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Jane Adams

American actress (born 1965)
Person human Q436360

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
April 1, 1965
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Field of work
acting[8]
Educated at
Juilliard School, University of Washington, Cornish College of the Arts, Bellevue High School[9][10][11][12]
Award received
Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play[13][14]
Family name
Adams[16]
Given name
Jane[17]
P14419
57347[19]
P14750
B8CB-462E-FB4A-29D5-78AA[20]
Start of work period
1985[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000079802241
VIAF cluster ID
100244288
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
1029845425
AdoroCinema person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
26801
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14148192d
CineMagia person ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
54385
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Danish National Filmography person ID
103138
Elonet person ID
244842
Emmys person ID
jane-adams
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
nm0011038
Internet Broadway Database person ID
29350
Ivi person ID
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Kinobox person ID
24700
Kinopoisk person ID
10099
LdiF person ID
89388
LezWatch.TV actor ID
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Listal ID
jane-adams_ii
MYmovies person ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007403219905171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1450531
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
200802534
Netflix person ID
30027434
Notable Names Database ID
707/000132311
Open Media Database person ID
209
PORT person ID
9549, 405907
Plex person key
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Prabook ID
629313
Scope.dk person ID
4927
Swedish Film Database person ID
199745
TMDB person ID
209
TV Maze person ID
24936
Trading Card Database name ID
161410
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/24dcfc6d-0758-4473-a450-7cccc0b209fc
ČSFD person ID
45240

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Occupation 4
actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 2
Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
Educated at 2
University of Washington, Juilliard School
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Adams
Field of work 1
acting
Given name 1
Jane
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
female
← Performer 1
Vicki Vale
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Summary

Jane Adams's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[1]. She was born on April 1, 1965[2]. She worked as a stage actor[3], film actor[4], television actor[5], and actor[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Juilliard School[9], a conservatory[21], in United States[22], founded in 1905[23], headquartered in New York City[24]; University of Washington[10], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1861[27]; Cornish College of the Arts[11], an art academy[28], in United States[29], founded in 1914[30], headquartered in William Volker Building[31]; and Bellevue High School[12], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1923[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Theatre World Award[13], a theatre award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1945[37] and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play[14], an award for best supporting actress[38], in United States[39].

FAQs

Where was Jane Adams born?

Jane Adams's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[1].

What did Jane Adams do for work?

Jane Adams worked as stage actor[3], film actor[4], television actor[5], and actor[6].

Where did Jane Adams go to school?

Jane Adams was educated at Juilliard School[9], University of Washington[10], Cornish College of the Arts[11], and Bellevue High School[12].

What awards did Jane Adams receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[13] and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play[14].

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  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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