An actress with a knack for light comedy, amy adams was born in italy and raised in castle rock, colorado. It follows the story of margaret and her husband, walter keane, who took credit for margarets. From enchanted to the muppets to playing the bakers wife in a central park production of into the woods, music is never far from an amy adams. Disney comedy enchanted and the 2011 revival of the muppets. Christoph waltz and amy adams star in the biographical drama as walter keane and margaret keane, who were involved. Amy adams is an american actress who has received various awards and nominations, including two golden globe awards, four critics choice movie awards, and a screen actors guild award. She is the middle of seven children, with four brothers and two sisters.
Dawn of justice 2016, and headlined denis villeneuves science fiction drama arrival 2016 and tom fords. Sydney prosser in american hustle 20, before portraying reallife artist margaret keane in tim burtons biopic big eyes 2014. In this best picture contender directed by tim burton, amy adams plays. Amy looked stunning at the new york city premiere of her movie big eyes on dec. Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture. Amy lou adams was born in vicenza, veneto, italy, to american parents, kathryn hicken and richard. Amy adams and christoph waltz in big eyes 2014 amy adams and margaret keane in big eyes 2014. After moving from one army base to another, adamss family settled in castle rock, colorado. She received numerous oscar nominations, including for her roles in doubt 2008 and american hustle 20. Amy adams is an american actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black. Actress amy adams tells the story of artist margaret keane in the new movie, big eyes. Best performance by an actress in a motion picture comedy or musical.
Golden globe winner 2015 best actress musical or comedy. Keanes wildly popular paintings of gianteyed children as his own. She has been nominated for five academy awards, five golden globes winning one, six screen actors guild awards, four bafta awards, and nine bfca awards winning four. After high school, she studied dance and worked in regional dinner theater until age 20, when she moved to minnesota with her family after. Amy adams and christoph waltz play the keanes in big eyes. Amy adams longdelayed janis joplin biopic moves forward. Best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy won 2015. With new years eve quickly approaching, movie buffs are already setting their dvrs to record annual broadcasts of michael curtizs 1942 classic, yankee doodle dandy, featuring its oscarwinning performance from james cagney as george m. Big eyes is a 2014 american biographical drama film directed by tim burton, written by scott alexander and larry karaszewski and starring amy adams and. Margaret was, after all, the one with the gifts, and the story of her husband bilking her out of. List of awards and nominations received by amy adams.
My relationship with work feels healthy after five nominations, could her performance in tim burtons strangerthan. Amy adams played the female lead role alongside jason segel in the 2011 reboot of the muppets franchise. Tim burtons big eyes not only portrays that con with the proper amount of outrage, it follows margaret as she starts her lifelong journey of reclaiming her name and her artwork a superior script helps big eyes become one of the best burton films in. While she had a major role opposite leonardo dicaprio in steven spielbergs 2002 biopic catch me if you can, her breakthrough role was portraying a loquacious pregnant woman in. In his great movies essay on the film, roger ebert reflected on just how large of a departure this role was for the actor. The trailer for director tim burtons upcoming film big eyes has been released. Amy adams, critically acclaimed american actress, especially noted for her portrayals of naive and charming characters in such movies as junebug 2005 and enchanted 2007. Golden globe nomination 2011 best supporting actress. The problem with big eyes, as its been conceived anyway, is that it isnt really about walter. Amy adams celebrity profile check out the latest amy adams photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Amy adams, in full amy lou adams, born august 20, 1974, aviano, italy. Amy adams on big eyes, american hustle and batman v. In 2016, she reprised her role as lane in batman v superman. Grew up in colorado, but was born in italy while her father was stationed on a u.
Amy lou adams was born in vicenza, veneto, italy, to american parents, kathryn hicken and richard kent adams, a u. It follows the story of margaret and her husband, walter keane, who took credit. She was raised in a mormon family of seven children in castle rock, colorado, and has english, as well as smaller amounts of danish, swissgerman, and norwegian. Starring ben stiller, dick van dyke, robin williams, amy adams, owen wilson, hank azaria, ricky gervais, release date. In 2002, she had her first major role in steven spielbergs biographical crime drama catch me if you can. Adams did not want to play margaret keane, the artist whose life she would end up depicting in this seasons big eyes. How big eyes star amy adams became the darling of the.
It was a selfaware movie, with a plot concerning segel and adams efforts to get the cast of the muppet show back together. Directed by tim burton, and costarring christoph waltz, the film had its. Tim burtons latest film tells the true story of a massive art fraud case in 1960s. In the muppets, adams plays mary, a school teacher from smalltown, usa.
Big eyes isnt a great film but it is a very good one that kind of falters in the homestretch. Big eyes 2014 in the late 1950s and early 60s, artist walter keane christoph waltz achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucereyed waifs. With amy adams, christoph waltz, danny huston, krysten ritter. In 2011 adams acted alongside kermit the frog and miss piggy in the. Tim burtons next project reunites the director with his ed wood screenwriters scott alexander and larry karaszewski, for a memoir about mid20th century art sensation margaret keane, titled big eyes. Big eyes is a 2014 american biographical drama film directed by tim burton, written by scott alexander and larry karaszewski and starring amy adams and christoph waltz. Amy adams finds herself keen pupil in big eyes usa today. Wellacted, thoughtprovoking, and a refreshing change of pace for tim burton, big eyes works both as a biopic and as a. Amy adams and margaret keane tell big eyes movie story duration. The big, dopey eyes are back in burtons latest movie, based on the strangerthanfiction travails of the american artist margaret keane.
First impressions of tim burtons big eyes with amy adams and. Amy adams is an american actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black comedy drop dead gorgeous. The biopic big eyes adds another misfit to tim burtons. Reese witherspoon dropped out of this movie to do wild 2014. As one hfpa member put it to me today, shes a hugely. How amy adams overcame her resistance to big eyes the.
She went on to guest star in a variety of television shows, including that 70s show, charmed, buffy the vampire slayer, and the office, and also appeared in minor film roles. Amy adams plays putupon portrait painter margaret keane in latest role to earn. Amy adams 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Amy adams full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Amy lou adams was born on august 20, 1974, to american parents richard and kathryn adams, when her father was stationed with the united states army at the caserma ederle military complex in vicenza, italy. Additionally, she has been nominated for six academy awards and seven bafta awards. Amy adams and christoph waltz both shine in a distinctive work that will require.
Amy adams is one of the highest paid american actresses who, starting with musical theatre, debuted on the big screen in the 1999 blackcomedy drop dead gorgeous. Dec 25, 2014 margaret keane margaret keane margaret keane margaret keane. The film is about the life of american artist margaret keanefamous for painting and drawing portraits of people with big eyes. Amy lou adams born august 20, 1974 is an american actress and singer. How amy adams overcame her resistance to big eyes the new. Before making it as an actress, worked at a gap clothing store and as a waitress at hooters. The biographical film examines how, during the 1950s and 60s, margaret played by amy adams and her husband walter christoph waltz made a bundle selling artwork of figures.
Keane and her husband, walter, who, in the 1960s, passed off ms. Tim burton on art fraud that shocked america bbc news. Starring in a movie with the words cruel and intentions in the title. Adams is the star of the upcoming tim burton film, big eyes, in which she plays painter margaret keane, whose work was at the center of an artworld scandal involving her husband, walter.