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Amy Adams
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August 20, 1975 in Italy
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... Full Biography
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Amy Adams attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Sunshine Cleaning" at The Pacific Theaters at The...
Amy Adams walks the red carpet at the premiere of "Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"...
Amy Adams, star of the film "Doubt", photographed in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2008.
Amy Adams attends the Oscar Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Feb. 2,...
Amy Adams arrives to the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 35th Gala Tribute of Meryl Streep at Avery...
Amy Adams, 2004
Amy Adams arrives for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2009.
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