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Joey Lauren Adams

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
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Joey Lauren Adams
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
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Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress and director. Adams appeared in several Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films, including Chasing Amy, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Adams was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the youngest of three children. Her father was a lumber yard owner. Adams grew up in the Overbrook neighborhood of North Little Rock and graduated from North Little Rock Northeast High School in 1986. She announced her intention to pursue acting after one year as an exchange student in Australia.
BornJanuary 9, 1968
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BornJanuary 9, 1968
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Joey Lauren Adams in Big Daddy (1999)
Jennifer Aniston and Joey Lauren Adams in The Break-Up (2006)
Joey Lauren Adams stars as Ruby
Joey Lauren Adams stars as Alyssa Jones
Joey Lauren Adams and Billy Ray Cyrus in Still the King (2016)
Joey Lauren Adams in Still the King (2016)
Joey Lauren Adams and Toni Collette in United States of Tara (2009)
Joey Lauren Adams, Sara Ramirez, and Giacomo Gianniotti in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Joey Lauren Adams, James Pickens Jr., Sara Ramirez, and Jesse Williams in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Joey Lauren Adams and Joel Murray in Love & War (1992)
Lea Thompson and Joey Lauren Adams in Switched at Birth (2011)
Parker Posey, Joey Lauren Adams, Michelle Burke, and Deena Martin in Dazed and Confused (1993)

Known for:

Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy (1997)
Chasing Amy
7.2
  • Alyssa Jones
  • 1997
Milla Jovovich, Rory Cochrane, Sasha Jenson, and Jason London in Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused
7.6
  • Simone Kerr
  • 1993
Big Daddy (1999)
Big Daddy
6.4
  • Layla Maloney
  • 1999
Animal (2014)
Animal
4.7
  • Vicky
  • 2014

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Actress

  • Twilight of the Mallrats
    • Gwen Turner
    • Pre-production
  • Providence
    • Post-production
  • Oak
    • Mrs. Chase
    • Post-production
  • The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold (2023)
    The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold
    • Jenny Muncaster
    • 2023
  • The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
    The L Word: Generation Q
    • Taylor
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Christopher Lloyd, Richard Kind, Tara Holt, and Stephen Friedrich in Tankhouse (2022)
    Tankhouse
    • Deirdra
    • 2022
  • Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Joey Lauren Adams, Tommy Chong, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Jason Lee, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Garman, Chris Jericho, Justin Long, Method Man, Joe Manganiello, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Donnell Rawlings, Redman, Joseph D. Reitman, Jake Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Molly Shannon, Harley Quinn Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Frankie Shaw, Kate Micucci, Melissa Benoist, David Dastmalchian, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen, Aparna Brielle, and Mickey Gooch Jr. in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
    • Alyssa Jones
    • 2019
  • Joey Lauren Adams, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Madison Iseman in Still the King (2016)
    Still the King
    • Debbie Lynn Cooke
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • All the Birds Have Flown South (2016)
    All the Birds Have Flown South
    • Tonya
    • 2016
  • Here Comes Rusty (2016)
    Here Comes Rusty
    • Vicky
    • 2016
  • Mulberry Stains (2015)
    Mulberry Stains
    • Savannah
    • 2015
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • Dr. Tracy McConnell
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Mr. Pickles (2013)
    Mr. Pickles
    • The Girl (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Jessica Szohr, Miles Teller, Lio Tipton, and Kid Cudi in Two Night Stand (2014)
    Two Night Stand
    • Customer Service Agent (voice)
    • 2014
  • Animal (2014)
    Animal
    • Vicky
    • 2014
  • Jaime Pressly and Robin Thicke in Abby in the Summer (2014)
    Abby in the Summer
    • Becca
    • 2014
  • Valley Inn (2014)
    Valley Inn
    • Althea Plunkett
    • 2014
  • Sequoia (2014)
    Sequoia
    • Bev
    • 2014

Director

  • Joey Lauren Adams, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Madison Iseman in Still the King (2016)
    Still the King
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Come Early Morning (2006)
    Come Early Morning
    • Director
    • 2006

Writer

  • Come Early Morning (2006)
    Come Early Morning
    • written by
    • 2006

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21 Years: Richard Linklater
Trucker
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Trucker
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Trucker
Trucker
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The Break-Up
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Red Band Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Joey Adams
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 9, 1968
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Brian VilimJune 7, 2014 - present
  • Relatives
    • Sibling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Wrote and performed two songs for the soundtrack of Sleep with Me (1994)
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    • 2 Articles
    • 8 Pictorials
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Is a fan of country music and wrote the song she sings in Chasing Amy (1997).
  • Quotes
    [on her distinctive voice] It's not a normal voice. It doesn't fit into people's preconceptions about what a woman's voice should sound like. My mom doesn't think I have an unusual voice, though. I'm sure it's helped me get some roles. But Chasing Amy (1997), I almost didn't get. There was concern the voice would grate on some people -- which some critics said it did.
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    Her voice

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