Brooke Adams (actress)
| Brooke Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 8, 1949 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Brooke Adams-Shalhoub |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Shalhoub (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress.[1]
Career
After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as Shock Waves,[2] Adams appeared in Days of Heaven (1978) and the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). She has also starred in the films Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Key Exchange[3] (1985), and Gas Food Lodging (1992).
In 2002 she appeared in the romantic comedy Made-Up, which was written by her sister, actress Lynne Adams, and directed by her husband, Tony Shalhoub. Adams also appeared in the films At Last and The Legend of Lucy Keyes (both 2005), starred on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard, Lend Me a Tenor, Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles (1990), and guest-starred on Monk.
In 2009 she served as an official judge for the 3rd annual Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Adams was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Rosalind (née Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, who was a producer, actor, and former vice president of CBS, as well as a relative of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.[4][5] Her sister is actress Lynne Adams. She attended the High School for the Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet. Adams is married to actor Tony Shalhoub.[6] They have two adopted children together.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | Great Gatsby, TheThe Great Gatsby | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Terry | |
| 1977 | Shock Waves | Rose | |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven | Abby | |
| 1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Elizabeth Driscoll | |
| 1979 | The First Great Train Robbery | (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | Man, a Woman and a Bank, AA Man, a Woman and a Bank | Stacey Bishop | |
| 1979 | Cuba | Alexandra Lopez de Pulido | |
| 1980 | Tell Me a Riddle | Jeannie | |
| 1983 | Utilities | Marion Edwards | |
| 1983 | Dead Zone, TheThe Dead Zone | Sarah Bracknell | |
| 1985 | Almost You | Erica Boyer | |
| 1985 | Stuff, TheThe Stuff | Special Guest Star in Stuff Commercial | |
| 1985 | Key Exchange | Lisa | |
| 1987 | Man on Fire | Jane | |
| 1991 | Unborn, TheThe Unborn | Virginia Marshall | |
| 1992 | Gas Food Lodging | Nora | |
| 1995 | Baby-Sitters Club, TheThe Baby-Sitters Club | Elizabeth Thomas Brewer | |
| 2002 | Made-Up | Elizabeth James Tivey | Also producer |
| 2003 | Party Animals | Celeb Mother | Short film |
| 2005 | At Last | Carol Singleton | |
| 2006 | Legend of Lucy Keyes, TheThe Legend of Lucy Keyes | Samantha Porter | |
| 2008 | Accidental Husband, TheThe Accidental Husband | Carolyn | |
| 2009 | Gary's Walk | Marcia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | Marky Morgan | Episode: "My Child on Monday Morning" |
| 1965 | O.K. Crackerby! | Cynthia Crackerby | 14 episodes |
| 1974 | F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' | Kitty Preston | TV movie |
| 1975 | Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Diane Fowler | TV movie |
| 1975 | Song of the Succubus | Olive Deems / Gloria Chambers | TV movie |
| 1975 | Black Bart | Jennifer | TV short |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Vera Franklin | TV movie |
| 1976 | Police Woman | Angela | Episode: "Angela" |
| 1976 | James Dean | Beverly | TV movie |
| 1976 | Bob Newhart Show, TheThe Bob Newhart Show | Mitzi Margolis | Episode: "The Boy Next Door" |
| 1976 | Kojak | Julie Winston | Episode: "Dead Again" |
| 1977 | Family | Lizzie | Episode: "Acts of Love: Part 1" Episode: "Acts of Love: Part 2" |
| 1977 | Nero Wolfe | Sarah Dacos | TV movie broadcast 1979 |
| 1978 | Family | Lizzie | Episode: "Echoes of Love" |
| 1981 | Great Performances | Episode: "Summer" | |
| 1984 | Lace | Jennifer 'Pagan' Trelawney | TV movie |
| 1984 | Special People | Diane Dupuy | TV movie |
| 1984 | American Playhouse | Episode: "Haunted" | |
| 1985 | Lace II | Pagan Tralone | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | American Playhouse | Julia Newell | Episode: "The Innocents Abroad" |
| 1987 | Paul Reiser Out on a Whim | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Lion of Africa, TheThe Lion of Africa | Grace Danet | TV movie |
| 1988 | Moonlighting | Terri Knowles | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Bridesmaids | Pat | TV movie |
| 1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | Sally Norman | TV movie |
| 1991 | thirtysomething | Bree Ann Pratt | Episode: "Melissa in Wonderland" |
| 1993 | Last Hit, TheThe Last Hit | Anna | TV movie |
| 1994 | Picture Windows | Episode: "Song of Songs" | |
| 1994 | Probable Cause | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Susana | Episode: "An Unexpected Snow" |
| 1995 | Frasier | Marilyn (voice) | Episode: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" |
| 1996 | Wings | Mary | Episode: "All About Christmas Eve" |
| 1997 | Gun | Joyce | Episode: "Father John" |
| 2002 | Monk | airline stewardess | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" |
| 2005 | Monk | Mrs. Abigail Carlyle | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Kid" |
| 2007 | Monk | Sheriff Margie Butterfield | Episode: "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm" |
| 2008 | Monk | Leigh Harrison | Episode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Margo | Episode: "PTSD" |
| 2009 | Monk | Edith Capriani | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Badge" |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Madrid woman | TV movie |
| 2016 | BrainDead | Senator Diane Vaynerchuk |
References
- ↑ "Brooke Adams". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Shock Waves". The New York Times.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (August 14, 1985). "Key Exchange (1985) SCREEN: 'KEY EXCHANGE,' A COMEDY". The New York Times.
- ↑ Buckley, Tom (November 17, 1978). "At the Movies". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Robert K. Adams, 72, a Producer Of Television and Theater Shows". The New York Times. February 16, 1981.
- ↑ Countryliving.com