Actor

Anna Kendrick

Acting

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Acting credits

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

3.9

Moderate attention

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Movies: 63Series: 37Crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 84223

IMDb ID: nm0447695

Known for: Acting

Born: August 9, 1985

Age: 40

Place of birth: Portland, Maine, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1959 - 2025

Years active: 67

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q67701

Also known as

Anna Cooke Kendrick • 애나 켄드릭 • Άννα Cooke Κέντρικ

Other jobs

Executive Producer (5)Thanks (2)Director (1)

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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.