Brooke Adams Biography (1949-)

Born February 8, 1949, in New York, NY; daughter of Robert K. (an actor and producer) and Rosaland (an actress; maiden name, Gould) Adams; married Tony Shalhoub (an actor), 1992; children: Josie Lynn, Sophie. Addresses: Contact: c/o 248 South Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004; 121 North San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, producer
Birth Details: February 8, 1949; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Carol, Split, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1980
Lisa, Key Exchange, WPA, New York City, 1982
Julia, The Philanderer, Yale Repertory, New Haven, CT, 1983
Carol, Linda Hur, Second Stage Theatre, 1984
Heidi Holland (title role), The Heidi Chronicles, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1990
Bella, Lost in Yonkers, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1991-1992
Jolly, The Old Neighborhood, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1997
Made her New York debut as Gabrielle, The Petrified Forest, St. Clements; appeared at age six in Finian's Rainbow; also appeared as Bella, Lost in Yonkers, Boston, MA; in Over Mother's Dead Body.
Stage Work
Produced two seasons at Green Plays; produced Over Mother's Dead Body.
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Nurse, Murders in the Rue Morgue (also known as Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue), 1971
The Lords of Flatbush, 1974
(Scenes deleted) Terry, Car Wash, Universal, 1976
Rose, Shockwaves (also known as Shock Waves, Almost Human, and Death Corps), 1977
Abby, Days of Heaven, Paramount, 1978
Elizabeth Driscoll, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, United Artists, 1978
Stacy Bishop, A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, Avco Embassy, 1979
Alexandra Lopez de Pulido, Cuba, United Artists, 1979
The Great Train Robbery (also known as The First Great Train Robbery), United Artists, 1979
Jeannie, Tell Me a Riddle, 1980
Marion Edwards, Utilities, 1981
Sarah Bracknell, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983
(In archive footage) Elizabeth Driscoll, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
Erica Boyer, Almost You, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Guest star in "Stuff commercials," The Stuff, 1985
Lisa Simon, Key Exchange, 1985
Jane Belletto, Man on Fire (also known as Absinthe and Un uomo sotto tiro), TriStar, 1987
Virginia Marshall, The Unborn, Califilm, 1991
Nora, Gas Food Lodging, IRS Releasing/TriStar, 1992
Young Missy, My Boyfriend's Back, Buena Vista, 1993
Narrator, The Fire This Time, Blacktop Films, 1994
Elizabeth Thomas Brewer, The Baby-Sitter's Club, TriStar, 1995
Elizabeth James Tivey, Made-Up, 2002
Film Work

Director, Two Faced, Theater 1761, 1995
Producer, Made-Up, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Cynthia Crackerby, O.K. Crackerby!, ABC, 1965-1966
Miniseries
Pagan Tralone, Lace, ABC, 1984
Pagan Tralone, Lace II, ABC, 1985
Angie Varnas, "Song of Songs," Picture Windows (also known as Picture Windows: Language of the Heart), Showtime, 1995
Movies
Mae, The Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1972
Kitty Preston, F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Last of the Belles," ABC, 1974
Mae, The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, ABC, 1975
Vera Franklin, Murder on Flight 502, ABC, 1975
Diane Fowler, Who Is the Black Dahlia?, NBC, 1975
Olive Deems/Gloria Chambers, Song of the Succubus, 1975
Beverly, James Dean: Portrait of a Friend (also known as JamesDean and The Legend), NBC, 1976
Sarah Dacos, Nero Wolfe, ABC, 1979
Summer, 1981
Julia Newell, The Innocents Abroad, PBS, 1983
Diane Dupuy, Special People: Based on a True Story, CBS, 1984
Grace Danet, The Lion of Africa, HBO, 1987
Pat McClinton, Bridesmaids, CBS, 1989
Sally Norman, Sometimes They Come Back (also known as Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back"), CBS, 1991
Anna Dunne, The Last Hit (also known as The Long Kill), USANetwork, 1993
Probable Cause (also known as Sleepless), Showtime, 1994
Pilots
Jennifer, Black Bart, CBS, 1975
Frannie Rosello, Flatbush/Avenue J, ABC, 1976
Meg Robbins, A Girl's Life, ABC, 1989
Specials
Intimate Portrait: Brett Butler, Lifetime, 1998
Episodic
Marky Morgan, "My Child on Monday Morning," East Side/West Side, 1963
"Angela," Police Woman, NBC, 1976
Mitzi Margolis, "The Boy Next Door," Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1976
Julie Winston, "Dead Again," Kojak, CBS, 1976
Lizzie, "Acts of Love: Parts 1 & 2," Family, 1977
Lizzie, "Echoes of Love," Family, ABC, 1978
"Haunted," American Playhouse, PBS, 1984
"Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim," On Location, HBO, 1987
"The Stork Club," Moonlighting, ABC, 1988
Terri Knowles, "Fetal Attraction," Moonlighting, ABC, 1988
Terri Knowles, "Maddie Hayes Got Married," Moonlighting, ABC, 1988
Terri Knowles, "And the Flesh Was Made Word," Moonlighting, ABC, 1988
Guest, The Tonight Show, NBC, 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990, 1991
Bree Ann Pratt, "Melissa in Wonderland," thirtysomething, 1991
Susana, "An Unexpected Snow," Touched by An Angel, CBS, 1994
Guest caller Marilyn, "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Frasier, NBC, 1995
Mary, "All about Christmas Eve," Wings, NBC, 1996
Joyce, "Father John," Gun, ABC, 1997
Leigh, "Mr. Monk and the Airplane," Monk, USA Network, 2002
Also appeared as Judy Trowbridge, Walter's law clerk, "The Law Clerk," Tony Randall Show, ABC; in The Directors, Encore.

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