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Personal Info

Birth date

1965-04-01 (60 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also known as

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Jane Adams

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 on Television for the HBO series Hung (2009–11).

Filmography

Acting

2025Good American Family (2 Episodes) as JJ

2023The Idol (5 Episodes) as Nikki

2023Year of the Fox as Paulene

2022Sick as Pamela

2022Dog as Tamara

2021Hacks (7 Episodes) as Nina

2020Build the Wall as Sarah

2020She Dies Tomorrow as Jane

2020Messiah (10 Episodes) as Miriam Keneally

2018Intervene as Gwendolyn

2017Brigsby Bear as April Mitchum

2016Always Shine as Summer

2016Easy (5 Episodes) as Annabelle Jones

2015Digging for Fire as Woman on Beach

2015Sneaky Pete (11 Episodes) as Maggie Murphy

2015Poltergeist as Dr. Claire Powell

2013All the Light in the Sky as Marie

2012Stray Bullets as Unknown

2011The Lie as Dr. Bentel

2011Silver Bullets as June

2011Restless as Mabel Tell

2009Calvin Marshall as June Marshall

2009Hung (30 Episodes) as Tanya Skagle

2009Alexander the Last as Director

2008The Wackness as Eleanor

2008In Plain Sight (1 Episode) as Ruth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson

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

2004House (1 Episode) as Bonnie

2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Carrie

2003Carnivàle (1 Episode) as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)

2002Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)

2002Orange County as Mona

2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Sylvia Campbell

2001Citizen Baines (9 Episodes) as Unknown

2001Night Visions (1 Episode) as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")

2001The Anniversary Party as Clair Forsyth

2001Songcatcher as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Belinda Goff

2000Wonder Boys as Oola

2000From Where I Sit as Ruth

1999Mumford as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler

1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Joanne Parsons

1999A Fish in the Bathtub as Ruthie

1999A Texas Funeral as Mary Joan

1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' as Self (archive footage)

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

1997Liberty! (6 Episodes) as Sara Scott

1996Relativity (17 Episodes) as Karen Lukens

1996Kansas City as Nettie Bolt

1995Father of the Bride Part II as Dr. Megan Eisenberg

1995Notes For My Daughter as Michelle

1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Mona Bailey

1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Ruth Hale

1994I Love Trouble as Evans

1993Frasier (11 Episodes) as Mel Karnofsky

1992Light Sleeper as Randi Jost

1992Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1 Episode) as Unknown

1990Rising Son as Meg Bradley

1990Vital Signs as Suzanne Maloney

1990Twin Peaks (6 Episodes) as Constance Talbot

1989Taking A Stand as Elly Robinson

1985Bombs Away as Greeting Girl

1984Tales from the Darkside (1 Episode) as Charlotte Rose Cantrell

1982Family Ties (1, 2 Episode) as Andrea, Marty Brodie

Writing

2020Build the Wall ... Screenplay

2013All the Light in the Sky ... Writer

Crew

2009Alexander the Last ... Additional Writing