, she made
guest appearances in television and took on "mean girl" parts in
small-scale features. Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's
biopic Catch Me If You Can, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, but she was
unemployed for a year afterward. Her breakthrough came in the part of
a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent film Junebug.
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