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Jane Adams Biography

Birth Name:Jane Adams

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Actress, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • For her Broadway performance in "An Inspector Calls," she won a Tony Award for best performance by a featured actress
  • Earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Julliard School's Drama Division in 1989
  • Her early career consisted of stage work with the Seattle Repertory Theatre
  • Is interested in improvisation, and once made a film with no script with director Joe Swanberg
  • The characters she plays can often be described as awkward, though she stated that she delineates between awkward and pathetic
  • Left the Old Vic production of Arthur Miller's "Resurrection Blues" several days before it was scheduled to close
  • Made the tinfoil swan that she carries in a scene in "Little Children․"

Awards

  • 1998NBR Award-Best Acting by an Ensemble: winner
  • 2000Special Jury Prize-Dramatic: winner
  • 2002Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2005Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2010OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2010WIN Award-Actress Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Best of Festival Award-Best Actress in a Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2020FFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2020IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2021Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2024OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated