Jane Adams

Jane Adams

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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2023

Year of the Fox
Year of the Fox
as Paulene
Movie - Released: 5/13/2023
The Idol
The Idol
as Nikki
TV - Released: 6/4/2023

2022

Sick
Sick
as Pamela
Movie - Released: 9/11/2022
Dog
Dog
as Tamara
Movie - Released: 2/17/2022

2021

Hacks
Hacks
as Nina
TV - Released: 5/13/2021

2020

She Dies Tomorrow
She Dies Tomorrow
as Jane
Movie - Released: 7/31/2020
Build the Wall
Build the Wall
as Sarah
Movie - Released: 8/27/2020
Messiah
Messiah
as Miriam Keneally
TV - Released: 1/1/2020

2018

Intervene
Intervene
as Gwendolyn
Movie - Released: 4/25/2018

2017

Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear
as April Mitchum
Movie - Released: 7/27/2017

2016

Always Shine
Always Shine
as Summer
Movie - Released: 11/25/2016
Easy
Easy
as Annabelle Jones
TV - Released: 9/22/2016

2015

Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire
as Woman on Beach
Movie - Released: 8/21/2015
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
as Dr. Claire Powell
Movie - Released: 5/20/2015
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete
as Maggie Murphy
TV - Released: 8/7/2015

2013

All the Light in the Sky
All the Light in the Sky
as Marie
Movie - Released: 12/20/2013

2012

Stray Bullets
Stray Bullets
Movie - Released: 2/1/2012

2011

Restless
Restless
as Mabel Tell
Movie - Released: 9/16/2011
The Lie
The Lie
as Dr. Bentel
Movie - Released: 11/18/2011
Silver Bullets
Silver Bullets
as June
Movie - Released: 10/28/2011

2009

Alexander the Last
Alexander the Last
as Director
Movie - Released: 3/14/2009
Calvin Marshall
Calvin Marshall
as June Marshall
Movie - Released: 10/23/2009
Hung
Hung
as Tanya Skagle
TV - Released: 6/28/2009

2008

The Wackness
The Wackness
as Eleanor
Movie - Released: 7/3/2008
Lifelines
Lifelines
as Nancy Bernstein
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2007

The Brave One
The Brave One
as Nicole
Movie - Released: 9/12/2007

2006

Little Children
Little Children
as Sheila
Movie - Released: 10/6/2006
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as Rochelle
Movie - Released: 1/13/2006
The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight
as Alice
Movie - Released: 8/1/2006

2005

Stone Cold
Stone Cold
as Brianna Lincoln
Movie - Released: 2/20/2005

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Carrie
Movie - Released: 3/19/2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as White-Faced Women
Movie - Released: 12/16/2004
House
House
as Bonnie
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Carnivàle
Carnivàle
as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/14/2003

2002

Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/13/2002
Orange County
Orange County
as Mona
Movie - Released: 1/11/2002

2001

Songcatcher
Songcatcher
as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
Movie - Released: 3/1/2001
The Anniversary Party
The Anniversary Party
as Clair Forsyth
Movie - Released: 6/9/2001
Night Visions
Night Visions
as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")
TV - Released: 7/12/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sylvia Campbell
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
Citizen Baines
Citizen Baines
TV - Released: 9/29/2001

2000

Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
as Oola
Movie - Released: 2/22/2000
Movie
From Where I Sit
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Belinda Goff
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Mumford
Mumford
as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
Movie - Released: 9/24/1999
A Texas Funeral
A Texas Funeral
as Mary Joan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Ruthie
Movie - Released: 3/1/1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Joanne Parsons
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Happiness
Happiness
as Joy Jordan
Movie - Released: 10/11/1998
Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room
as Irene Swan
Movie - Released: 4/24/1998
Day at the Beach
Day at the Beach
as Marie
Movie - Released: 5/29/1998
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail
as Sydney Anne (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1998

1997

Liberty!
Liberty!
as Sara Scott
TV - Released: 11/23/1997

1996

Kansas City
Kansas City
as Nettie Bolt
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996
Relativity
Relativity
as Karen Lukens
TV - Released: 9/24/1996

1995

Father of the Bride Part II
Father of the Bride Part II
as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
Movie - Released: 12/8/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Mona Bailey
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
as Evans
Movie - Released: 6/29/1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Ruth Hale
Movie - Released: 9/7/1994

1993

Frasier
Frasier
as Mel Karnofsky
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
as Randi Jost
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992
TV
Lifestories: Families in Crisis
TV - Released: 8/1/1992

1990

Rising Son
Rising Son
as Meg Bradley
Movie - Released: 7/23/1990
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
as Suzanne Maloney
Movie - Released: 4/13/1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Constance Talbot
TV - Released: 4/8/1990

1989

Taking A Stand
Taking A Stand
as Elly Robinson
Movie - Released: 1/19/1989

1985

Movie
Bombs Away
as Greeting Girl
Movie - Released: 6/1/1985

1984

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Charlotte Rose Cantrell
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Family Ties
Family Ties
as Andrea
TV - Released: 9/22/1982
Family Ties
Family Ties
as Marty Brodie
TV - Released: 9/22/1982