<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Full list </Td> </Tr> <P> Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress . She is known for both her comedic and dramatic performances, and as of 2017, is among the highest - paid actresses in the world . She has received several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six British Academy Film Awards . </P> <P> Born in Vicenza, Italy, and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Adams is the fourth of seven siblings . She trained to be a ballerina, but at age 18 found musical theater to be a better fit, and from 1994 to 1998, she worked in dinner theater . Adams made her feature film debut with a supporting part in the 1999 satire Drop Dead Gorgeous . After relocating to Los Angeles, she made several guest appearances in television, and took on mean girl parts in small - scale features . Her first major role came in Steven Spielberg's 2002 biopic Catch Me If You Can, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, but she was unemployed for a year after . Her breakthrough came in the part of a loquacious pregnant woman in the 2005 independent film Junebug . </P>

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