Amy Adams Is Giving Her Mom Uniform an 'Upgrade' at the Request of Her Daughter Aviana, 14 (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Adams says her daughter Aviana requested she update her mom uniform after spending years in leggings.Photo:Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock; Broadimage/Shutterstock

Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock; Broadimage/Shutterstock

Flawless on the red carpet, at homeAmy Adamshas gotten some new style pointers from a discerning audience.

In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the Oscar-nominated actress shares that her14-year-old daughter Aviana, who she shares with husbandDarren Le Gallo, has gently suggested she improve her go-to mom uniform.

“I’m usually the least manicured at my household,” Adams, 50, says. “Usually there’s a ponytail involved, maybe a hat.”

But a few things are changing, after years of being “very dedicated to leggings and printed T-shirts,” she laughs. “Lately, per my daughter’s request, I’m working on an upgrade. She’s like, ‘You can’t wear workout clothes if you’re not working out, Mom. You can’t just do the leisure part of athleisure.’ ”

Amy Adams in leggings and a casual shirt in 2017.BG002/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

BG002/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Still, on the red carpet Adams has always been a style star.

While promoting her new movieNightbitch(out now) this fall, Adams has showed off her dimensional style in looks ranging from chic suits to timeless gowns on the red carpet.

Aviana even joined her parents on the red carpet forNightbitchat the Toronto International Film Festival in September. “It was really great to share that with her,” says the proud mom.

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Amy Adams in a bow-adorned black dress at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Oct. 29, 2024.Paras Griffin/Getty

Paras Griffin/Getty

On the set ofNightbitch— a film that’s “a realistic look at being an aging woman and a mother, and it’s a real warts-and-all approach,” says director Marielle Heller — Adams was steadfast in physically portraying the realities of motherhood in a way that would resonate with audiences.

“I didn’t even really want her to dye her hair. I think it’s what makes this movie so relatable is that Amy was willing to look like a real person and not like a Facetuned movie star,” says Heller.

Amy Adams in “Nightbitch”.Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

“They were going to use prosthetic hair, and I was like, ‘I can do better than that,’ ” she tells PEOPLE.

For more of Amy Adams’s interview, pick up this week’s issue ofPEOPLEon newsstands Friday.

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