Brooke Adams

Biography

Brooke Adams is an American actress who trained in dance at the School of American Ballet and attended the High School of Performing Arts in her native New York City. She began in low-budget films and television, among them Shock Waves, then appeared in Car Wash (1976) and in Days of Heaven (1978) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), the last bringing her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983) and Key Exchange (1985) came next, followed by Gas Food Lodging (1992), which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female. She acted in The Heidi Chronicles in 1990 and later returned to Broadway in The Cherry Orchard and Lend Me a Tenor, and she guest-starred in five episodes of Monk, playing four different characters, and appeared in its movie Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie.

77years old

Turns 78 on February 8in 99 days

Born February 8, 1949New York City
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 52 years1971 to 2023

Genres

Drama53%, 9 films
Thriller41%, 7 films
Horror35%, 6 films
Romance35%, 6 films
Comedy24%, 4 films

First and latest

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Brooke Adams movies on Netflix

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie2023IMDb rating 6.7as Beth
Snapshots2018IMDb rating 7.1as Patty
Guns for Hire2015IMDb rating 4.2as Secretary
The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6as Carolyn
The Baby-Sitters Club1995IMDb rating 5.8as Elizabeth Thomas Brewer
Gas Food Lodging1992IMDb rating 6.6as Nora
Sometimes They Come Back1991IMDb rating 5.7as Sally Norman
The Unborn1991IMDb rating 4.8as Virginia Marshall
Man on Fire1987IMDb rating 5.8as Jane
The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1as Sarah Bracknell
Cuba1979IMDb rating 5.6as Alexandra Lopez de Pulido
Days of Heaven1978IMDb rating 7.7as Abby
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978IMDb rating 7.4as Elizabeth Driscoll
Shock Waves1977IMDb rating 5.4as Rose
Murder on Flight 5021975IMDb rating 5.4as Vera Franklin
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles1974IMDb rating 5.4as Kitty Preston
Murders in the Rue Morgue1971IMDb rating 5.2as Nurse

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Dead Zone1983 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Sarah Bracknell
IMDb rating 7.186K votes
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978 Horror, Sci-Fias Elizabeth Driscoll
IMDb rating 7.483K votes
Days of Heaven1978as Abby
IMDb rating 7.770K votes
Sometimes They Come Back1991as Sally Norman
IMDb rating 5.714K votes
Gas Food Lodging1992as Nora
IMDb rating 6.64.8K votes
Shock Waves1977as Rose
IMDb rating 5.47.2K votes
Cuba1979as Alexandra Lopez de Pulido
IMDb rating 5.63.2K votes
Man on Fire1987as Jane
IMDb rating 5.83.7K votes

Most often with

Melanie Mayron directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Hector Elizondo

Sam Shepard

Tony Shalhoub

Herbert Lom

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Melanie MayronDirector, 2 films

Films together

Hector Elizondo2 films together, 1979 to 2023
Hector Elizondo's page
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie2023IMDb rating 6.7Adams as BethElizondo as Neven Bell
- Cuba1979IMDb rating 5.6Adams as Alexandra Lopez de PulidoElizondo as Capt. Raphael Ramirez
Sam Shepard2 films together, 1978 to 2008
Sam Shepard's page
- The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Adams as CarolynShepard as Wilder
- Days of Heaven1978IMDb rating 7.7Adams as AbbyShepard as The Farmer
Tony Shalhoub2 films together, 2015 to 2023
Tony Shalhoub's page
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie2023IMDb rating 6.7Adams as BethShalhoub as Adrian Monk
- Guns for Hire2015IMDb rating 4.2Adams as SecretaryShalhoub as Parking Violations Bureau Agent
Herbert Lom2 films together, 1971 to 1983
Herbert Lom's page
- The Dead Zone1983IMDb rating 7.1Adams as Sarah BracknellLom as Dr. Sam Weizak
- Murders in the Rue Morgue1971IMDb rating 5.2Adams as NurseLom as Rene Marot
Jeffrey Dean Morgan2 films together, 2008 to 2015
Jeffrey Dean Morgan's page
- Guns for Hire2015IMDb rating 4.2Adams as SecretaryMorgan as Bruce
- The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Adams as CarolynMorgan as Patrick
Melanie MayronDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2018
All films by Melanie Mayron
- Snapshots2018IMDb rating 7.1Adams as Patty
- The Baby-Sitters Club1995IMDb rating 5.8Adams as Elizabeth Thomas Brewer

Box office

What Brooke Adams's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$74.6 million

6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

6Worldwide figure
3US gross only
4Never in cinemas
4Figure not found

Top grosser

Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978Elizabeth Driscoll$24.9 million

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978as Elizabeth Driscoll
$25M33.4% of the total
2
The Accidental Husband2008as Carolyn
$23M30.4% of the total
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The Dead Zone1983as Sarah Bracknell
$21M27.8% of the total
4
Days of Heaven1978as Abby
$3.7M5.0% of the total
5
Gas Food Lodging1992as Nora
$1.3M1.8% of the total
6
The Unborn1991as Virginia Marshall
$1.2M1.6% of the total