Anna Kendrick
58 movies · 8 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 9, 1985 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Portland, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- Anna Cooke 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).
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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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Known for
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★ 6.3 Twilight
2008 · Film
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★ 6.0 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009 · Film
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★ 6.2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Film
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★ 6.2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010 · Film
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★ 7.5 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Accountant
2016 · Film
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★ 7.3 Pitch Perfect
2012 · Film
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★ 6.8 Pitch Perfect 2
2015 · Film
Anna Kendrick: movies and TV shows
Acting (63)
- Upcoming Babies
as Annie
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Trolls 4
as Poppy (voice)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Misty Green
as Naomi
- 2025 ParaNorman: The Thrifting
as Courtney Babcock (voice)
- 2025 Another Simple Favor
as Stephanie Smothers
- 2024 Woman of the Hour
as Sheryl Bradshaw
- 2024 Self Reliance
as Maddy
- 2023 Trolls: It Takes Three
as Poppy (voice)
- 2023
- 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
- 2020
- 2020 Trolls World Tour
as Poppy (voice)
- 2019 Noelle
as Noelle Kringle
- 2019 The Day Shall Come
as Kendra Glack
- 2019
- 2018 A Simple Favor
as Stephanie Smothers
- 2017 Pitch Perfect 3
as Beca Mitchell
- 2017 Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
as Poppy (voice)
- 2017 Trolls: Dress Up
as Poppy (voice)
- 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 Mr. Right
as Martha McKay
- 2015 Digging for Fire
as Alicia
- 2015 Pitch Perfect 2
as Beca Mitchell
- 2014 Cake
as Nina Collins
- 2014 Into the Woods
as Cinderella
- 2014 The Last Five Years
as Cathy Hiatt
- 2014 Life After Beth
as Erica Wexler
- 2014 Happy Christmas
as Jenny
- 2014 The Voices
as Lisa
- 2013 Drinking Buddies
as Jill
- 2013 Rapture-Palooza
as Lindsey Lewis
- 2012 The Company You Keep
as Diana
- 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
- 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 The Spirit Box
as Shelby Johnson
- 2009 Elsewhere
as Sarah
- 2008 Twilight
as Jessica
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007 Rocket Science
as Ginny Ryerson
- 2003 Camp
as Fritzi Wagner
- 1999
Behind the camera (9)
- Upcoming The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Director
- 2024 Woman of the Hour
Director, Executive Producer
- 2022 Alice, Darling
Executive Producer
- 2021 Stowaway
Executive Producer
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2017 Baby Driver
Thanks
- 2013 The World's End
Thanks
Talk shows and appearances (40)
- 2024 After Midnight
1 episode
- 2021 The D'Amelio Show
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020 Down to Earth with Zac Efron
1 episode
- 2020
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
5 episodes
- 2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
1 episode
- 2019 Desus & Mero
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018 What the Fit
1 episode
- 2018 Late Night Berlin
1 episode
- 2017
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2015 Lip Sync Battle
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
4 episodes
- 2015 Hot Ones
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
4 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2014
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
1 episode
- 2011 Billy on the Street
1 episode
- 2010
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
3 episodes
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
3 episodes
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
3 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2 episodes
- 1999
- 1996 The Daily Show
4 episodes
- 1993 GMTV
1 episode
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 episode
- 1987 Kids' Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1959 The Grammys
2 episodes