Amy Adams made a guest appearance in season 1 of “The Office.” She played Katy Moore, a purse saleswoman who visits the Scranton branch in the episode “Hot Girl.”
“Hot Girl” is the sixth and season-one finale episode of the American version of The Office. It originally aired on NBC on April 26, 2005. Katy’s arrival distracts much of the male staff, while Jim Halpert becomes interested in her and Michael Scott unsuccessfully tries to impress her.
Adams returned as Katy in two season-two episodes, “The Fire” and “Booze Cruise.” The role was therefore a recurring guest part rather than a one-episode appearance, although her first appearance happened during season 1. Katy’s relationship with Jim also provides an early complication in the show’s central Jim-and-Pam storyline.
The question describes Adams as Oscar-nominated, a designation she earned for films including Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master, American Hustle and Vice. Viewers sometimes remember her chiefly from Enchanted or Arrival, making her brief Office appearance an easy celebrity cameo to miss.