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Amy Adams

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen]

Enchanted [Fullscreen]

Underdog

The Ex [Widescreen] [Unrated]

Standing Still [Widescreen]

The Last Run

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Born: 08/20/1975 Italy

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Biography: An actress with a knack for light comedy, Amy Adams was born in Italy and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado. After high school, she studied dance and worked in regional dinner theater until age 20, when she moved to Minnesota with her family after being spotted by a visiting Minneapolis producer and recruited to work in his dinner theater there. She landed her first film role in the satiric 1999 comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous, which was, appropriately enough, set in Minnesota. After appearing in the independent comedy Psycho Beach Party, Adams made guest appearances on a number of television series, including That 70s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The West Wing; she was also cast as a regular in Manchester Prep, a TV spin-off of the hit film Cruel Intentions. Manchester Prep, however, was never aired when its network decided that the show's sexual content was too strong for television, although several episodes were eventually re-edited into a direct-to-video feature entitled Cruel Intentions 2. 2002 proved to be a very busy year for Adams, who appeared in no fewer than four features, including the eagerly anticipated Catch Me if You Can, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Adams took a 2 year break following Catch Me If You Can, reemerging in 2004 to appear with Fred Savage in the low-key comedy/drama The Last Run. The next year she took a substantial role in the romantic comedy The Wedding Date, but the part that proved to be a career-shaping one was the very innocent, very pregnant Ashley in Phil Morrison's independent film Junebug. Adams was adored by audiences and praised by critics for her quirky, sensitive performance, and she netted a Best Supporting Actress nomination in the process. The young actress rounded out 2005 with a series of regular appearances on the wildly popular TV comedy The Office. By 2006 was appearing in the NASCAR comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, alongside Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen. 2007 provided a big boost to her lead-actress stock in the form of Disney's Enchanted, a Splash-like confection in which Adams played a fairytale princess inadvertently plopped into the alternate universe of modern-day New York City. The family-friendly Thanksgiving release racked up considerable praise and millions of box-office dollars. ~ All Movie Guide

DVDs that Amy Adams appeared in...

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08/19/2008 - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
04/22/2008 - Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen]
03/18/2008 - Enchanted [Fullscreen]
12/18/2007 - Underdog
08/21/2007 - The Ex [Widescreen] [Unrated]
06/26/2007 - Standing Still [Widescreen]
06/19/2007 - The Last Run
02/27/2007 - Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
12/12/2006 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby [Widescreen] [Rated]
01/17/2006 - Junebug

Awards

2008	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association
2008	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild
2008	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Detroit Film Critics Society
2008	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2007	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (nominee)	Golden Globe	Enchanted [Fullscreen]
2007	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (nominee)	Golden Satellite Award	Enchanted [Fullscreen]
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Detroit Film Critics Society	Enchanted [Fullscreen]
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Utah Film Critics	Enchanted [Fullscreen]
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Ohio Film Critics	Enchanted [Fullscreen]
2007	Best Actress (nominee)	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Enchanted [Fullscreen]