Adams, Joey Lauren 1971(?)–

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Adams, Joey Lauren 1971(?)–

(Joely Adams, Joey Adams, Lauren Lyle)

PERSONAL

Born January 6, 1971 (some sources cite 1968), in Little Rock, AR. Education: Attended high school in Little Rock, AR.

Addresses: Agent—Chris Andrews, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Seven Summits Pictures and Management, 8906 West Olympic Blvd., Ground Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Publicist—Jennifer Allen, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Career: Actress, director, and writer.

Awards, Honors: Chicago Film Critics Association Award, most promising actress, Sierra Award, most promising actress, Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy/musical, and MTV Movie Award nominations, best breakthrough performance and (with Carmen Lee) best kiss, all 1998, for Chasing Amy; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite supporting actress—comedy, 2000, for Big Daddy; Grand Jury Prize nomination, dramatic category, Sundance Film Festival, 2006, for Come Early Morning.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Joely Adams) Linda Tuskin, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Warner Bros., 1977.

Christina, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993.

(As Joey Adams) Louanne, The Program, Buena Vista, 1993.

Shirley, The Pros and Cons of Breathing (also known as L.A. Rules: The Pros & Cons of Breathing), Leisure Time Features, 1993.

Simone Kerr, Dazed and Confused, Gramercy Pictures, 1993.

Lauren, Sleep with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994.

Monica Dice, S.F.W., Gramercy Pictures, 1994.

Gwen Turner, Mallrats, Gramercy Pictures, 1995.

Anita, Michael, New Line Cinema, 1996.

(As Lauren Lyle) Hippie, Drawing Flies, View Askew Productions, 1996.

(As Joey Adams) Monique, Bio-Dome, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Alyssa Jones, Chasing Amy (also known as Comic Strip), Miramax, 1997.

Beth Ward, A Cool, Dry Place (also known as Dance Real Slow), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Layla Maloney, Big Daddy (also known as Guy Gets Kid), Columbia, 1999.

Donna Marie, Bruno (also known as The Dress Code), New Angel, 2000.

Ruby, Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000.

Alyssa Jones, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (also known as VA5 and View Askew 5), Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001.

Chesney Cort, Harvard Man, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Clarissa Huston, In the Shadows, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Voice of squirrel, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001.

Hallie, Grand Champion, American Family Movies, 2002.

Julia Hyde, Beeper, Shoreline Entertainment, 2002.

Daphne, The Gunman, Curb Entertainment, 2003.

Grace, The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Ann, Love, Fear and Rabbits, Buddha-Cowboy Productions, 2005.

Addie, The Break Up, Universal, 2006.

Some sources cite an appearance in Jersey Girl (also known as Fatherhood Project and Untitled Kevin Smith Project), Miramax, 2004; as well as an appearance in a role that was cut from the final version of Wayne's World, Paramount, 1993.

Film Director:

Come Early Morning, Bold Films/Firm Films, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Mona Mullins, Top of the Heap, Fox, 1991.

Mona Mullins, Vinnie & Bobby, Fox, 1992.

Darby, Second Noah, ABC, 1996–97.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sarah, "Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001.

Remembering Charlie, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dianne, "Words Up!," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1992.

Herself, Canned Ham: Big Daddy, Comedy Central, 1999.

Voice of Rachel, A Scooby-Doo Valentine (animated), The WB, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Cousin Effie, "Buck Has a Belly Ache," Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1991.

(As Joey Adams) Mona Mullins, Top of the Heap, pilot for the series of the same name, broadcast as an episode of Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1991.

Janie, "Wedding Show," Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1993.

Dee Dee, "Slamming into a Car Isn't Good," Double Rush (also known as Lickety-Split), CBS, 1995.

Herself, "The Making of Big Daddy," HBO First Look (also known as HBO Look: The Making of Big Daddy), HBO, 1999.

Voice of Electra, "Hercules and the Complex Electra," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated, 1999.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999, 2000.

Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

Voice of Catt, "Everybody Loves Pushy," Stripperella (animated), Spike TV, 2003.

Geena Stafford, "Weapons of Class Destruction," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2005.

Appeared in "The Films of Kevin Smith," an episode of The Directors, Encore.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Top of the Heap, broadcast as an episode of Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1991.

Darby, Second Noah, ABC, 1996.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Voice of Alyssa Jones, Clerks: The Lost Scene (animated short film), Miramax, 2004.

Video Games:

Emergency room nurse Keri Taker, Emergency Room, 1996.

Emergency Room 2, GT Interactive, 1999.

Albums with Others:

Sleep with Me (soundtrack), 1994.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Come Early Morning, Bold Films/Firm Films, 2006.

Songs Featured in Films:

Sleep with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994.

(Uncredited) "Alive," Chasing Amy (also known as Comic Strip), Miramax, 1997.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Bikini, summer, 1997, pp. 46-51.

Entertainment Weekly, June 13, 1997, p. 12.

Interview, June, 2000, p. 52.

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