Anna Kendrick
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1985-08-09
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Anna Kendrick
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.
Also Known For
Up in the Air
Dec 04, 2009
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Jun 23, 2010
The Marc Pease Experience
Aug 21, 2009
Twilight
Nov 20, 2008
Camp
Sep 05, 2003
The Call
May 12, 2014
Rocket Science
Jan 19, 2007
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Nov 26, 2021
50/50
Sep 30, 2011
Elsewhere
Jan 15, 2009
Trolls Band Together
Oct 12, 2023
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Nov 18, 2009
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Nov 16, 2011
What to Expect When You're Expecting
May 17, 2012
End of Watch
Sep 20, 2012
ParaNorman
Aug 03, 2012
The Company You Keep
Dec 20, 2012
Pitch Perfect
Sep 28, 2012
The Last Five Years
Nov 03, 2014
Drinking Buddies
Aug 23, 2013
Get a Job
Mar 17, 2016
Rapture-Palooza
Jun 07, 2013
Another Simple Favor
Mar 07, 2025
Into the Woods
Dec 24, 2014
Pitch Perfect 2
May 07, 2015
The Voices
Jan 19, 2014
Happy Christmas
Jul 25, 2014
Life After Beth
Aug 15, 2014
Trolls: Dress Up
Nov 18, 2017
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
Nov 22, 2017
Digging for Fire
Aug 21, 2015
Cake
Sep 07, 2014
The Accountant
Oct 13, 2016
Trolls: It Takes Three
Dec 19, 2023
The Hollars
Aug 25, 2016
Mr. Right
Feb 29, 2016
Table 19
Mar 03, 2017
Pitch Perfect 3
Dec 20, 2017
Self Reliance
Jan 03, 2024
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Jul 07, 2016
Trolls
Oct 13, 2016
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Jul 20, 2020
Trolls World Tour
Mar 11, 2020
Noelle
Nov 12, 2019
A Simple Favor
Sep 13, 2018
Trolls Holiday
Nov 01, 2017
The Day Shall Come
Oct 11, 2019
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Dec 01, 1999
Stowaway
Jun 24, 2021
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Apr 10, 2018
A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis
Dec 18, 2018
Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor'
Dec 18, 2018
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Feb 09, 2014
Unsound
Anna Kendrick Goes K-Pop with F(x)
Mar 28, 2013
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
Nov 09, 2010
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Oct 04, 2017
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
May 20, 2020
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Aug 12, 2010
Woman of the Hour
Oct 03, 2024
Alice, Darling
Dec 30, 2022
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
Oct 23, 2025
Misty Green
Babies
Viva Laughlin
Oct 18, 2007
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Nov 17, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
The D'Amelio Show
Sep 03, 2021
Lip Sync Battle
Apr 02, 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Kids' Choice Awards
Jan 18, 1987
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jun 10, 1992
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
Late Night Berlin
Mar 12, 2018
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Dummy
Apr 20, 2020
Desus & Mero
Feb 21, 2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Human Discoveries
Jul 16, 2019
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Oct 28, 2018
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Love Life
May 27, 2020
Billy on the Street
Dec 18, 2011
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Jun 08, 2012
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Fear Itself
Jun 05, 2008
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Jul 10, 2020
Great Performances
Jan 28, 1971
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Apr 08, 2019
After Midnight
Jan 17, 2024
The Grammys
Nov 29, 1959
What the Fit
Mar 15, 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
