Description
BROOKE ADAMS BIOGRAPHY:
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Abby in Days of Heaven (1978), Elizabeth Driscoll in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Sarah Bracknell in The Dead Zone (1983).
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Abby in Days of Heaven (1978), Elizabeth Driscoll in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Sarah Bracknell in The Dead Zone (1983).
Early life
Adams was born in New York City, to Rosalind Adams (née Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, who was a producer, actor, and former vice president of CBS, as well as an unverified descendant of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Her sister is actress Lynne Adams. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet, and in her youth took dance classes at her aunt’s studio in Montague, Michigan.
Career
After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as Shock Waves, 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 (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 five different episodes, in four different roles, of the series starring her husband, Monk. In 2009, she served as an official judge for the 3rd annual Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Adams married actor Tony Shalhoub in 1992. They have two daughters. The couple purchased a home in Los Angeles in 1993. In 2016, they listed the home for sale. Adams and Shalhoub have worked together in several films, one episode of Wings, and on BrainDead. Adams has appeared credited as a special guest star in five episodes of Monk—”Mr. Monk and the Airplane”, “Mr. Monk’s 100th Case”, “Mr. Monk and the Kid”, “Mr. Monk Visits a Farm”, and “Mr. Monk and the Badge”. Shalhoub and Adams appeared on Broadway together in the 2010 revival of Lend Me a Tenor. At the time of their wedding, Adams had an adopted daughter, Josie Lynn (born 1989), whom Shalhoub adopted. In 1994, they adopted another daughter, Sophie (born 1993). In May 2020, Shalhoub revealed that he and Adams had tested positive for COVID-19 the previous month.
Adams was born in New York City, to Rosalind Adams (née Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, who was a producer, actor, and former vice president of CBS, as well as an unverified descendant of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Her sister is actress Lynne Adams. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet, and in her youth took dance classes at her aunt’s studio in Montague, Michigan.
Career
After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as Shock Waves, 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 (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 five different episodes, in four different roles, of the series starring her husband, Monk. In 2009, she served as an official judge for the 3rd annual Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Adams married actor Tony Shalhoub in 1992. They have two daughters. The couple purchased a home in Los Angeles in 1993. In 2016, they listed the home for sale. Adams and Shalhoub have worked together in several films, one episode of Wings, and on BrainDead. Adams has appeared credited as a special guest star in five episodes of Monk—”Mr. Monk and the Airplane”, “Mr. Monk’s 100th Case”, “Mr. Monk and the Kid”, “Mr. Monk Visits a Farm”, and “Mr. Monk and the Badge”. Shalhoub and Adams appeared on Broadway together in the 2010 revival of Lend Me a Tenor. At the time of their wedding, Adams had an adopted daughter, Josie Lynn (born 1989), whom Shalhoub adopted. In 1994, they adopted another daughter, Sophie (born 1993). In May 2020, Shalhoub revealed that he and Adams had tested positive for COVID-19 the previous month.
