Biography
Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) 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.
Personal Life
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. In a May 7, 1997 appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to promote Chasing Amy, Adams revealed she was a niece to Hee-Haw cast member and ordained minister Grady Nutt.She currently resides in Beverly Hills, California. Adams had previously lived in Oxford, Mississippi.Adams married Brian Vilim in 2014.
Filmography
All 64
Movies 53
TV shows 11
Self 6
Voice 3
Director 1
Tankhouse (2022)
Clerk (2021)
Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Still the King (2016)
All the Birds Have Flown South (2016)
Here Comes Rusty (2016)
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
Two Night Stand (2014)
Animal (2014)
Making the Rules (2014)
Valley Inn (2014)
Sequoia (2014)
A Country Christmas (2013)
Blue Caprice (2013)
She Loves Me Not (2013)
Frenemies (2013)
Art Machine (2012)
Mulberry Stains (2012)
Switched at Birth (2011)
Apart (2011)
Endure (2010)
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc (2009)
Party Down (2009)
ExTerminators (2009)
Trucker (2008)
Bunny Whipped (2007)
The Break-Up (2006)
Come Early Morning (2006)
Making Dazed (2005)
Veronica Mars (2004)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004)
Grand Champion (2004)
The Gunman (2004)
The Big Empty (2003)
Beeper (2002)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Harvard Man (2001)
On The Edge (2001)
In the Shadows (2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Beautiful (2000)
Bruno (2000)
Big Daddy (1999)
A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Michael (1996)
Drawing Flies (1996)
Second Noah (1996)
Bio-Dome (1996)
Mallrats (1995)
Double Rush (1995)
Sleep with Me (1994)
S.F.W. (1994)
L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
The Program (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Coneheads (1993)
Vinnie & Bobby (1992)
Top of the Heap (1991)
Providence
Twilight of the Mallrats
Information
Known for Acting
Gender Female
Birthday 1968-01-09 (54 years old)
Place of birth Little Rock, United States of America
Citizenships United States of America
Residences Beverly Hills, United States of America
