United Kingdom, June 23 -- Amy Adams saved the life of a stabbing victim using first aid skills she learnt during a brief stint in a medical TV show.

The Cape Fear actress has revealed she had just finished having dinner with her husband Darren Le Gallo, their 15-year-old daughter Aviana and her father Richard at a restaurant in Santa Monica, California when they saw a commotion on the street outside and Amy ran over to help a man who was lying on the ground bleeding.

During an appearance on the SmartLess podcast, Amy explained: "We were in Santa Monica, coming out of our favorite restaurant . These people were screaming and a guy was walking and they were yelling: 'He's dying!'

"And my husband's like: 'That's blood!' I was like: 'Darr...