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Anna Kendrick
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn August 9, 1985 (39 years)
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.
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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.
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| 2025 | ParaNorman: The Thrifting · as Courtney Babcock (voice) |
| 2025 | Another Simple Favor · as Stephanie Smothers |
| 2023 | Woman of the Hour · as Sheryl |
| 2023 | Self Reliance · as Maddy |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (TV Series) · as Stacey Pilgrim (voice) |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together · as Poppy (voice) |
| 2022 | Alice, Darling · as Alice |
| 2021 | Trolls Holiday in Harmony · as Poppy (voice) |
| 2021 | Stowaway · as Zoe Levenson |
| 2020 | Love Life (TV Series) · as Darby Carter |
| 2020 | Dummy (TV Series) · as Cody Heller |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour · as Poppy (voice) |
| 2019 | Noelle · as Noelle Kringle |
| 2019 | The Day Shall Come · as Kendra Glack |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries (TV Series) · as Jane (voice) |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor · as Stephanie Smothers |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 · as Beca Mitchell |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday · as Poppy (voice) |
| 2017 | Table 19 · as Eloise Mcgarry |
| 2016 | The Accountant · as Dana Cummings |
| 2016 | Trolls · as Poppy (voice) |
| 2016 | The Hollars · as Rebecca |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates · as Alice |
| 2016 | Get a Job · as Jillian Stewart |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Gag Reel · as Alice |
| 2015 | Mr. Right · as Martha Mckay |
| 2015 | Digging for Fire · as Alicia |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 · as Beca Mitchell |
| 2014 | Into the Woods · as Cinderella |
| 2014 | The Last Five Years · as Cathy Hiatt |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Life After Beth · as Erica Wexler |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas · as Jenny |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Nan Britton |
| 2014 | The Voices · as Lisa |
| 2013 | Rapture-Palooza · as Lindsey Lewis |
| 2013 | Drinking Buddies · as Jill |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep · as Diana |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 · as Jessica Stanley |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect · as Beca Mitchell |
| 2012 | End of Watch · as Janet Taylor |
| 2012 | ParaNorman · as Courtney Babcock (voice) |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting · as Rosie Brennan |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Jessica Stanley (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 · as Jessica |
| 2011 | 50/50 · as Katherine Mckay |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World · as Stacey Pilgrim |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse · as Jessica |
| 2009 | Up in the Air · as Natalie Keener |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon · as Jessica |
| 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience · as Meg Brickman |
| 2009 | Elsewhere · as Sarah |
| 2008 | Twilight · as Jessica |
| 2008 | Fear Itself (TV Series) · as Shelby Johnson |
| 2007 | Viva Laughlin (TV Series) · as Holly |
| 2007 | Rocket Science · as Ginny Ryerson |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Mayor · as Sadie Winterhalter |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Nora (voice) |