Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)

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Jane Adams (born April 1, 1965)[1][2][3] is an American actress and screenwriter. Known for her work in independent cinema, her acting credits include Light Sleeper (1992), Happiness (1998), Mumford (1999), Songcatcher (2000), The Anniversary Party (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Little Children (2006), All the Light in the Sky (2012), and She Dies Tomorrow (2020).

On television, she appeared in the recurring role of Dr. Mel Karnofsky on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1999–2000) and co-starred as Nikki Katz on HBO's drama series The Idol (2023). For her role as Tanya Skagl on HBO's Hung (2009–2011) she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award. She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – in 2021 and 2022 – for portraying Nina Daniels on the HBO series Hacks (2021).

Adams made her Broadway debut in the original production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet in 1991 and won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Sheila Birling in the revival of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls (1994).

Early life and education

Jane Adams is the daughter of Janice, an administrative assistant, and William Adams, an engineer.[4] She attended the University of Washington, where she studied political science, and the Cornish College of the Arts, where she took theater. She attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1985–1989, Group 18)[5] where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1989.[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career

Adams performed theatre at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. She turned down the chance to work in Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg for the opportunity to work with Arthur Miller onstage.

She worked with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Father of the Bride Part II. She went back to the stage and won the 1994 Tony Award for best performance by a featured actress in a play for the Broadway revival of An Inspector Calls. She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best debut performance in a play in the Broadway production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet.[7]

In 1996, Adams portrayed Karen Lukens in the ABC-TV drama series Relativity.Template:R

In 1998, she starred in the misanthropic dark comedy Happiness with Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing the role of Joy, a sensitive single woman who is struggling with life. She and the cast won many ensemble awards. The next year, Adams got a recurring role on the comedy series Frasier from 1999 to 2000. She played Dr. Mel Karnofsky, who became Niles Crane's second wife. She also had a role in the 1999 film Mumford.[8]

In 2001, she was in the independent film titled Songcatcher, with Janet McTeer. She and the cast won a Sundance Special Jury Prize.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She also portrayed Reeva Baines Eidenberg in the CBS drama series Citizen Baines.[9] Adams has also appeared in mainstream films such as You've Got Mail (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), and Last Holiday (2006). In 2007, she appeared in The Sensation of Sight and The Brave One. In the latter film, she appeared opposite Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Naveen Andrews.

From 2009 to 2011, Adams co-starred in the HBO series Hung opposite Thomas Jane.Template:R She starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film All the Light in the Sky with director Joe Swanberg for which she was named Best Actress at the Nashville Film Festival.[10]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Bombs Away Greeting Girl
1990 Vital Signs Suzanne Maloney
1992 Light Sleeper Randi Jost
1994 I Love Trouble Evans
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Ruth Hale
1995 Father of the Bride Part II Dr. Megan Eisenberg
1996 Kansas City Nettie Bolt
1998 Music from Another Room Irene
1998 Happiness Joy Jordan [11]
1998 Day at the Beach Marie
1998 You've Got Mail Sydney Anne Uncredited
1999 Template:Sortname Ruthie
1999 A Texas Funeral Mary Joan
1999 Mumford Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
2000 Songcatcher Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
2000 Wonder Boys[11] Oola
2001 Template:Sortname Clair Forsyth
2002 Orange County Mona
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind[11] Carrie
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events White-Faced Woman
2006 Last Holiday Rochelle
2006 Little Children Sheila
2006 Template:Sortname Alice
2007 Template:Sortname Nicole
2008 Template:Sortname Eleanor
2008 Lifelines Nancy Bernstein
2009 Alexander the Last Director
2009 Calvin Marshall June Marshall
2011 The Lie Dr. Bentel
2011 Silver Bullets June
2011 Restless Mabel
2012 All the Light in the Sky Marie Also writer
2015 Digging for Fire Woman on beach
2015 Poltergeist Dr. Brooke Powell
2016 Always Shine Summer
2017 Brigsby Bear April
2018 Intervene Gwendolyn Short film
2020 She Dies Tomorrow Jane
2020 Build the Wall Sarah
2022 Dog Tamara
2022 Sick Pamela
2023 Year of the Fox Paulene

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Tales from the Darkside Charlotte Rose Cantrell Episode: "Deliver Us from Goodness"
1987, 1989 Family Ties First Love / Marty Brodie 3 episodes
1989, 1995 ABC Afterschool Special Elly Robinson / Michelle 2 episodes
1990 Rising Son Meg Bradley Television film
1993 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Beth Episode: "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story"
1996 Relativity Karen Lukens 7 episodes
1997 Liberty! Sara Scott 6 episodes
1999 Template:Sortname Mona Bailey Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think"
1999–2000 Frasier Dr. Mel Karnofsky Recurring; 11 episodes[11]
2000 Citizen Baines Reeva Eidenberg 9 episodes
2000 From Where I Sit Ruth Pilot
2001 Night Visions Amanda Episode: "The Doghouse"
2003 Carnivàle Mother of Dead Baby Uncredited; Episode: "Milfay"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sylvia Campbell Episode: "The Gift"
2005 Stone Cold Brianna Lincoln Television film
2007 House Bonnie Episode: "House Training"
2008 In Plain Sight Ruth Ferguson / Ruth Fraser Episode: "Don of the Dead"
2009–2011 Hung Tanya Skagle[11] 30 episodes
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Joanne Parsons Episode: "Learning Curve"
2013 Axe Cop Red Headed Women Voice; Episode: "Super Axe"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Belinda Goff Episode: "Rubbery Homicide"
2016–2019 Easy Annabelle Jones 5 episodes
2016 Atlanta Janice Episode: "Nobody Beats the Biebs"
2017 Twin Peaks Constance Talbot 6 episodes
2017 Claws Gladys Coleman Pirette 4 episodes
2018–2019 Sneaky Pete Maggie Murphy 8 episodes
2020 Messiah Miriam Keneally 10 episodes
2021–present Hacks Nina 6 episodes
2023 The Idol Nikki Katz 5 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Playwright Venue Ref.
1991 I Hate Hamlet Deirdre McDavey Paul Rudnick Walter Kerr Theater, Broadway [12]
1992 Template:Sortname Mary Warren Arthur Miller Belasco Theater, Broadway [13]
1992 The Glass Menagerie Laura Wingfield Tennessee Williams La Jolla Playhouse, Los Angeles [14]
1994 Template:Sortname Sheila Birling J.B. Priestley Royale Theatre, Broadway [15]
2003 Enchanted April Rose Arnott (replacement) Matthew Barber Belasco Theater, Broadway [16]
2004 Match Lisa Stephen Belber Plymouth Theater, Broadway [17]
2006 Resurrection Blues Emily Shapiro Arthur Miller The Old Vic, West End [18]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1991 Clarence Derwent Awards Best Supporting Female I Hate Hamlet Template:Won
1991 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Debut Performance Template:Won
1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Template:Sortname Template:Won
1994 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Template:Won [19]
1998 National Board of Review National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Happiness Template:Won
2000 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize Songcatcher Template:Won
2010 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Hung Template:Nom
2010 Women's Image Network Awards Actress Comedy Series Template:Nom
2013 Nashville Film Festival Best Actress in a Narrative Feature All the Light in the Sky Template:Won
2020 Florida Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress She Dies Tomorrow Template:Nom
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Hacks (episode: "I Think She Will") Template:Nom
2022 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Hacks (episode: "The Click") Template:Nom

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