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  1. Jane Adams (born 1965) is an American actress and screenwriter. Known for her work in independent cinema , her acting credits include Light Sleeper (1992), Happiness (1998), Mumford (1999), Songcatcher (2000), The Anniversary Party (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Little Children (2006), All the Light in the Sky (2012), and ...

  2. m.imdb.com › name › nm0011038Jane Adams - IMDb

    Born April 1, 1965. Add to list. Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 4 wins & 12 nominations total. Photos 92. Known for. Happiness. 7.7. Joy Jordan. 1998. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 8.3. Carrie. 2004.

  3. May 17, 2024 · Jane Addams, American social reformer and pacifist, cowinner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. She is best known as a cofounder (with Ellen Gates Starr) of Hull House in Chicago, one of the first social settlements in North America, which was established to aid needy immigrants.

  4. Apr 16, 2010 · Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a peace activist and a leader of the settlement house movement in America. As one of the most distinguished of the first generation of college-educated women, she...

  5. Biography. Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 1994 revival of An Inspector Calls. Her film roles include Happiness (1998), Wonder Boys (2000), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), and ...

  6. By Debra Michals, PhD | 2017. A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She later became internationally respected for the peace activism that ultimately won her a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, the first American woman to receive this honor.

  7. Jane Addams (born Laura Jane Addams, September 6, 1860-May 21, 1935) won worldwide recognition in the first third of the twentieth century as a pioneer social worker in America, as a feminist, and as an internationalist. She was born in Cedarville, Illinois, the eighth of nine children.

  8. Jul 3, 2023 · Jane Adams Hopes The Idol Offends You: “Go Ahead. Hate It. I Don’t Care” Over her 30-plus-year career, Adams has consistently starred in incendiary, controversial projects. But as she tells...

  9. m.imdb.com › name › nm0011037Jane Adams - IMDb

    Jane Adams. Actress: Batman and Robin. Jane turned down a full scholarship to study violin at Juilliard, opting to spend four years studying acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. She got her acting start in radio, working on Lux Radio Theatre and the Whistler.

  10. Overview. Born. August 7, 1918 · San Antonio, Texas, USA. Died. May 21, 2014 · Bellingham, Washington, USA (undisclosed) Birth name. Betty Jean Bierce. Nickname. Poni Adams. Height. 5′ 3″ (1.60 m) Mini Bio. Jane turned down a full scholarship to study violin at Juilliard, opting to spend four years studying acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.

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