Joey Lauren Adams was born on the 9th January 1968, in North Little Rock, Arkansas USA, and is an actress and director, best known for her roles in “Dazed and Confused” (1993), “Mallrats” (1995), “Chasing Amy” (1997), and “Big Daddy” (1999). Adams’ career started in 1991.
Have you ever wondered how rich Joey Lauren Adams is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Joey Lauren Adams’ net worth is as high as $2 million, earned through her successful acting career. In addition to being part of comedy movies in the ‘90s and 2000s, Adams directed “Come Early Morning” in 2006, which also improved her wealth.
Joey Lauren Adams Net Worth $2 Million
Joey Lauren Adams was born the daughter of a lumber yard owner and the youngest of three children. She grew up in Arkansas and went to the North Little Rock Northeast High School, from where she matriculated in 1986 before deciding to pursue an acting career instead of going to college.
Adams started her acting career as Mona Mullins in the TV series “North Little Rock Northeast High School” in 1991, and a year later she played Mona again in “Vinnie & Bobby”. She appeared in “Coneheads” (1993), Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused” (1993) with Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, and Matthew McConaughey, and “The Program” (1993) starring James Caan, Halle Berry, and Omar Epps.
Adams played in Kevin Smith’s “Mallrats” (1995) with Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, and Jason Lee, and starred in “Chasing Amy” (1997) for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. By the end of the 90’s, she had roles in “A Cool, Dry Place” (1998), and comedy “Big Daddy” (1999) with Adam Sandler.
In the early 2000’s, Adams played in Shirley MacLaine’s “Bruno” (2000), Sally Field’s “Beautiful” (2000), and in Kevin Smith’s “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” (2001). She ended the previous decade with roles in “The Break-Up” (2006) with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, “Trucker” (2008), and “ExTerminators” (2009) starring Heather Graham and Jennifer Coolidge, which only increased her net worth.
Although her popularity wasn’t at the same level as it was the case in the 90’s and 2000’s, Adams has recently managed to land notable roles in “Blue Caprice” (2013), “She Loves Me Not” (2013), “Sequoia” (2014), “Valley Inn” (2014), and “Animal” (2014). Most recently, she appeared in Tyler Russell’s “Here Comes Rusty” (2016), and starred in the thriller “All the Birds Have Flown South” (2016). At the moment, Adams is playing in the TV comedy series “Still the King” (2016- ) and is in pre-production of “Just Drive” which will be released in 2018.
Regarding her personal life, Joey Lauren Adams marital status is unknown as she keeps it strictly private. She is a good friend of Ashley Judd and a big fan of country music. Adams is well known for her distinctive high-pitch voice, and while her brother was in a coma, he would only respond to the sound of Joey’s voice.
Memphis Indie Film Festival (2006), Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress (1998),
Nominations
Golden Globe Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (1998), Blockbuster Entertainment Award, MTV Movie Award (1998), Online Film & Television Association, Sundance Film Festival (2006)
Movies
“All the Birds Have Flown South” (2016), “Still the King” (2016- ), “North Little Rock Northeast High School” (1991), “Here Comes Rusty” (2016), “Big Daddy” (1999), “The Break-Up” (2006), “Trucker” (2008), “ExTerminators” (2009), “All the Birds Have Flown South” ...
TV Shows
“Still the King” (2016- ), “Just Drive” (2018), “Come Early Morning” (2006)
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It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It's just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come. I like to be more proactive.
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My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's just impossible to have a relationship.
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No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my hand - a home video camera, nothing. I had not directed.
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I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh, come make me cry... just make me feel alive.
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A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
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I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me.
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My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent.
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A bonus: You don't have to diet to direct.
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Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
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For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.
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I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk.
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I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.
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I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.
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I was never one of those people who thought, 'What I really want to do is direct.' It never occurred to me.
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It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day.
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The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.
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There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.
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'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles.
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[on her distinctive voice] It's not a normal voice. It doesn't fit into people's preconceptions about what a woman's voice should sound like. My mom doesn't think I have an unusual voice, though. I'm sure it's helped me get some roles. But Chasing Amy (1997), I almost didn't get. There was concern the voice would grate on some people -- which some critics said it did.
Wrote and directed the film, Come Early Morning (2006), selected from 1700 submissions that is among 16 that will play and premiere in Sundance's U.S. dramatic competition. [November 2005]
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Arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in San Diego [December 2003]
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Moved after 19 years from Los Angeles to Oxford, Mississippi. [2006]
$2 Million
