Jane Adams
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Good American Family
2025
as JJ
Year of the Fox
2023
as Paulene
The Idol
2023
as Nikki
Sick
2022
as Pamela
Dog
2022
as Tamara
Hacks
2021
as Nina
She Dies Tomorrow
2020
as Jane
Build the Wall
2020
as Sarah
Messiah
2020
as Miriam Keneally
Intervene
2018
as Gwendolyn
Brigsby Bear
2017
as April Mitchum
Always Shine
2016
as Summer
Easy
2016
as Annabelle Jones
Digging for Fire
2015
as Woman on Beach
Poltergeist
2015
as Dr. Claire Powell
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Maggie Murphy
All the Light in the Sky
2013
as Marie
Stray Bullets
2012
Restless
2011
as Mabel Tell
The Lie
2011
as Dr. Bentel
Silver Bullets
2011
as June
Alexander the Last
2009
as Director
Calvin Marshall
2009
as June Marshall
Hung
2009
as Tanya Skagle
The Wackness
2008
as Eleanor
Lifelines
2008
as Nancy Bernstein
In Plain Sight
2008
as Ruth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson
The Brave One
2007
as Nicole
Little Children
2006
as Sheila
Last Holiday
2006
as Rochelle
The Sensation of Sight
2006
as Alice
Stone Cold
2005
as Brianna Lincoln
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Carrie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as White-Faced Women
House
2004
as Bonnie
Carnivàle
2003
as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Orange County
2002
as Mona
Songcatcher
2001
as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
The Anniversary Party
2001
as Clair Forsyth
Night Visions
2001
as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Sylvia Campbell
Citizen Baines
2001
as Reeva Baines Eidenberg
Wonder Boys
2000
as Oola
From Where I Sit
2000
as Ruth
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Belinda Goff
Mumford
1999
as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
A Texas Funeral
1999
as Mary Joan
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Ruthie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Joanne Parsons
Happiness
1998
as Joy Jordan
Music from Another Room
1998
as Irene Swan
Day at the Beach
1998
as Marie
You've Got Mail
1998
as Sydney Anne (uncredited)
Liberty!
1997
as Sara Scott
Kansas City
1996
as Nettie Bolt
Relativity
1996
as Karen Lukens
Father of the Bride Part II
1995
as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Michelle
The Outer Limits
1995
as Mona Bailey
I Love Trouble
1994
as Evans
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Ruth Hale
The Perfect Woman
1993
Frasier
1993
as Mel Karnofsky
Light Sleeper
1992
as Randi Jost
Lifestories: Families in Crisis
1992
Rising Son
1990
as Meg Bradley
Vital Signs
1990
as Suzanne Maloney
Twin Peaks
1990
as Constance Talbot
Taking a Stand
1989
as Elly Robinson
Bombs Away
1985
as Greeting Girl
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Charlotte Rose Cantrell
Family Ties
1982
as Andrea
Family Ties
1982
as Marty Brodie