Quiz

Amy is so often mistaken for friend Isla Fisher that Isla and her prankster husband Sacha Baron Cohen once pasted Amy's face over Isla's on their custom holiday greeting cards with the message, "Season Greetings from Sacha, Isla and the Kids." Apparently, no one noticed.

She has appeared in five films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Fighter (2010), Lei (2013), American Hustle - L'apparenza inganna (2013), Arrival (2016) and Vice - L'uomo nell'ombra (2018).

Did her own singing in I Muppet, il ritorno (2011), Come d'incanto (2007) and Un giorno di gloria per Miss Pettigrew (2008).

Best friends with actress Emily Blunt. The two became very close while filming Sunshine Cleaning (2008).

Meryl Streep taught her how to knit.

Was admittedly so distracted by co-star Lee Pace while filming Un giorno di gloria per Miss Pettigrew (2008), since "he just looked so dashing", that the director had to ask him leave the set.

Is a trained dancer.

Was 1 month pregnant with her daughter Aviana when she completed filming on The Fighter (2010).

Worked in a Hooters Restaurant until soon after she turned 18, when they started making her wear the customary outfits.

She and Leonardo DiCaprio were both 28 years old when they portrayed teenage lovers in Prova a prendermi (2002). Adams considered that film to be a turning point in her career.

She was born in Italy and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Was born on the U.S. military base located in Aviano, Italy, but spent part of her childhood in the U.S. military base located in Vicenza, Italy.

Her favorite films include Via col vento (1939), Il mago di Oz (1939), Casablanca (1942), La donna che visse due volte (1958), Le ali della libertà (1994), Paulie - Il pappagallo che parlava troppo (1998) and Fratello, dove sei? (2000).

During a red carpet interview at the 81st Academy Awards, she claimed to suffer from extreme stage fright and claustrophobia.

As a gesture of support to the U.S. troops, she privately gave her first-class seat to an American soldier who was on the same flight from Detroit to Los Angeles in 2014. She gladly took a seat in standard coach.

Her father was in the military and was also an amateur actor.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6280 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 11, 2017. Introduced by her Arrival (2016) co-star, Jeremy Renner, and director, Denis Villeneuve.

Auditioned for Lois Lane twice before being cast in L'uomo d'acciaio (2013). She first auditioned for the cancelled project "Superman Flyby" and Superman Returns (2006).

Is a natural blonde. Dyes her hair red.

Was in attendance at the wedding of her Sunshine Cleaning (2008) co-star and best friend Emily Blunt to John Krasinski (July 10, 2010).

She had considered quitting acting before doing Junebug (2005).

Tenth highest paid actress of 2017 with $11.5 million.

Is one of seven children of Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams.

Has made two movies back-to-back starring Meryl Streep: Il dubbio (2008) and Julie & Julia (2009). In the latter, she has no scenes with Streep.

Her performance as Ashley Johnsten in Junebug (2005) was named the sixth best performance of the decade in Paste magazine's 25 Best Movie Performances of the Decade.

Mother, with husband Darren Le Gallo, of a daughter Aviana Olea Le Gallo (b. May 15, 2010).

Her brother, Eddie Adams, works for the tabloid show TMZ.

As of 2019, the longest she has gone without an Oscar nomination, since her first one, is six years, between American Hustle - L'apparenza inganna (2013) and Vice - L'uomo nell'ombra (2018).

Wanted to be a singing nurse as a child.

Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. (aprile 2014)

In elementary school, she was diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Ritalin, which she still takes as an adult. Attended and graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Met her boyfriend, Darren Le Gallo, in 2001 in an acting class.

Named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World (2008).

Has appeared in the series episode, Craving (2001), which is about the early life of Clark Kent before he became Superman. She later went on to play Superman's main love interest, Lois Lane, in L'uomo d'acciaio (2013). Is one of several actors who guest starred on the series and returned in the Superman film, along with Alessandro Juliani, Tahmoh Penikett and David James Lewis.

She didn't attend drama school or study acting.

Enjoys singing karaoke.

Is just 10 years younger than Laura Linney, who played her mother in Animali notturni (2016).

Adams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Marion Cotillard, Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Daniel Brühl and Jake Gyllenhaal are the only actors to receive a Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Critics' Choice Award nomination for the same performance and then fail to be Oscar-nominated for it: for their performances in Arrival (2016), The Departed - Il bene e il male (2006), ...e ora parliamo di Kevin (2011), Un sapore di ruggine e ossa (2012), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips - Attacco in mare aperto (2013), Rush (2013) and Lo sciacallo - Nightcrawler (2014), respectively.

Once worked at Gap, a clothing store chain.

Her ancestry includes English, as well as smaller amounts of Danish, Swiss-German, and Norwegian, and more distant Welsh, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish.

For a time Amy's teenage crush was future co-star Leonardo DiCaprio during his stint in Genitori in blue jeans (1985).

The first job she ever had (at age 12) was selling licorice at a rodeo in Ogden, Utah, while staying with her grandparents. She later worked as a 'greeter' at The Gap store in the Lenox Mall in Buckhead, Atlanta, where she once had rare opportunity to greet Whitney Houston as she entered the store. Whitney didn't take too kindly to Amy's cloying store formalities and quickly requested a different salesperson to assist her.

She and Gal Gadot are the first live action Lois Lane and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman to be onscreen together.

Alumna of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Minnesota. Appeared there in many productions including "Brigadoon" and "Good News.".

Her acting heroes are Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett and Samantha Morton.

Second actress with red hair to portray Lois Lane (preceded by Noel Neill).

Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Aviana in order to begin filming On the Road (2012).

Through her sixth generation great-grandparents Thomas and Elizabeth Shipp is a fifth cousin twice removed of Harry S. Truman. Through the same Shipp ancestors is a seventh cousin once removed to both Johnny Depp and John Edwards.

Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2006.

Sang in the school choir at Douglas County High School.