Amy Adams

Born: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA

The actress first attracted attention as the nurse with a crush on Leonardo DiCaprio in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can.

One of seven children, she briefly worked as a waitress in a Hooters themed restaurant until they made her wear the uniform when she reached 18.

She first acted at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Minnesota in productions including Brigadoon and Good News.

Adams made her big screen debut in 1999 alongside Kirsten Dunst and Ellen Barkin in the comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Next up was the comedy horror Psycho Beach Party, the romantic comedy Pumpkin and Serving Sara with Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew Perry.

However, it was in 2002 as nurse Brenda Strong in Catch Me If You Can that she raised her profile.

Subsequent roles included the low-budget Standing Still and the lead role in the critically-acclaimed drama Junebug.

In 2005, she starred as Debra Messing's spoilt sister in the Anglo-American romantic comedy The Wedding Date.

Recent work includes the role of Giselle, a fairytale princess, in the genial Disney romantic comedy Enchanted, and Tom Hanks' PA in the political satire Charlie Wilson's War.