Adams was an apprentice in theaters for eight years, learning skills that included building scenery, managing ticket sales, and operating a lighting board. She debuted as a professional actress in a 1955 production of
Brigadoon at the Flint Musical Tent in Flint, Michigan. Adams played the role of Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris Bauer from 1966 to 1971 and again from August 1973 to June 1976 on
The Guiding Light. She was the second generation in her family to act on the program; both her parents had roles in the radio incarnation in the 1940s. She also appeared on
The Secret Storm in the role of Amy Kincaid from September 1971 to May 1973. Adams has written and produced a number of stage productions, including
Two Faced, upon which the feature film
Made-Up was based. Adams wrote and produced
Made-Up, co-starring her younger sister and brother-in-law,
Brooke Adams and
Tony Shalhoub, as well as
Eva Amurri,
Gary Sinise and
Lance Krall. == Filmography ==