Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Joey Lauren Adams

Actress

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Joey Lauren Adams Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Joey Lauren Adams Marker

Inscription.
First big role in Dazed and Confused in 1993 • Won Chicago Film Critics Most Promising Actor award • Golden Globe nomination for Chasing Amy • Starred in Big Daddy and The Break-Up • Wrote and directed Come Early Morning • Winner of the Women in Film Directors award after premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival

North Little Rock, Arkansas • Inducted 2014

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 34° 30.646′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marjorie Lawrence (here, next to this marker); The Cella Family (here, next to this marker); Russ Taff (here, next to this marker); Tommy Freeman

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(here, next to this marker); Brooks Robinson (here, next to this marker); Jo Ann Castle (here, next to this marker); Forrest L. Wood (here, next to this marker); Cliff Harris (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Joey Lauren Adams (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968) is an American actress and director. Adams was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Adams grew up in the Overbrook neighborhood of North Little Rock and graduated from North Little Rock Northeast High School. Adams began her film career in 1977 with a small role in Exorcist II: The Heretic. Adams' performance in Chasing Amy earned her both the 1997 Chicago Film Critics Award and Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Most Promising Actress, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 2006, Adams released her directorial debut film, Come Early Morning, starring Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Diane Ladd, Tim Blake Nelson and Laura Prepon. The film, shot on location in Little Rock, Arkansas,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Joey Lauren Adams Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the right of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.
was selected for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

(Submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.