Genevieve Adams

Genevieve Adams was born and grew up in New York City, New York.[1] At Dartmouth College, Adams became part of the theater scene. She participated in productions of the Dartmouth's Department of Theater, including starring in a production of Eurydice.[2] She also performed improv comedy and joined Casual Thursday, a comedy group that performed in fraternity basements.[3] She graduated in 2011 with a degree in English.[1]

Adams had her first break in film acting when a casting director saw a play she also wrote and produced. Following that, she was cast in Bird People (2014), directed by Pascale Ferran, which premiered at the Cannes film festival.[4] Adams subsequently wrote and starred in I'm Obsessed with You (2014), the film version of her play that began as her honors thesis at Dartmouth.[5][6] Adams was part of an ensemble cast that included Manish Dayal, Thomas McDonell, Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph.[7] I'm Obsessed with You premiered at the Sonoma International Film Festival.[8]

In 2015, Adams appeared in Jason Bateman's The Family Fang.[9][10] She also had a role in Touched with Fire, which starred Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby.[11] Adams had roles in How to Be Single (2016), Money Monster (2016), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016),[10] and The Report (2019).

Adams wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Simchas and Sorrows, a dramedy film released in 2022. The film tells the story of an atheist actress, played by Adams, who decides to convert to Judaism to marry her fiancé, played by McDonell.[12] Simchas and Sorrows premiered at the virtual showcase Cinejoy, part of the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival.[13]