Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968 in North Little Rock , Arkansas ) is an American actress .
Life and accomplishments
After making her film debut in Exorcist II - The Heretic as an 8-year-old , she was only seen again in a few television series in the early 1990s. In addition to several appearances in A Terribly Nice Family between 1991 and 1993, she was also in Top of the Heap (1991) and Verducci and Son ( Vinnie & Bobby , 1992).
She then shot the film Confusion with Richard Linklater . There she met Ben Affleck , who introduced her to his buddy Kevin Smith , in whose films she has since appeared regularly. In the comedy Chasing Amy (1997) she played the female lead alongside Affleck and Jason Lee . For her part of "Alyssa Jones" she was nominated for the 1998 Golden Globe and the MTV Movie Award (in two categories) and also won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award .
She played one of the leading roles in the comedy Big Daddy (1999) alongside Adam Sandler , for which she was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2000. After starring in 1998 with Vince Vaughn in No Father of Yesterday , they collaborated again in 2006 for the comedy Separation With Obstacles . Jennifer Aniston took on another leading role .
In 2006, Adams made her directorial debut with the film Come Early Morning , for which she also wrote the screenplay. Ashley Judd and Diane Ladd played the leading roles . Adams won the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award for this and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival .
In 2006, after spending eighteen years in Hollywood , Adams moved to Biloxi , Mississippi .
Filmography (selection)
As an actress
- 1977: Exorcist II - The Heretic (Exorcist II: The Heretic)
- 1991: Top of the Heap (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1992: Verducci and Son ( Vinnie & Bobby ; TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1991–1993: A Terribly Nice Family ( Marriedn with Children ; TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1993: Confusion - summer Ausgeflippten (Dazed and Confused)
- 1993: The Coneheads (Coneheads)
- 1993: Challenge - The Program
- 1994: 36 Days of Terror (SFW)
- 1994: Sleep with Me (Sleep with Me)
- 1995: Mallrats
- 1996: Bud & Doyle: Totally organic. Guaranteed harmful (Bio-Dome)
- 1996: Michael
- 1997: Chasing Amy
- 1998: No Father of Yesterday (A Cool, Dry Place)
- 1999: Big Daddy
- 2000: Beautiful
- 2000: Bruno
- 2001: Harvard Man
- 2001: Dr. Dolittle 2 (voice)
- 2001: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- 2001: Shadows of Death: In the Mafia's Crosshairs (In the Shadows)
- 2002: Beeper
- 2002: Grand Champion
- 2003: The Big Empty
- 2004: A Promise Kept (The Gunman)
- 2005: Veronica Mars (TV series, episode Weapons of Class Destruction )
- 2006: Separation with Obstacles (The Break-Up)
- 2007: Bunny Whipped
- 2008: Trucker
- 2009: ExTerminators
- 2010: Taras Welten ( United States of Tara ; TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2010: Endure
- 2012: Art Machine
- 2013: Blue Caprice
- 2014: Switched at Birth (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2014: Animal
- 2015: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode Sledgehammer )
- 2015: Mulberry Stains
- 2016: All the Birds Have Flown South
- 2016–2017: Still the King (TV series, 26 episodes)
- 2019: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Behind the camera
- 2006: Come Early Morning - The way to me ( Come Early Morning ) - Director and screenplay
- 2006: Come Early Morning - screenplay
- 2016: All the Birds Have Flown South - Executive Producer
- 2017: Still the King - TV series, directed 2 episodes
Web links
- Joey Lauren Adams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joey Lauren Adams at filmreference.com (English)
- Joey Lauren Adams in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Joey Lauren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adams, Joely; Adams, Joey; Lyle, Lauren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Little Rock , Arkansas , United States |