Portrait of Jane Adams

Acting

Jane Adams

Career

Active from 1989 to 2023, busiest in 2009 and 2011 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Adams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Existential Crisis 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 61
CIA
CIA (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Annie Gossage

Good American Family
Good American Family (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as JJ

The Idol
The Idol (2023)
GoodWatch score 30

TV show ยท as Nikki

Year of the Fox
Year of the Fox (2023)

as Paulene

Sick
Sick (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pamela

Dog
Dog (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tamara

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Nina

She Dies Tomorrow
She Dies Tomorrow (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jane

Build the Wall
Build the Wall (2020)

as Sarah

Messiah
Messiah (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Miriam Keneally

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Intervene
Intervene (2018)

as Gwendolyn

555
555 (2017)

as Laura

Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as April Mitchum

Easy
Easy (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Annabelle Jones

Always Shine
Always Shine (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Summer

Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Maggie Murphy

Poltergeist
Poltergeist (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Claire Powell

Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Woman on Beach

All the Light in the Sky
All the Light in the Sky (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Marie

Restless
Restless (2011)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mabel Tell

The Lie
The Lie (2011)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Bentel

Silver Bullets
Silver Bullets (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

as June

2000s

24 titles ยท average score 66
Hung
Hung (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Tanya Skagle

Alexander the Last
Alexander the Last (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Director

Lifelines
Lifelines (2008)

as Nancy Bernstein

The Wackness
The Wackness (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eleanor

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rochelle

The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alice

Stone Cold
Stone Cold (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

as Brianna Lincoln

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
GoodWatch score 88

as Carrie

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Bonnie

Citizen Baines
Citizen Baines (2001)

TV show ยท as Reeva Baines Eidenberg

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sylvia Campbell

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Belinda Goff

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 64
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Joanne Parsons

A Texas Funeral
A Texas Funeral (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mary Joan

A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ruthie

Happiness
Happiness (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Joy Jordan

Day at the Beach
Day at the Beach (1998)

as Marie

You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sydney Anne (uncredited)

Relativity
Relativity (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Karen Lukens

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mona Bailey

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Mel Karnofsky

Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Randi Jost

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Constance Talbot

Vital Signs
Vital Signs (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Suzanne Maloney

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 72
Taking a Stand
Taking a Stand (1989)

as Elly Robinson

Bombs Away
Bombs Away (1985)

as Greeting Girl

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Charlotte Rose Cantrell

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Andrea / Marty Brodie