Anna Kendrick

Known for ActingBorn 1985-08-09 (age 40)Portland, Maine, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis

Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor'

Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'

Kids' Choice Awards

The Grammys

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

Trolls: Dress Up

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

ParaNorman: The Thrifting

What the Fit

Baby Driver

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

End of Watch

Trolls Band Together

Pitch Perfect

Trolls Holiday in Harmony

Trolls World Tour

Family Guy

The Accountant

50/50

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Conan

The Graham Norton Show

Hot Ones

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis

Love Life

ParaNorman

Dummy

Pitch Perfect 2

Up in the Air

The World's End

Trolls Holiday

A Simple Favor

Fear Itself

Noelle

Trolls

Pitch Perfect 3

Mr. Right

Saturday Night Live

Woman of the Hour

The Kelly Clarkson Show