Joey Lauren Adams

Acting

Joey Lauren Adams

Born January 9, 1968 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (age 58)

Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joey Lauren Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Break-UpThe Break-Up · 2006
The Break-Up
★ 5.92006
MovieRomanceComedy
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
Greedy PeopleGreedy People · 2024
Greedy People
★ 6.32024
MovieComedyMystery
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful community.
Dazed and ConfusedDazed and Confused · 1993
Dazed and Confused
★ 7.31993
MovieComedyDrama
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike Back · 2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
★ 6.42001
MovieComedyAdventure
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travel to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
Dr. Dolittle 2Dr. Dolittle 2 · 2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
★ 5.32001
MovieComedyFamily
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
Big DaddyBig Daddy · 1999
Big Daddy
★ 6.51999
MovieComedyDrama
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.
The Big EmptyThe Big Empty · 2003
The Big Empty
★ 6.12003
MovieComedyDrama
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.
Chasing AmyChasing Amy · 1997
Chasing Amy
★ 6.71997
MovieComedyDrama
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

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