Among mainstream moviegoers, Adams is most often remembered as the on-call obstetrician who keeps Steve Martin in check in Father of the Bride II. "Frasier" fans might also recognize her as Niles Crane's second wife, a plastic surgeon plagued with neuroses.
In acting circles, however, her name is far more synonymous with quirkier fare. Film critics praised Adams's work in the ensemble casts of Happiness, Songcatcher and The Anniversary Party, and she scored her first Golden Globe nomination playing an amateur pimp on the HBO dramedy "Hung."
The Brave OneOscar winner Jodie Foster stars in this dramatic thriller as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host who decides to take the law into her own hands after losing her fiancé in a brutal Central Park attack. With a determined cop (Terrence Howard) hot on her trail, Erica hunts down the assailants... Read More
HungDesperate for money after his house burns down, high school basketball coach Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) makes a drastic decision: He becomes a male escort. With his old flame Tanya (Jane Adams) marketing his "winning tool," Ray begins servicing the women of Detroit. Meanwhile, he deals with his... Read More
HappinessA bittersweet film that belies its title, Happiness is not for the squeamish, drawing a dark portrait of a supremely dysfunctional family in which each member battles personal demons amid plotlines involving pederasts and masturbation. Stories concern a prank telephone caller (Philip Seymour... Read More
Restless (2011) | PG-13 | |
The Lie (2011) | R | |
Silver Bullets (2011) | NR | |
Calvin Marshall (2009) | R | |
Alexander the Last (2009) | NR | |
Hung (2009) | TV-MA | |
The Wackness (2008) | R | |
NR | ||
The Brave One (2007) | R | |
Little Children (2006) | R | |
Last Holiday (2006) | PG-13 | |
The Sensation of Sight (2006) | R | |
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005) | R | |
R | ||
Orange County (2002) | PG-13 | |
The Anniversary Party (2001) | R | |
Songcatcher (2000) | PG-13 | |
Wonder Boys (2000) | R | |
PG | ||
Happiness (1998) | UR | |
Music from Another Room (1998) | PG-13 | |
Kansas City (1996) | R | |
PG | ||
Light Sleeper (1992) | R | |
Vital Signs (1990) | R | |
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