Jane Adams (born April 1, 1965) is a Tony Award-winning American actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre.

Jane "Poni" Adams (b. August 7 1921) was an American actress of radio, films, and television in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jane Adams (born 1960, Leicester) is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995. Adams has a degree in sociology, was once lead vocalist in a folk rock band and is married with two children. She lives in Leicester.

Jane Adams has performed theatre at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The plays include "Love Diatribe", "The Nice and the Nasty", and "Greetings From Elsewhere Cabaret". She also performed in "Careless Love" at the Empty Space Theatre, "Candide/Len Jenkin" at the Pioneer Square Theatre", "Talking With" at the Group Theatre and "Camino Real" at the Julliard School. She won a Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a play for the Broadway play, "An Inspector Calls". She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best featured actress in a play in the Broadway play, "I Hate Hamlet".

Jane turned down a full scholarship to study violin at Juilliard, opting to spend four years studying acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. She got her start acting in radio, working on Lux Radio Theatre and the Whistler. Her first brief marriage to a Navy pilot ended when he was killed in action during World War II. Shortly after marrying Tom Turnage, she retired from acting, returning briefly to television roles in the early 50s when her husband was sent to Korea.