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Amy AdamsAmerican actress
Date of Birth: 20.08.1974
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Amy Adams
Early Life and Career BeginningsAmy Lou Adams, an American actress, was born on August 20, 1974, in Vincenza, Italy. Her father, Richard Kent Adams, served in the military at the Caserma Ederle base, and she became the fourth of seven children in the Adams family, who belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). After numerous relocations, the Adams family settled in Castle Rock, Colorado, where Richard Adams sang in restaurants and mother Catherine, formerly Hicken, worked as a amateur bodybuilding trainer. In 1985, Amy's parents divorced and distanced themselves from the Mormon faith, although she still respects the religious principles instilled in her during her childhood.
Amy had a good voice, excellent dancing skills, and an interest in sports. She sang in the school choir, won track and field competitions, but her greatest desire was to become a ballerina. She earned money to pay for dance lessons, even though her mother encouraged her to pursue success in track and field, which could lead to a scholarship for college, or in bodybuilding, where she could eventually help her as a trainer. However, Amy continued to dance, while also engaging in painting, sculpture, and reading. After graduating from high school, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia with her mother. At that time, she realized that ballet, with its strict discipline and precise movements, was not her calling, and she started looking for work in musical theater. She joined an amateur theater troupe and worked as a consultant at the clothing store "Gap". Later, she worked as a waitress at the popular chain restaurant "Hooters" and quit as soon as she earned enough money to buy a car.
Rise to Fame
In 1995, Amy Adams began working as a dancer in various musical theaters. She then received an offer from Michael Brindisi, the director of the famous Chanhassen Dinner Theater, and for three years she performed in various musical and dance numbers in Minnesota until she injured a muscle. In 1999, while on a break from work, the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous" was being filmed in Minnesota, and Amy decided to attend the casting. Director Kirstie Alley highly appreciated the newcomer and offered her to move to Los Angeles. The beginning of Amy Adams' film career was not very cheerful; she missed the theater and was not sure if she could become a successful actress. To make matters worse, her first work, the TV movie "Manchester Prep," which was intended as a spin-off of the film "Cruel Intentions," was a failure and was re-edited. However, in 2000, Amy Adams successfully played several small roles in popular TV series such as "Charmed," "Providence," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Producers and directors noticed her, and the young actress landed the role of Jodi Melville in the TV series "Smallville" (2001, episode "Craving").
Soon after, acclaimed director Steven Spielberg invited her to play a nurse in the detective comedy "Catch Me If You Can" (2002), where her co-star was Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was a huge success, but was followed by a long hiatus in Adams' career. She focused on voice acting for animations, appeared in several TV series, and even considered changing her profession. In 2005, Adams received an invitation to audition for the low-budget film "Junebug," which became a finalist at the Sundance Film Festival. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Ashley Johnsten and received enthusiastic reviews from film critics. This marked the beginning of Adams' continued success as she was flooded with offers for film roles. Her greatest commercial success came with the fantasy musical "Enchanted" (2007), in which she played the role of the fairy tale princess Giselle. She received her first award, the Critics' Choice Award, for this role. Songs from the film performed by Amy Adams were released as a separate album. Since then, she has received only positive reviews for her performances, even if the overall projects were not very successful. Among her highly acclaimed works are her role as James' sister in the film "Doubt" (2008), Charlene Fleming in the multi-Oscar-winning film "The Fighter" (2010), and Peggy Dodd in "The Master" (2012), for which she received the Critics' Choice Award. She won a Golden Globe for her role as Sydney Prosser, a dancer-stripper posing as an English aristocrat, in the crime tragicomedy "American Hustle" (2013), and the film itself received 34 awards in various categories. In 2014, Amy Adams was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people. That same year, she had several new projects planned, including the film "Big Eyes," a biographical film about the artist Margaret Keane, with Adams in the lead role. She is currently involved in the filming of a movie about Janis Joplin, where she plays the legendary singer, as well as another project related to the timeless theme of Superman, in which she will also appear in the lead role.
Personal Life
As for Amy Adams' personal life, she met her partner Darren Le Gallo in 2001 while both were attending acting courses in Los Angeles. They got engaged in 2008 but have postponed the wedding. In 2010, Adams and Le Gallo welcomed their daughter, Aviana Olea.
