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Jane Adams

Known for acting · Born 1 April 1965 · 61 · Washington, D.C., USA

77 credits

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).

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Known for

Happiness

1998

Hung

2009

Twin Peaks

1990

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

She Dies Tomorrow

2020

Frasier

1993

Restless

2011

Sneaky Pete

2015

Sick

2022

Messiah

2020

The Wackness

2008

Hacks

2021

Acting (74)

2025Good American FamilyJJ · 2 episodesSeries
2023The IdolNikki · 5 episodesSeries
2023Year of the FoxPauleneFilm
2022DogTamaraFilm
2022SickPamelaFilm
2021HacksNina · 9 episodesSeries
2020MessiahMiriam Keneally · 10 episodesSeries
2020She Dies TomorrowJaneFilm
2020Build the WallSarahFilm
2018InterveneGwendolynFilm
2017Brigsby BearApril MitchumFilm
2016EasyAnnabelle Jones · 5 episodesSeries
2016Always ShineSummerFilm
2015PoltergeistDr. Claire PowellFilm
2015Sneaky PeteMaggie Murphy · 11 episodesSeries
2015Digging for FireWoman on BeachFilm
2013All the Light in the SkyMarieFilm
2012Stray BulletsFilm
2011RestlessMabel TellFilm
2011Silver BulletsJuneFilm
2011The LieDr. BentelFilm
2009HungTanya Skagle · 30 episodesSeries
2009Calvin MarshallJune MarshallFilm
2009Alexander the LastDirectorFilm
2008The WacknessEleanorFilm
2008In Plain SightRuth Fraser / Ruth FergusonSeries
2008LifelinesNancy BernsteinFilm
2007The Brave OneNicoleFilm
2006Little ChildrenSheilaFilm
2006Last HolidayRochelleFilm
2006The Sensation of SightAliceFilm
2005Stone ColdBrianna LincolnFilm
2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCarrieFilm
2004HouseBonnieSeries
2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsWhite-Faced WomenFilm
2003CarnivàleMother of Dead Baby (uncredited)Series
2002Orange CountyMonaFilm
2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf (uncredited)Film
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSylvia CampbellSeries
2001The Anniversary PartyClair ForsythFilm
2001SongcatcherEleanor 'Elna' PenlericFilm
2001Night VisionsAmanda (segment "The Doghouse")Series
2001Citizen BainesReeva Baines Eidenberg · 9 episodesSeries
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBelinda GoffSeries
2000Wonder BoysOolaFilm
2000From Where I SitRuthFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoanne ParsonsSeries
1999MumfordDr. Phyllis SheelerFilm
1999A Texas FuneralMary JoanFilm
1999A Fish in the BathtubRuthieFilm
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)Film
1998You've Got MailSydney Anne (uncredited)Film
1998HappinessJoy JordanFilm
1998Music from Another RoomIrene SwanFilm
1998Day at the BeachMarieFilm
1997Liberty!Sara Scott · 6 episodesSeries
1996Kansas CityNettie BoltFilm
1996RelativityKaren Lukens · 17 episodesSeries
1995Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Megan EisenbergFilm
1995The Outer LimitsMona BaileySeries
1995Notes for My DaughterMichelleFilm
1994I Love TroubleEvansFilm
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRuth HaleFilm
1993FrasierMel Karnofsky · 11 episodesSeries
1993The Perfect WomanFilm
1992Light SleeperRandi JostFilm
1992Lifestories: Families in CrisisSeries
1990Twin PeaksConstance Talbot · 6 episodesSeries
1990Vital SignsSuzanne MaloneyFilm
1990Rising SonMeg BradleyFilm
1989Taking a StandElly RobinsonFilm
1985Bombs AwayGreeting GirlFilm
1984Tales from the DarksideCharlotte Rose CantrellSeries
1982Family TiesAndrea, Marty Brodie · 2 episodesSeries

Crew (1)

2009Alexander the LastAdditional WritingFilm

Writing (2)

2020Build the WallScreenplayFilm
2013All the Light in the SkyWriterFilm