Amy Adams Appreciation thread - Blu-ray Forum

Canada · 08-15-2015, 08:29 PM

Amy Lou Adams was born in Italy, on August 20, 1974 to American parents Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, while her father was a U.S. serviceman. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as smaller amounts of Danish, Swiss-German, and Norwegian, ancestry. She landed a major role in Catch Me If You Can (2002), playing opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. But this did not provide the break-through she might have hoped for, with no work being offered for about a year. She eventually returned to television, and joined the short-lived series, Dr. Vegas (2004).

Her role in the low-budget independent film Junebug (2005) (which was shot in 21 days) got her real attention, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as other awards. The following year, her ability to look like a wide-eyed Disney animated heroine helped her to be chosen from about 300 actresses auditioning for the role of "Giselle" in the animated/live-action feature film, Enchanted (2007), which would prove to be her major break-through role. Her vivacious yet innocent portrayal allowed her to use her singing and dancing talents. Her performance garnered a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.- Brian Greenhalgh not me.

AaronJ · 08-15-2015, 08:41 PM

God I find Amy Adams SO hot. She's very pretty with a rocking body. I love her voice. And on top of it, she's an excellent actress.

Mmmm.

Canada · 08-15-2015, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

God I find Amy Adams SO hot. She's very pretty with a rocking body. I love her voice. And on top of it, she's an excellent actress.

Mmmm.

Really hard to believe she's 40 years old isn't it?

AaronJ · 08-15-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Canada

Really hard to believe she's 40 years old isn't it?

Absolutely.

Batman1980 · 08-15-2015, 10:24 PM

Amazing choice for Lois Lane

Moviefan2k4 · 08-16-2015, 12:39 AM

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Amazing choice for Lois Lane

I was a little surprised when they cast Amy, since Lois has traditionally been a brunette in the comics...but she did a great job with the role. I felt the same way about Erica Durance and Kristin Kreuk in "Smallville", playing characters who have usually been depicted differently.

To this day, I've never seen "Enchanted" all the way through, because live-action translations of animated films seem like intentional parodies most of the time. But I'm glad Amy came back for "Dawn of Justice"; hopefully she'll get more to work with.

On a side note, she actually guest-starred in a very early episode of "Smallville", as a health-nut turned meteor freak, who lives off others' body fat (no, I'm not making it up).

Canada · 08-16-2015, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

On a side note, she actually guest-starred in a very early episode of "Smallville", as a health-nut turned meteor freak, who lives off others' body fat (no, I'm not making it up).

Batman1980 · 08-16-2015, 01:48 AM

She also guest-starred on Buffy, hard to believe one of the best actresses in the business used to be a guest actress for the CW.

Canada · 08-16-2015, 01:52 AM

There was another Vanity Fair photo that I wanted to post but it was to racy.

Canada · 08-16-2015, 01:57 AM

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She also guest-starred on Buffy, hard to believe one of the best actresses in the business used to be a guest actress for the CW.

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AaronJ · 08-16-2015, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Canada

There was another Vanity Fair photo that I wanted to post but it was to racy.

I know exactly the one you mean. And yeah, probably best not.

Oh, btw, speaking of VF:

CHANNING TATUM IS STEALING AMY!!!

drb999 · 08-16-2015, 07:18 AM

She's just gorgeous. I really loved her as Lois Lane in Man of Steel.

AaronJ · 08-16-2015, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by drb999

She's just gorgeous. I really loved her as Lois Lane in Man of Steel.

Yep. Perfect casting as others have already noted. She was just great.

i007spectre · 08-16-2015, 03:40 PM

Ive always thought her and JoAnna Garcia Swisher could pass as sisters.

AaronJ · 08-16-2015, 03:50 PM

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Ive always thought her and JoAnna Garcia Swisher could pass as sisters.

I had to look her up, but yeah you're absolutely right.

As it turns out, I definitely have seen her in something, since she was in 4 or 5 episodes of "Gossip Girl." But it's been a while since I watched those, so would need to refresh my memory.

But definitely. She and Amy are similar.

Veronica Mars · 08-16-2015, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

I had to look her up, but yeah you're absolutely right.

As it turns out, I definitely have seen her in something, since she was in 4 or 5 episodes of "Gossip Girl." But it's been a while since I watched those, so would need to refresh my memory.

But definitely. She and Amy are similar.

She was/is Ariel on Once Upon Time and I first saw her on Freaks and Geeks.

Amy is my favorite "older" actress and Jennifer Lawrence (who should have her own thread) my favorite
younger one.

blujacket · 08-16-2015, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

She was/is Ariel on Once Upon Time and I first saw her on Freaks and Geeks.

Amy is my favorite "older" actress and Jennifer Lawrence (who should have her own thread) my favorite
younger one.

Joanna Garcia plays Ariel

Veronica Mars · 08-16-2015, 06:00 PM

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Joanna Garcia plays Ariel

?????

AaronJ · 08-16-2015, 06:10 PM

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?????

Looks like she does, in 5 episodes anyways. I've never seen the show. But that's according to IMDB.

blujacket · 08-16-2015, 06:10 PM

That's not Amy Adams, that's Joanna Garcia

08-15-2015, 08:29 PM	#1
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Amy Adams Appreciation thread Amy Lou Adams was born in Italy, on August 20, 1974 to American parents Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, while her father was a U.S. serviceman. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as smaller amounts of Danish, Swiss-German, and Norwegian, ancestry. She landed a major role in Catch Me If You Can (2002), playing opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. But this did not provide the break-through she might have hoped for, with no work being offered for about a year. She eventually returned to television, and joined the short-lived series, Dr. Vegas (2004). Her role in the low-budget independent film Junebug (2005) (which was shot in 21 days) got her real attention, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as other awards. The following year, her ability to look like a wide-eyed Disney animated heroine helped her to be chosen from about 300 actresses auditioning for the role of "Giselle" in the animated/live-action feature film, Enchanted (2007), which would prove to be her major break-through role. Her vivacious yet innocent portrayal allowed her to use her singing and dancing talents. Her performance garnered a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.- Brian Greenhalgh not me. Last edited by Canada; 07-30-2017 at 04:13 AM.

08-15-2015, 08:41 PM	#2
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	God I find Amy Adams SO hot. She's very pretty with a rocking body. I love her voice. And on top of it, she's an excellent actress. Mmmm.

08-15-2015, 10:24 PM	#5
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Amazing choice for Lois Lane

08-16-2015, 01:48 AM	#8
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	She also guest-starred on Buffy, hard to believe one of the best actresses in the business used to be a guest actress for the CW.

08-16-2015, 01:52 AM	#9
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	There was another Vanity Fair photo that I wanted to post but it was to racy.

08-16-2015, 07:18 AM	#12
drb999 Blu-ray King Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Outer Space 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:706 DVD collection:57 MA collection:6 Digital collection:74 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1	She's just gorgeous. I really loved her as Lois Lane in Man of Steel.

08-16-2015, 03:40 PM	#14
i007spectre Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Missouri Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:130 Blu-ray collection:530 Trading Score:2	Ive always thought her and JoAnna Garcia Swisher could pass as sisters.

08-16-2015, 06:10 PM	#20
blujacket Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Dayton,Ohio 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:658	That's not Amy Adams, that's Joanna Garcia

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