Joey Lauren Adams

Joey Lauren Adams is, to me, a quintessential actor's actor who refused to stay in one lane. Her turn in Chasing Amy earned a Golden Globe nomination and a place in the View Askewniverse, but the move I admire most is her step behind the camera, capped by the 2006 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award. That distinctive husky voice and grounded presence always read as more real than glossy, and I suspect that is why she gravitated toward writing and directing. I have a soft spot for performers who would rather author a story than simply be cast in one. She strikes me as exactly that kind of artist.

Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress and director. Adams starred in Chasing Amy, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and played smaller roles in other Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films.

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Name (English)

Joey Lauren Adams

Name (Japanese)

ジョーイ・ローレン・アダムス

Reading

じょーい・ろーれん・あだむす

Born

January 9, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / film director / television actor / screenwriter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

North Little Rock High School

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Dorothy Arzner Directors Award

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Arkansas
• actor
• film actor
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.