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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Amy Adams
(AUGUST 20) When not starring in box office hits (Julie & Julia, Arrival, American Hustle), the actor prefers singing—and the harmony of family.
EARLY YEARS: Adams was born in Italy while her father served in the Army, but her family later settled in Colorado. Her father worked as a singer in restaurants and bars, where Adams “used to drink Shirley Temples. I felt very sophisticated.”
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Oscar noms (Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master, Vice, American Hustle)
A HAPPY TUNE: A big fan of karaoke, Adams often sings if she’s nervous or needs to relax.
FOOT IN THE DOOR: One of Adams’ first jobs was performing at a Minnesota dinner theater. She made her film debut in the 1999 comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. Her breakthrough was an Oscar-nominated performance in 2005’s Junebug.
LIFE AT HOME: Adams and husband Darren Le Gallo have a daughter, born in 2010. “Life to me,” she told GQ in 2016, “is more important than movies.”
—Whitney Matheson
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Illustration by Sean McCabe. Amy Adams primary photo: Walt Disney Company/Getty Images. Clockwise from top right: Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection; 20thCentFox/Everett Collection; RGR Collection/Alamy; Leah Gallo/Weinstein Company/Everett Collection; Francois Duhamel/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Collection; Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Fallon: UPI/Alamy; Reeves: Michael Tran/AFP/Getty Images; Perez: Bryan Bedder/Variety/Getty Images; Cameron: Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Roker: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Hudson River Park Friends; Smokey: trekandshoot/Alamy.
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