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Jane Adams

  • Birthplace: Washington, DC, USA
  • Birthday: April 1, 1965

A doe-eyed American player adept at portraying ethereal or slightly neurotic waifs, Jane Adams made her stage debut as the title role in a grade-school production of "Pinocchio.” While she took drama classes at Seattle's Cornish Institute, she enrolled in college as a political science major, but soon began to appear in local theater. Eventually, she moved east to New York City and enrolled at the prestigious Juilliard School while supporting herself as a nursery school teacher. Her acting career received a boost when, shortly after …more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Co-starred with Jodie Foster in the crime drama, "The Brave One"

  • 2006

    Cast in Todd Field's "Little Children"

  • 2004

    Cast opposite Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

  • 2001

    Cast as a neurotic actress in "The Anniversary Party"

  • 2000

    Appeared in the Sundance screened "Songcatcher" as the schoolteacher sister of the lead character

Awards

  • 2000

    Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Ensemble Performance:

  • 1998

    National Board of Review Ensemble Performance Award:

  • 1994

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

  • 1994

    Tony: Featured Actress in a Play

  • 1991

    Clarence Derwent Award:

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