About Brooke Adams (actress)
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Days of Heaven (1978), 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.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.