Actor profile

Jane Adams

1st April 1965 Washington, D.C., USA Acting

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).

50 Movies 23 TV Shows 73 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Year of the Fox poster

Year of the Fox 13th May 2023 as Paulene

Sick poster

Sick 11th September 2022 as Pamela

Dog poster

Dog 17th February 2022 as Tamara

Build the Wall poster

Build the Wall 27th August 2020 as Sarah

She Dies Tomorrow poster

She Dies Tomorrow 31st July 2020 as Jane

Intervene poster

Intervene 25th April 2018 as Gwendolyn

Brigsby Bear poster

Brigsby Bear 27th July 2017 as April Mitchum

Always Shine poster

Always Shine 25th November 2016 as Summer

Digging for Fire poster

Digging for Fire 21st August 2015 as Woman on Beach

Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist 20th May 2015 as Dr. Claire Powell

All the Light in the Sky poster

All the Light in the Sky 20th December 2013 as Marie

Stray Bullets poster

Stray Bullets 1st February 2012

The Lie poster

The Lie 18th November 2011 as Dr. Bentel

Silver Bullets poster

Silver Bullets 28th October 2011 as June

Restless poster

Restless 16th September 2011 as Mabel Tell

Calvin Marshall poster

Calvin Marshall 23rd October 2009 as June Marshall

Alexander the Last poster

Alexander the Last 14th March 2009 as Director

The Wackness poster

The Wackness 3rd July 2008 as Eleanor

Lifelines poster

Lifelines 1st January 2008 as Nancy Bernstein

The Brave One poster

The Brave One 12th September 2007 as Nicole

Little Children poster

Little Children 6th October 2006 as Sheila

The Sensation of Sight poster

The Sensation of Sight 1st August 2006 as Alice

Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday 13th January 2006 as Rochelle

Stone Cold poster

Stone Cold 20th February 2005 as Brianna Lincoln

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 16th December 2004 as White-Faced Women

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 19th March 2004 as Carrie

Searching for Debra Winger poster

Searching for Debra Winger 13th July 2002 as Self (uncredited)

Orange County poster

Orange County 11th January 2002 as Mona

The Anniversary Party poster

The Anniversary Party 9th June 2001 as Clair Forsyth

Songcatcher poster

Songcatcher 1st March 2001 as Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys 22nd February 2000 as Oola

From Where I Sit 1st January 2000 as Ruth

Mumford poster

Mumford 24th September 1999 as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler

A Fish in the Bathtub poster

A Fish in the Bathtub 1st March 1999 as Ruthie

A Texas Funeral poster

A Texas Funeral 1st January 1999 as Mary Joan

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' poster

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1st January 1999 as Self (archive footage)

You've Got Mail poster

You've Got Mail 18th December 1998 as Sydney Anne (uncredited)

Happiness poster

Happiness 11th October 1998 as Joy Jordan

Day at the Beach poster

Day at the Beach 29th May 1998 as Marie

Music from Another Room poster

Music from Another Room 24th April 1998 as Irene Swan

Kansas City poster

Kansas City 16th August 1996 as Nettie Bolt

Father of the Bride Part II poster

Father of the Bride Part II 8th December 1995 as Dr. Megan Eisenberg

Notes For My Daughter 6th April 1995 as Michelle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 7th September 1994 as Ruth Hale

I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble 29th June 1994 as Evans

Light Sleeper poster

Light Sleeper 21st August 1992 as Randi Jost

Rising Son poster

Rising Son 23rd July 1990 as Meg Bradley

Vital Signs poster

Vital Signs 13th April 1990 as Suzanne Maloney

Taking A Stand poster

Taking A Stand 19th January 1989 as Elly Robinson

Bombs Away 1st June 1985 as Greeting Girl

Good American Family poster

Good American Family 19th March 2025 as JJ

The Idol poster

The Idol 4th June 2023 as Nikki

Hacks poster

Hacks 13th May 2021 as Nina

Messiah poster

Messiah 1st January 2020 as Miriam Keneally

Easy poster

Easy 22nd September 2016 as Annabelle Jones

Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete 7th August 2015 as Maggie Murphy

Hung poster

Hung 28th June 2009 as Tanya Skagle

In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight 1st June 2008 as Ruth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Bonnie

Carnivàle poster

Carnivàle 14th September 2003 as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Sylvia Campbell

Citizen Baines poster

Citizen Baines 29th September 2001

Night Visions poster

Night Visions 12th July 2001 as Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Belinda Goff

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Joanne Parsons

Liberty! poster

Liberty! 23rd November 1997 as Sara Scott

Relativity poster

Relativity 24th September 1996 as Karen Lukens

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Mona Bailey

Frasier poster

Frasier 16th September 1993 as Mel Karnofsky

Lifestories: Families in Crisis 1st August 1992

Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks 8th April 1990 as Constance Talbot

Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside 30th September 1984 as Charlotte Rose Cantrell

Family Ties poster

Family Ties 22nd September 1982 as Marty Brodie