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Her breakthrough role came in 1993 in Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused, a film which also had a role for Ben Affleck with whom she would befriend and star with in one of her best-known roles.

Playing Alyssa Jones in the 1997 film Chasing Amy, opposite Ben Affleck, brought her a lot of attention for her portrayal of a lesbian who falls for a man. Director Kevin Smith wrote and directed the film based on his experiences of love with former girlfriend Adams and asked Affleck, whom he had worked with previously, to have the lead role. She also appeared in two other View Askew productions: MallratsMallrats is a 1995 movie by filmmaker Kevin Smith, part of his 5-episode View Askewniverse or New Jersey films series. It stars several regular cast members of Smith's movies, including Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, and Joey Lauren Adams. The plot deals with se ( 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja) and Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike Back is the fifth movie from Kevin Smith, famous for his cult films Clerks and Mallrats and the more commercially successful films Chasing Amy and Dogma''. The title is a take-off on the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes ( 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap), briefly reprising the role of Alyssa in the latter of those movies.

Adams also contributed the song "Alive" to the soundtrack of Chasing Amy, performing it in one of the scenes of the film.