Jane Adams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 April 1965 · Washington, D.C., USA
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
Acting 54
- 2023The Idol as Nikki Katz
- 2023Year of the Fox as Paulene
- 2022Sick as Pamela
- 2022Dog as Tamara
- 2020Build the Wall as Sarah
- 2020She Dies Tomorrow as Jane
- 2018Intervene as Gwendolyn
- 2017Brigsby Bear as April Mitchum
- 2016Always Shine as Summer
- 2015Digging for Fire as Woman on Beach
- 2015Poltergeist as Dr. Claire Powell
- 2013All the Light in the Sky as Marie
- 2012Stray Bullets
- 2011The Lie as Dr. Bentel
- 2011Silver Bullets as June
- 2011Restless as Mabel Tell
- 2009Calvin Marshall as June Marshall
- 2009Alexander the Last as Director
- 2008The Wackness as Eleanor
- 2008Lifelines as Nancy Bernstein
- 2007The Brave One as Nicole
- 2006Little Children as Sheila
- 2006The Sensation of Sight as Alice
- 2006Last Holiday as Rochelle
- 2005Stone Cold as Brianna Lincoln
- 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as White-Faced Women
- 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Carrie
- 2002Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
- 2002Orange County as Mona
- 2001The Anniversary Party as Clair Forsyth
- 2001Songcatcher as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
- 2000Wonder Boys as Oola
- 2000From Where I Sit as Ruth
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Belinda Goff · 1 episode
- 1999Mumford as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
- 1999A Fish in the Bathtub as Ruthie
- 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' as Self (archive footage)
- 1999A Texas Funeral as Mary Joan
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Joanne Parsons · 1 episode
- 1998You've Got Mail as Sydney Anne (uncredited)
- 1998Happiness as Joy Jordan
- 1998Day at the Beach as Marie
- 1998Music from Another Room as Irene Swan
- 1996Kansas City as Nettie Bolt
- 1995Father of the Bride Part II as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
- 1995Notes for My Daughter as Michelle
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Ruth Hale
- 1994I Love Trouble as Evans
- 1993The Perfect Woman
- 1992Light Sleeper as Randi Jost
- 1990Rising Son as Meg Bradley
- 1990Vital Signs as Suzanne Maloney
- 1989Taking a Stand as Elly Robinson
- 1985Bombs Away as Greeting Girl
Writing 2
- 2020Build the Wall · screenplay
- 2013All the Light in the Sky · writer
crew 1
- 2009Alexander the Last · additional writing