Jane Adams
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joanne Parsons
1999
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Belinda Goff
2000
Series
House
Bonnie
2004
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sylvia Campbell
2001
Series
Frasier
Mel Karnofsky
1993
Series
Twin Peaks
Constance Talbot
1990
Series
Hacks
Nina
2021
Series
Family Ties
Andrea
1982
Series
Family Ties
Marty Brodie
1982
Series
The Outer Limits
Mona Bailey
1995
Series
CIA
Annie Gossage
2026
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Charlotte Rose Cantrell
1984
Series
Sneaky Pete
Maggie Murphy
2015
Series
In Plain Sight
Ruth Fraser / Ruth Ferguson
2008
Film
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Carrie
2004
Series
Carnivàle
Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited)
2003
Film
You've Got Mail
Sydney Anne (uncredited)
1998
Series
Hung
Tanya Skagle
2009
Series
Good American Family
JJ
2025
Series
Easy
Annabelle Jones
2016
Series
The Idol
Nikki
2023
Film
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
White-Faced Women
2004
Series
Night Visions
Amanda (segment "The Doghouse")
2001
Series
Messiah
Miriam Keneally
2020
Film
Poltergeist
Dr. Claire Powell
2015
Film
Little Children
Sheila
2006
Film
Dog
Tamara
2022
Film
Father of the Bride Part II
Dr. Megan Eisenberg
1995
Film
The Brave One
Nicole
2007
Film
Orange County
Mona
2002
Series
Relativity
Karen Lukens
1996
Film
Last Holiday
Rochelle
2006
Series
Liberty!
Sara Scott
1997
Film
Happiness
Joy Jordan
1998
Film
Brigsby Bear
April Mitchum
2017
Film
Sick
Pamela
2022
Film
I Love Trouble
Evans
1994
Series
Citizen Baines
Reeva Baines Eidenberg
2001
Film
Wonder Boys
Oola
2000
Film
Restless
Mabel Tell
2011
Film
She Dies Tomorrow
Jane
2020
Film
Always Shine
Summer
2016
Lifestories: Families in Crisis
1992
Film
Stone Cold
Brianna Lincoln
2005
Film
Digging for Fire
Woman on Beach
2015
Film
Light Sleeper
Randi Jost
1992
Film
Music from Another Room
Irene Swan
1998
Film
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Ruth Hale
1994
Film
Lifelines
Nancy Bernstein
2008
Film
A Fish in the Bathtub
Ruthie
1999
Film
The Wackness
Eleanor
2008
Film
Kansas City
Nettie Bolt
1996
From Where I Sit
Ruth
2000
Bombs Away
Greeting Girl
1985
Film
Mumford
Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
1999
Film
The Anniversary Party
Clair Forsyth
2001
Film
Day at the Beach
Marie
1998
Film
Vital Signs
Suzanne Maloney
1990
Film
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Rising Son
Meg Bradley
1990
The Perfect Woman
1993
Film
The Sensation of Sight
Alice
2006
Film
Year of the Fox
Paulene
2023
Film
All the Light in the Sky
Marie
2013
Film
Songcatcher
Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
2001
Film
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
Alexander the Last
Director
2009
Film
A Texas Funeral
Mary Joan
1999
Film
The Lie
Dr. Bentel
2011
Film
Calvin Marshall
June Marshall
2009
Film
Stray Bullets
2012
Film
Build the Wall
Sarah
2020
Film
Silver Bullets
June
2011
Film
Taking a Stand
Elly Robinson
1989
Notes for My Daughter
Michelle
1995
Film
Intervene
Gwendolyn
2018