Amy Adams’ ‘Enchanted’ Role Might Be Her Ticket To Happily Ever After

After years of struggling in supporting roles, the actress has landed at the top of the box office as Princess Giselle.

Once upon a time, in early 2002, a struggling young redheaded actress who dreamed of bigger things made her way into a Brentwood, California, yard sale, looking for a bargain. She struck up a conversation with the beautiful brunet proprietor, who was selling secondhand IKEA furniture in preparation to shack up with her boyfriend (who also happens to be the writer of this story). After introducing herself as Amy and chatting about her small role in Steven Spielberg’s next movie, the woman helped herself to an ample array of discounted Scandinavian furniture. Only in Los Angeles.

Now, Amy Adams’ fantasies have come to life, as the 33-year-old is currently starring in Hollywood’s reigning box-office champion, “Enchanted,” which raked in $50 million over the Thanksgiving weekend. But who, exactly, is this new leading lady?

“I’d like to come in at the happily-ever-after moment,” she explained to MTV News recently, using her Princess Giselle role as a jumping-off point for her own thoughts on happy endings. “Often, there’s a lot of struggle that involves getting to happily ever after. So, I guess I’d like to see what happens in that happily-ever-after part.”
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