Amy Adams

Amy Adams (b. 1974) is an American actress and singer, whose breakthrough role was an Academy Award-nominated performance in the movie Junebug. She is set to appear in the upcoming Muppet feature film.

Her other roles include the lead in Disney's Enchanted, an Academy Award-nominated performance in Doubt, Amelia Earhart in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and opposite Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia.

According to reports, Adams plays Mary, the girlfriend of Jason Segel's protagonist, Gary. Together with his best friend Walter, the three reunite the Muppets for a big show, to save their old TV studio.

Adams has appeared as a guest on the March 8, 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live. The episode featured a skit with cast member Kristen Wiig's character Penelope, who has a habit of one-upping the people around her. Amy Adams' character is a traffic school teacher who finally gets fed up with student Penelope and says, "You know what Penelope, Penelope I have had enough . . . I guess now's a good time to tell everyone I'm friends with Kermit the Frog. What do you think of that? . . . " Penelope responds that "Um, guess I'll say that, um, I'm best friends with all Muppets. Including Scooter, so, I was invited to all of their weddings, so . . . "