Personal life Amy Adams

adams @ 83rd academy awards in 2011

adams met actor , painter darren le gallo @ acting class in 2001, , began dating year later while collaborating on short film named pennies. became engaged in 2008, , gave birth daughter 2 years later. 7 years after engagement, couple married on daughter s insistence in private ceremony @ ranch near santa barbara, california. adams said in 2016 appreciates numerous sacrifices le gallo had made primary caregiver family. live in beverly hills, california. adams has described family life pretty low key , , has said routine involves going work, taking daughter park, , having weekly date nights husband.

adams finds little value in concept of celebrity, , maintains more people know me, less ll believe me , characters . attracts little gossip or tabloid attention, , strives keep healthy work-life balance. adams makes effort remain unaffected fame, believing hinder ability play roles honesty. has spoken suffering insecurity , lack of confidence young age , how motherhood had made calmer. breaks song when stressed @ work. unlike of female contemporaries, adams dislikes talking issues such gender pay gap, believing topic producers , decision-makers , not actors.

having experienced difficulty in years in film industry, adams works closely underprivileged students @ new york city s ghetto film school. variety honored her work them in 2010. supports trevor project, non-profit organization helps troubled lgbt teenagers, , has served presenter 2011 event named trevor live . in 2013, launched book beauty book brain cancer, raise money brain cancer charities named snog , headrush. following year, attended charity event @ ucla medical center, santa monica, raise funds sexually abused children.