Anna Kendrick
Acting
- Born:
- 1985-08-09
- Place of birth:
- Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. Kendrick's first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp (2003) and had a supporting role in The Twilight Saga (2008–2011). She achieved wider recognition for her role in the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as for her starring role in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She starred in the comedies Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 50/50 (2011), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), the musical Into the Woods (2014), the thrillers The Accountant (2016) and A Simple Favor (2018), and the fantasy comedy Noelle (2019). She has voiced the lead role in the animated musicals of the Trolls film franchise since 2016. She starred in the short-form comedy series Dummy (2020), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress. She made her directorial debut with the self-starring thriller Woman of the Hour (2023). Kendrick sang on soundtracks for some of her films, including the single "Cups" in 2012, and at events such as the 2013 Kennedy Centre Honours and the 2015 Academy Awards. Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Kendrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Babies
Misty Green
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
Another Simple Favor
Woman of the Hour
After Midnight
Self Reliance
Trolls: It Takes Three
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Trolls Band Together
Alice, Darling
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
The D'Amelio Show
Stowaway
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Love Life
Dummy
Trolls World Tour
Noelle
The Day Shall Come
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Human Discoveries
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Desus & Mero
A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis
Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor'
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
A Simple Favor
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
What the Fit
Late Night Berlin
Pitch Perfect 3
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
Trolls: Dress Up
Trolls Holiday
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Table 19
The Accountant
Trolls
The Hollars
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Get a Job
Mr. Right
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Digging for Fire
Pitch Perfect 2
Lip Sync Battle
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Hot Ones
Cake
Into the Woods
The Last Five Years
Life After Beth
Happy Christmas
The Call
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
The Voices
Drinking Buddies
Rapture-Palooza
The Company You Keep
Pitch Perfect
End of Watch
ParaNorman
Comedy Bang! Bang!
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Billy on the Street
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
50/50
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Conan
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Up in the Air
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Jay Leno Show
The Marc Pease Experience
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Spirit Box
Elsewhere
Twilight
Fear Itself
Viva Laughlin
The Graham Norton Show
Rocket Science
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Camp
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Family Guy
The Daily Show
Film Independent Spirit Awards
GMTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Kids' Choice Awards
Saturday Night Live
Great Performances
The Grammys
Unsound
Trolls 4
Embassy