Person
Jane Adams
Acting · Born 1965-04-01 · Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
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).
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joanne Parsons
House
Bonnie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Belinda Goff
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sylvia Campbell
Frasier
Mel Karnofsky
Hacks
Nina
Twin Peaks
Constance Talbot
Family Ties
Andrea
Sneaky Pete
Maggie Murphy
The Outer Limits
Mona Bailey
Filmography
- 2025Good American FamilyJJ
- 2023The IdolNikki
- 2023Year of the FoxPaulene
- 2022SickPamela
- 2022DogTamara
- 2021HacksNina
- 2020Build the WallSarah
- 2020She Dies TomorrowJane
- 2020MessiahMiriam Keneally
- 2018InterveneGwendolyn
- 2017Brigsby BearApril Mitchum
- 2016Always ShineSummer
- 2016EasyAnnabelle Jones
- 2015Digging for FireWoman on Beach
- 2015Sneaky PeteMaggie Murphy
- 2015PoltergeistDr. Claire Powell
- 2013All the Light in the SkyMarie
- 2012Stray Bullets
- 2011The LieDr. Bentel
- 2011Silver BulletsJune
- 2011RestlessMabel Tell
- 2009Calvin MarshallJune Marshall
- 2009HungTanya Skagle
- 2009Alexander the LastDirector
- 2008The WacknessEleanor
- 2008In Plain SightRuth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson
- 2008LifelinesNancy Bernstein
- 2007The Brave OneNicole
- 2006Little ChildrenSheila
- 2006The Sensation of SightAlice
- 2006Last HolidayRochelle
- 2005Stone ColdBrianna Lincoln
- 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsWhite-Faced Women
- 2004HouseBonnie
- 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCarrie
- 2003CarnivàleMother of Dead Baby (uncredited)
- 2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf (uncredited)
- 2002Orange CountyMona
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSylvia Campbell
- 2001Citizen BainesReeva Baines Eidenberg
- 2001Night VisionsAmanda (segment "The Doghouse")
- 2001The Anniversary PartyClair Forsyth
- 2001SongcatcherEleanor 'Elna' Penleric
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBelinda Goff
- 2000Wonder BoysOola
- 2000From Where I SitRuth
- 1999MumfordDr. Phyllis Sheeler
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoanne Parsons
- 1999A Fish in the BathtubRuthie
- 1999A Texas FuneralMary Joan
- 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
- 1998You've Got MailSydney Anne (uncredited)
- 1998HappinessJoy Jordan
- 1998Day at the BeachMarie
- 1998Music from Another RoomIrene Swan
- 1997Liberty!Sara Scott
- 1996RelativityKaren Lukens
- 1996Kansas CityNettie Bolt
- 1995Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Megan Eisenberg
- 1995Notes For My DaughterMichelle
- 1995The Outer LimitsMona Bailey
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRuth Hale
- 1994I Love TroubleEvans
- 1993The Perfect Woman
- 1993FrasierMel Karnofsky
- 1992Light SleeperRandi Jost
- 1992Lifestories: Families in Crisis
- 1990Rising SonMeg Bradley
- 1990Vital SignsSuzanne Maloney
- 1990Twin PeaksConstance Talbot
- 1989Taking A StandElly Robinson
- 1985Bombs AwayGreeting Girl
- 1984Tales from the DarksideCharlotte Rose Cantrell
- 1982Family TiesAndrea
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