Brooke Adams is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in ''

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'' (1978), ''

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'' (1978) and '' The Dead Zone'' (1983).

Early life

Adams was born in New York City, to Rosalind (née Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, who was a producer, actor, and former vice president of

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, as well as an unverified descendant of presidents

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and

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. Her sister is actress

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. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and the

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, and in her youth took dance classes at her aunt's studio in

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Career

After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as ''

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'', Adams appeared in ''

'' (1978) and the remake of ''

'' (1978), for which she was nominated for the

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. She has also starred in the films ''

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'' (1979), '' The Dead Zone'' (1983), ''

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'' (1985) and ''

Gas Food Lodging ''Gas Food Lodging'' is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by Allison Anders and starring Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk. It tells the story of a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer ...

'' (1992), the latter earning her a nomination for the

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. In 2002, she appeared in the romantic comedy ''Made-Up'', which was written by her sister Lynne Adams, and directed by her husband Tony Shalhoub. Adams also appeared in the films ''At Last'' and ''

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'' (both 2005), starred on Broadway in ''

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'', ''

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'', Wendy Wasserstein's ''

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'' (1990), and guest-starred in ''

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,'' the series starring her husband, appearing in five different episodes, playing four different roles. She also guest starred with him in an episode of ''

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'' several years before.

Personal life

Adams has been married to actor

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since 1992. They have two daughters, both of whom were adopted. In May 2020, Shalhoub revealed that he and Adams had become ill with

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the previous month and after a "pretty rough few weeks" had recovered.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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