Anna Kendrick
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1985
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo TBA
Director
Trolls 4 TBA
as Poppy (voice)
- Unsound
Unsound TBA
Actor
Babies 2027
as Annie
Misty Green 2026
as Naomi
ParaNorman: The Thrifting 2025
as Courtney Babcock (voice)
Another Simple Favor 2025
as Stephanie Smothers
Woman of the Hour 2024
as Sheryl Bradshaw, Director, Executive Producer
Self Reliance 2024
as Maddy
Trolls: It Takes Three 2023
as Poppy (voice)
Trolls Band Together 2023
as Poppy (voice)
Alice, Darling 2022
as Alice, Executive Producer
Trolls Holiday in Harmony 2021
as Poppy (voice)
Stowaway 2021
as Zoe Levenson, Executive Producer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis 2020
as Self - Stacey Pilgrim / Envy Adams
Trolls World Tour 2020
as Poppy (voice)
Noelle 2019
as Noelle Kringle
The Day Shall Come 2019
as Kendra Glack
Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor' 2018
as Self
A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis 2018
as Self
A Simple Favor 2018
as Stephanie Smothers
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute 2018
as Self
Pitch Perfect 3 2017
as Beca Mitchell
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour 2017
as Poppy (voice)
Trolls: Dress Up 2017
as Poppy (voice)
Trolls Holiday 2017
as Poppy (voice)
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? 2017
as Self
Baby Driver 2017
Thanks
Table 19 2017
as Eloise McGarry
Trolls 2016
as Poppy (voice)
The Accountant 2016
as Dana Cummings
The Hollars 2016
as Rebecca
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
as Alice
Get a Job 2016
as Jillian Stewart
Mr. Right 2016
as Martha McKay
Digging for Fire 2015
as Alicia
Pitch Perfect 2 2015
as Beca Mitchell
Cake 2014
as Nina Collins
Into the Woods 2014
as Cinderella
The Last Five Years 2014
as Cathy Hiatt
Life After Beth 2014
as Erica Wexler
Happy Christmas 2014
as Jenny
The Call 2014
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles 2014
as Self
The Voices 2014
as Lisa
Drinking Buddies 2013
as Jill
The World's End 2013
Thanks
Rapture-Palooza 2013
as Lindsey Lewis
The Company You Keep 2012
as Diana
Pitch Perfect 2012
as Beca Mitchell
End of Watch 2012
as Janet Taylor
ParaNorman 2012
as Courtney Babcock (voice)
What to Expect When You're Expecting 2012
as Rosie
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011
as Jessica
50/50 2011
as Katherine McKay
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' 2010
as Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
as Stacey Pilgrim
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010
as Jessica
Up in the Air 2009
as Natalie Keener
The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009
as Jessica
The Marc Pease Experience 2009
as Meg Brickman
The Spirit Box 2009
as Shelby Johnson
Elsewhere 2009
as Sarah
Twilight 2008
as Jessica
Rocket Science 2007
as Ginny Ryerson
Camp 2003
as Fritzi Wagner
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies 1999
as Self - Performer
Credits from TMDB.