Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Days of Heaven, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and The Dead Zone (1983).

Early life Adams was born on February 8, 1949, in New York City, to Rosalind (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 Car Wash (1976), Days of Heaven (1978) and the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. She has also starred in the films Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Key Exchange (1985) and Gas Food Lodging (1992), the latter earning her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. In 1990, she was an actress in the play The Heidi Chronicles.

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. In 2005 Adams appeared in the films At Last and The Legend of Lucy Keyes. The same year, she starred on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard. She guest-starred in Monk, the series starring her husband, appearing in five different episodes, playing four different roles, and appearing once more in its TV movie Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie. She also guest starred with him in an episode of Wings several years before. In 2010, she returned to Broadway in Lend Me a Tenor. In 2015, she starred in web series with her sister named "All Downhill From Here". In recent years, Adams has been performing on the stage, such as in the play "Madwomen of the West" from 2023-2024. 2025, she had a role in the off-Broadway play, "Pen Pals".

Personal life Adams has been married to actor Tony Shalhoub since 1992. They have two daughters, both of whom were adopted. They own a property on Martha's Vineyard.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue Nurse (uncredited) 1974 The Great Gatsby Party Guest (uncredited) 1974 The Lords of Flatbush (uncredited) 1976 Car Wash Terry Scenes deleted 1977 Shock Waves Rose 1978 Days of Heaven Abby 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Elizabeth Driscoll Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress 1978 The First Great Train Robbery (uncredited) 1979 A Man, a Woman and a Bank Stacey Bishop 1979 Cuba Alexandra Lopez de Pulido 1980 Tell Me a Riddle Jeannie 1983 Utilities Marion Edwards 1983 The Dead Zone Sarah Bracknell 1984 Vengeance Is Mine Jo Alternate title: Haunted 1984 Terror in the Aisles Elizabeth Driscoll Archive footage 1985 Almost You Erica Boyer 1985 The Stuff Special Guest Star In Stuff Commercial 1985 Key Exchange Lisa 1987 Man on Fire Jane Balletto 1991 The Unborn Virginia Marshall Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress 1992 Gas Food Lodging Nora Evans Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female 1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Elizabeth Thomas Brewer 2002 Made-Up Elizabeth James Tivey Also producer 2003 Party Animals Celeb Mother Short film 2004 At Last Carol Singleton 2006 The Legend of Lucy Keyes Samantha Porter 2008 The Accidental Husband Carolyn 2009 Gary's Walk Marcia 2017 Breakable You Ruth Frank 2018 Snapshots Patty Nominated—Nice International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress 2019 Hamlet 360: Thy Father's Spirit Gertrude Video

Television Year Title Role Notes 1963 East Side/West Side Marky Morgan Episode: "My Child on Monday Morning" 1965 O.K. Crackerby! Cynthia Crackerby 14 episodes 1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' Kitty Preston TV movie 1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia? Diane Fowler TV movie 1975 Song of the Succubus Olive Deems / Gloria Chambers TV movie 1975 Black Bart Jennifer TV short 1975 Murder on Flight 502 Vera Franklin TV movie 1976 Police Woman Angela Episode: "Angela" 1976 James Dean Beverly TV movie 1976 The Bob Newhart Show Mitzi Margolis Episode: "The Boy Next Door" 1976 Kojak Julie Winston Episode: "Dead Again" 1977 Family Lizzie Episode: "Acts of Love: Part 1"Episode: "Acts of Love: Part 2" 1977 Nero Wolfe Sarah Dacos TV movie broadcast 1979 1978 Family Lizzie Episode: "Echoes of Love" 1983 Great Performances Julia Newell Episode: "The Innocents Abroad" 1984 Lace Jennifer "Pagan" Trelawney TV movie 1984 Special People Diane Dupuy TV movie 1984 American Playhouse Jo Episode: "Haunted" 1985 Lace II Pagan Tralone TV miniseries 1986 American Playhouse Julia Newell Episode: "The Innocents Abroad" 1987 Paul Reiser Out on a Whim TV movie 1987 The Lion of Africa Grace Danet TV movie 1988 Moonlighting Terri Knowles 3 episodes 1989 Bridesmaids Patricia TV movie 1991 Sometimes They Come Back Sally Norman TV movie 1991 Thirtysomething Bree Ann Pratt Episode: "Melissa in Wonderland" 1993 The Last Hit Anna TV movie 1994 Picture Windows Angie Varnas Episode: "Song of Songs" 1994 Probable Cause Gary's Ex-Partner TV movie 1994 Touched by an Angel Susana Episode: "An Unexpected Snow" 1995 Frasier Marilyn (voice) Episode: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" 1996 Wings Mary Episode: "All About Christmas Eve" 1997 Gun Joyce Episode: "Father John" 2002 Monk Leigh Harrison Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" 2005 Monk Mrs. Abigail Carlyle Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Kid" 2007 Monk Sheriff Margie Butterfield Episode: "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm" 2008 Monk Leigh Harrison Episode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" 2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Margo Episode: "PTSD" 2009 Monk Edith Capriani Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Badge" 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Madrid Woman TV movie 2016 BrainDead Senator Diane Vaynerchuk Recurring role, 5 episodes 2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Beth TV movie