Amy Adams

 American actor Amy Lou Adams was born August 20, 1974. Her comedic and dramatic roles her name has been featured three times in annual ranking of the top-paid actresses. She has received various accolades such as two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards as well as two Primetime Emmy Awards.Adams began her career as a dancer in dinner theater, which she pursued from 1994 until 1998, and made her film debut with a supporting part in the dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She also made guest appearances on television and played "mean girls" in feature films with low budgets. Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002) however, she was unemployed for an entire year after. Her breakout moment came when she played an unassuming pregnant woman in the independent comedy-drama Junebug (2005) which for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.