Adams, Amy

Amy Adams was born in the city of Vicenza (Italy) ^[4] . Of the seven children born to American parents Richard Kent and Catherine Adams ( née Hicken), she was the fourth child - she has four brothers and two sisters ^[5] . Among her ancestors, in addition to the English, there were also Danes, Swiss and Norwegians ^[6] . Father Adams, an American soldier who constantly moved with his family from one military base to another, during her birth, served in the base of , located in Italy ^[7] . The girl was eight years old when the whole family moved to , Colorado. ^[8] Richard Kent is also a professional singer, and after leaving the armed forces he earned performances in restaurants, and his mother was semi-professional engaged in bodybuilding ^{[8] [9]} . The couple Adams professed Mormonism , but the family left the church after their parents divorced in 1985 ^[10] . She said the following about her religious upbringing: “It has invested in me a system of values ​​that I have been faithful to this day. The basic principle of “Do this to others ...” is what was driven into me. On a par with love ” ^[11] .

While studying at a Douglas County school, Adams sang in a school choir, and was also a student in a local dance troupe with the prospect of becoming a ballerina ^[12] . Parents hoped that her daughter would continue to attend athletic classes to get a chance at college, but she abandoned them for the sake of dancing. Adams later regretted her decision not to go to college: “I was not one of those people who enjoy the learning process. But I regret that I did not receive an education in due time ” ^[13] . After graduating from high school, she and her mother moved to Atlanta , Georgia ^[8] . Realizing that she was not talented enough to become a professional ballerina, Adams got a job in a musical theater. In her opinion, in contrast to the “too demanding and limited” ^[14] ballet, during the classes which often had the feeling that after “all these years devoted to him, the body was simply broken” ^[11] , performances in a musical theater corresponded to her temperament in much more so ^[11] . Until the age of eighteen, Adams performed in an amateur theater, moonlighting as a consultant at the Gap store ^[12] . A few weeks after graduating from high school ^[15] , she got her first full-time job at the Hooters restaurant as a senior waitress, a fact that journalists have repeatedly focused on ^[16] . Adams quit her job three weeks after saving enough money to buy her first car. Subsequently, recalling the work as a waitress, she confessed: “... I had a very naive idea of ​​what the“ Hooters “are. But I realized, and very quickly, that narrow shorts and beer do not combine! ” ^[8] .

1994-2004: Early work

Adams began her acting career as a dancer at the Boulder's Dinner Theater and Country Dinner Playhouse . In 1995, at one of her performances, she was noticed by the theater director from Minneapolis, Michael Brindisi, and offered to work with him ^[17] . Accepting his offer, Adams relocates to Shanghai , Minnesota , where he performs at the local Chanhassen Dinner Theaters for the next three years. During a forced rest due to muscle strain, she tries on one of the roles in the 1999 satirical comedy “ Murderous Beauties, ” which was shot in Minnesota, and first gets into the cast of the film. At the end of the filming, Adams, succumbing to the persuasion of his co-star Kirsty Ellie , moved to Los Angeles, California in January 1999 ^{[9] [17]} . The first year of her life in Los Angeles was, according to her, “gloomy and despondent” ^[11] , she yearned for Shanghai, for the valued feelings of security and order that he gave, for the people with whom she had to work there and who became for her family ^[18] . Some time after arriving in Los Angeles, Adams is selected for the role of Catherine Merthay in the Fox Network television series Manchester Training, which is a spin-off of the movie Cruel Intentions . However, the series did not live up to the company's hopes and, after several revisions of the script and two shooting breaks, was canceled ^[19] . Filmed episodes were later remounted and released on a video called Brutal Games 2 .

Between 2000 and 2002, Adams participated in several low-budget films such as Beach Psychosis, was invited to small roles in the TV shows The 70s Show , Charmed , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Smallville Secrets , and “The West Wing ”, and also starred in Steven Spielberg ’s detective comedy “ Catch Me If You Can, ” as Brenda Strong, a nurse whom the hero of Leonardo DiCaprio Frank Ebegneil falls in love with. This role, according to Spielberg, was supposed to be an impetus for the successful development of her career, but after completing work on the film, Adams for the whole year did not receive offers for the shooting ^{[5] [20]} . However, participation in such a large project led by a famous director was an inspiring event for Adams: “For the first time I felt that I was able to play at the level of these people. To earn Steven Spielberg’s trust ... it really helped me to believe in my own strength ” ^[21] - said the actress. In 2004, Adams starred in the movie "The Last Race" and voiced several characters in the animated television series " King of the Hill ." She also starred in the television series Doctor Vegas as Alice Doherty, but was later fired due to a contract dispute.

2005-2007: Critical Recognition and Breakthrough

Shortly before leaving the Doctor Vegas project, Adams received a script for the low-budget independent film The June Beetle and an offer to audition for the role of Ashley Johnsten, a cheerful, sociable young woman expecting a baby ^[8] . Later, film director explained his decision to take Adams to this role: “Many people, looking at Ashley, think,“ What grief does she hide in herself? ”And the fact that Amy did not try to answer this question from the point of view “What does she hide?” became a determining one for me ” ^[22] . The film was shot in 21 days in Winston-Salem , North Carolina. ^[23] At that time, Adams was already 30 years old and the lack of professional growth caused her concern: “I began to wonder if I should move to New York and do something else. I did not dramatize, did not behave as if I immediately want to quit. Rather, I was just thinking about my compliance with the chosen path ” ^[24] . Adams later recalled her participation in the June Beetle: “It was truly inspiring. Until the end of summer I was unemployed, but at the same time I felt happiness and pride. You know, the feeling has come that I will never let me poke around again ” ^[23] . The film premiered in 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival , following which Adams received a special jury prize for her role ^[25] .

In 2005, the romantic comedy “ Groom for Rent ” was released on cinema screens, in which Adams starred with Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney . And in the same year, released the June Beetle for limited release. ^[26] For this work, Adams has earned recognition and praise from many film critics. Karina Ciocano from the Los Angeles Times noted: “Adams played a role that could easily turn into a caricature, subtly and multifaceted” ^[27] . Joe Leydon from Variety magazine described the actress’s game in this way: “Partly because of the generosity of the character she portrays, but mainly due to her own talent and charisma, Adams dominates the picture, creating a touching image of a cheerful optimist who has enough insight to notice flaws in others people and, at the same time, delicate and sweet, to inspire people instead of condemnation ” ^[28] . The actress received several awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, including the National Film Critics Community Award and the Independent Spirit Award . Adams was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award . And in 2006 she was offered to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ^[29] .

Despite the fact that the June Beetle had a limited audience, Adams' vibrant, catchy game made the film community pay attention to her acting career. She begins to be offered roles more often, she appears in such films as “Without Looking Back” and “Ricky Bobby: King of the Road”, is invited to play Katie in the television series “Office” . After being dubbed by Polly Puerburd in the Walt Disney movie Superpets, Adams starred in the 2007 Charmed Disney big-budget fantasy musical 2007. In the center of the picture, which also starred Patrick Dempsey , Susan Sarandon , James Marsden and Idina Menzel , the girl Giselle, by chance gets from a fabulous painted world to modern New York . Adams successfully passed the selection of more than three hundred actresses applying for this role ^[30] . Later, the director of the film Kevin Lima explained his choice by the fact that the actress had “amazing ability to get used to the role, to penetrate the essence of the character and not condemn him” ^[31] .

The film “Enchanted” became commercially successful, having collected more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office ^[32] . Adams' vibrant play was noted by many film critics, for example, Todd McCarthy of Variety suggested that the role in this picture would make her a star, just as it had happened to Julie Andrews after shooting in the movie Mary Poppins ^[33] . Roger Ebert of the called the game Adams “clean and radiant” ^[34] , and of The Boston Globe suggested that “with her physical eloquence and subtle comic, she demonstrated genuine acting skills” ^{[ 35]} . This role earned Adams a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical , a Film Critics Association Award nomination for Best Actress, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress . Three songs from the film were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Song for the film , one of which, “ ”, was performed by the actress at the awarding ceremony. The " sung ", sung in the film by Adams herself, was also performed at the ceremony performed by singer Christine Chenovet . Later, in an interview, Adams noted that this song was perfect for Chenovet, as the singer herself “had a great influence on her [Adams] in creating the on-screen image of Princess Giselle” ^[21] .

The success of Enchanted raised a wave of interest in the Adams person in the media. In the season of presenting film awards in 2007-2008, along with the appearance on the covers of such well-known magazines as Interview , Elle and the Hollywood edition Vanity Fair , which included the actress in the list of “10 new faces of 2008” ^[36] , Adams in March 2008 acted as the host the seventh episode of the 33rd season of the popular television show Saturday Night Live . She played several roles in it, including Heidi Klum , and also during the opening dialogue, which was staged as a comic duel with another television actress Kristen Wiig , performed the song “What is this Feeling” from the musical “ Evil ”. At the same time, Adams starred in the movie “ Charlie Wilson 's War, ” which also featured Tom Hanks , Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman . She played the role of Bonnie Bach, assistant to the protagonist - Congressman Charles Wilson . Adams recalled her participation in the film: “It was a lot of fun. Just being on the set and learning from these people, watching them play, great scenes featuring Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman under the direction of director Mike Nichols - it was like going to school for me ” ^[37] . Adams' next project was the film “Shine to Shine,” in which she played the role of a single mother, trying to earn enough money for her son to go to a private school and for this to establish her own business in the field of cleaning crime scenes. The premiere of the film took place in 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival and received mixed reviews from critics ^[38] , and in March 2009 the film was released in limited release and caused the audience a mostly positive reaction ^[39] . The American film critic of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper wrote a positive review of the film, expressing, in particular, the following thought: “The play of emotions on Amy Adams’s face is a good reason to watch“ Shine to Shine ”” ^[40] .

2008 - Present

The first film with the participation of Adams, which was released at the box office in 2008, was " Miss Pettigrew lives one day ." In it, she played the role of Delicia Lafoss, an aspiring American artist who lives in London , whose fate changes dramatically after meeting with governess Guiniver Pettigrew performed by Francis McDormand . The film was well received by most critics ^[41] , but some of them noted the similarity of its role with the bright and naive images created by the actress in the paintings “June Beetle” and “Enchanted”. “Adams brilliantly adapted to playing the smart little fool,” wrote Karina Ciocano of the Los Angeles Times ^[42] . A similar opinion was expressed in his article by journalist Kirk Hanikatt of The Hollywood Reporter newspaper: “Adams more or less follows his image as Princess Giselle, adding to it only a false note of frivolous mischief” ^[43] . When asked whether she was afraid to become an actress of one role , Adams replied: “Not at this stage ... Now I do what I like, act in different films, try myself in different roles. This year I starred in the drama (“Shine to Shine”), which was presented in Sundance, but I just love to create images of cheerful characters, this is true, because particles of these characters remain with you, regardless of whether you want it or not ” ^[44] . In another interview, in response to the same question, the actress admitted: “I think that I have a lot in common with such characters ... They are so multifaceted, and I am impressed by their optimistic attitude towards reality ... Their sense of hope, faith in the best is very close to me” ^[45] . Adams also noted that until she dyed her naturally blond hair a reddish color, she was mainly offered the role of “bitchy women” ^[1] .

At the end of 2008, the drama “ Doubt ”, staged on the John Patrick Shenley , was released on cinema screens. In addition to Adams herself, who played the role of the young and naive nun sister James, the cast included Meryl Streep , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis . Adams learned about casting for this role from her colleague in the film “Shine to Shine” Emily Blunt , but when she came to audition she was told that the role had already been given to another actress ^[46] . But Shanley eventually chose Adams, explaining his decision by saying that “she possesses this elusive feature of Ingrid Bergman , some kind of inner light. Looking at it, you see a good person who resists the abominations of this complex world, and, despite his sharp mind, continuing to carry this special spiritual innocence in himself. Moreover, she has a beautiful radiant face ” ^[47] . Being on the same set with such professionals as Strip and Hoffman, Adams, by her own admission, experienced “uncertainty, a sense of doubt, a desire to match these outstanding actors” ^[48] . Critics accepted the film well, and they noted the role of Adams as the "least ostentatious" among the four main parties ^[49] . However, Manola Dargis , a film critic from The New York Times , called her play “Uncertain” ^[50] , and Todd McCarthy from Variety magazine said that “Adams as a young pretty nun does nothing that any other actress could not do " ^[51] . Mick Lasalle of the San Francisco Chronicle in his article expressed the opposite opinion: “One of the main advantages of the tape is the presence of Adams in it, which, by interpreting the role of Sister James, which is generally intended only to enhance the screen image of Sister Eloise, makes the young nun very special and an interesting character. ” ^[52] For participation in this film, Adams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the 81st Academy Award , Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Award .

Adams' next role was Amelia Earhart in the 2009 big-budget adventure film Night at the Museum 2: Battle of Smithson , starring Ben Stiller . In American cinemas, the film appeared on Memorial Day and, having earned $ 15.3 million on the first day of rental, took the top line of the local box office , removing the fantastic action movie Terminator: May the Savior Come ^[53] . And despite the fact that the picture received mostly average reviews, most critics highlighted a decent game by Adams ^[54] . One of the praisers was Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune newspaper , who wrote that the film "literally changes with the appearance of Amy Adams in the frame as an aviator Amelia Earhart ... with her splendor, she makes the screen just sparkle . " Film critic Owen Gliberman from Entertainment Weekly magazine noted that ““ The Battle of Smithson has enough expression, but Adams is the one who breathes energy into it ” ^{[55] [56]} . The opposite opinion was expressed by the journalist of The Boston Globe newspaper, , who called Earhart performed by Adams “a frivolous bore that does not correspond to a real person” ^[57] . And at the same time, when Lael Lowenstein from Variety concluded that Adams was “too diligent,” Roger Ebert noted that despite the general weakness of the script, the image of Amelia came out cute and attractive ^{[58] [59]} . The director of the film, Sean Levy , spoke about her this way: “I’m not sure that there are better actresses in her generation ... I mean, of course, now you can recall many famous names, but is there one among them that could would make “Doubt”, “Julie and Julia”, “Night at the Museum 2”, and all in one year? The breadth of the spectrum of her talent is virtually unparalleled. And her participation is one of the main reasons why we believe that our new film is much better than the first ” ^[60] . In the same year, the comedy “ Julie and Julia ” was released, in which Adams, along with his colleague in the movie “Doubt,” Meryl Streep, played the main roles. In the center of the film, which simultaneously develops two storylines, civil servant Julie Powell (played by Adams), who decides to cook all the dishes from the culinary recipe book “ Mastering the Art of French Cuisine ” in a year, and housewife Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep), who wrote this a book.

In 2010, two films were released with the participation of Adams: the romantic comedy How to Get Married in 3 Days and the biographical sports drama The Fighter , in which she played Charlene Fleming, the daring and decisive girlfriend of the Irish boxer Micky Ward. «Боец», номинированный в категории Лучший фильм , был отмечен критиками за сильный актёрский состав, в который, помимо Адамс, также вошли Марк Уолберг , Кристиан Бейл и Мелисса Лео . Позже Адамс рассказала, что после её утверждения на роль в «Бойце» режиссёр картины Дэвид О. Рассел произнёс: «Ты настолько не похожа на принцессу, что нам просто необходимо что-то с этим сделать! Я хочу выявить иную часть твоей сущности и дать тебе возможность избавиться от этого сказочного флёра, поскольку он не свойственен тебе, и является лишь частью проделываемой тобой работы» ^[61] . Кинокритик из Wall Street Journal в своей рецензии написал, что в «Бойце» она «настолько же несгибаема, внимательна, умна и насмешлива, насколько в „Зачарованной“ — удивительна и прекрасна. Что за актриса, что за безграничный талант!» ^[62] . За эту роль Адамс была номинирована на премию BAFTA , премию , две премии Гильдии киноактёров , премию «Золотой Глобус» и премию «Оскар» в категории Лучшая женская роль второго плана, уступив три последние награды своей коллеге Лео. В 2011 году она снова работала в Студии Диснея совместно с Джейсоном Сигелом и кукольными персонажами « Маппет-шоу » над музыкальной комедией « Маппеты » ^[63] , в которой ей вновь удалось применить свои вокальные данные.

В 2012 году Адамс удостоилась одних из самых высоких отзывов в своей карьере за работу в фильме режиссёра Пола Томаса Андерсона « Мастер ». Она сыграла роль Пегги Додд — влиятельной и безжалостной жены лидера религиозной организации в исполнении Филипа Сеймура Хоффмана . Питер Трэверс из журнала Rolling Stone написал, что «за тот утончённый деспотизм , вкладываемый ею в образ так называемой верной супруги, она заслуживает самого пристального внимания учредителей кинопремий» ^[64] . В этом же году на экраны кинотеатров вышла драма « Кручёный мяч », в которой Адамс выступила в роли дочери бейсбольного тренера в исполнении Клинта Иствуда . Фильм вызвал неоднозначную реакцию у публики и критиков, однако игра Адамс была отмечена как заслуживающая внимания ^[65] . «Из типовой роли она делает нечто ценное» — заметил Роджер Эберт ^[66] . Адамс также приняла участие в съёмках картины « На дороге » бразильского режиссёра Вальтера Саллеса , поставленной по одноимённому роману Джека Керуака . В ленте она сыграла роль Джейн Ли — наркозависимой бит -поэтессы, жены Старого Быка Ли в исполнении Вигго Мортенсена , прообразом которой послужила Джоан Воллмер . Премьера картины состоялась в Каннах и получила смешанные отзывы критиков.

На ближайшее будущее у Адамс запланирована работа в таких проектах, как фильм Спайка Джонза « Она » ^[67] и экранизация новеллы Стива Мартина «Объект красоты», в которой она также выступит в новом для себя качестве продюсера ^[68] . Помимо этого за ней закреплена главная роль в драме «Тёмные пределы», рассказывающей о женщине, вынужденной наблюдать за смертью членов своей семьи. В марте 2011 года было объявлено, что Адамс сыграет Лоис Лейн — подругу Супермена , роль которого исполнит Генри Кавилл , в готовящейся к выходу в 2013 году экранизации-перезапуске комикса под названием « Человек из стали ». Создатели фильма, продюсер Кристофер Нолан и режиссёр Зак Снайдер , в частности заявили: «Мы счастливы анонсировать, что к нашему проекту присоединилась Эми Адамс — одна из самых неординарных и уважаемых современных киноактрис. На наш взгляд, Эми обладает достаточным талантом, чтобы воплотить в экраном образе все те качества, за которые мы так любим Лоис: остроумие, стойкость, темпераментность, нежность и, конечно же, красоту» . В прошлом Адамс уже принимала участие в проекте, связанном с вселенной Супермена — телесериале 2001 года « Тайны Смолвиля » ^[69] . Кроме этого, актриса исполнила роль любовницы персонажа Кристиана Бейла в ленте режиссёра Дэвида О. Рассела « Афера по-американски », описывающей обстоятельства скандала вокруг операции ФБР ^[70] , а также появится в независимой драме «Колыбельная».

В июле 2012 года Aдамс исполнила роль Жены Пекаря в мюзикле авторства композитора Стивена Сондхайма и либреттиста в постановке . Участие в этом мюзикле, показ которого был приурочен к летнему фестивалю , ежегодно проводимому в Центральном парке в театре на открытом воздухе , стало для неё дебютом на нью-йоркской сцене и первым за 13 лет выступлением в театре ^[71] . Премьера мюзикла из-за плохой погоды была перенесена на один день и состоялась 24 июля 2012 года, показы планировалось проводить до 25 августа 2012 года, но они были продлены до 1 сентября. Мюзикл в целом, и выступление Адамс в частности, получили лестные отзывы критиков. После завершения фестиваля актриса выразила надежду на дальнейшее продолжение своей театральной деятельности.

В 2016 и 2017 годах Aдамс вновь сыграла Лоис Лейн в фильмах « Бэтмен против Супермена: На заре справедливости» ^[72] и « Лига справедливости» . В 2018 году вышел сериал Острые предметы , где Aдамс сыграла главную роль.

21 февраля 2019 года в российский прокат выйдет картина « Власть », в которой Адамс исполнила роль Линн Чейни . По прогнозам СМИ актриса должна получить за эту роль премию Оскар ^[73] . Она уже заработала номинацию на « Золотой глобус » за участие в фильме ^[3] .

Со 2 мая 2015 года Эми замужем за актёром и художником Дарреном Ле Галло ^[74] , с которым она встречалась 14 лет до их свадьбы ^{[8] [75]} . У супругов есть дочь — Авиана Олеа Ле Галло (род.15.05.2010) ^{[76] [77]} .

11 января 2017 года Эми Адамс стала обладательницей 2598-й звезды на Голливудской аллее славы . Поддержать актрису пришли её супруг и дочь, а также Дени Вильнёв и Джереми Реннер , с которым Адамс снималась в картинах «Прибытие» и «Афера по-американски» ^[78] . Дени Вильнёв, режиссёр фильма «Прибытие», отметил необычайный ум актрисы и признался, что при первой встрече был поражен её интеллектуальными способностями ^[79] .