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Anna Kendrick
Kendrick at the 2014 Geffen's Fundraiser
Born (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1998–present

Anna Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She rose to international fame after her performance as Natalie Keener in Up in the Air (2009), for which she received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She played Dinah Lord in the Broadway musical High Society (1998), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her other notable roles include Fritzi Wagner in Camp (2003), Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga (2008–11), Stacey Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect (2012) and Janet in End of Watch (2012). She also played Cinderella in the film adaptation of the musical Into the Woods (2014). In the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's Off-Broadway musical, The Last Five Years (2015), Kendrick played the lead role of Cathy.

Early life

Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Janice (née Cooke), an accountant, and William K. Kendrick, a history teacher who also works in finance.[2] She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Her maternal grandparents were Ronald and Ruth (née Small) Cooke (1918-2011).[3][4] She has an older brother, actor Michael Cooke Kendrick, who appeared in the 2000 film Looking for an Echo. She attended Deering High School in Portland.[5]

Career

Kendrick at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

Kendrick started her career at the age of 10. Her parents were supportive and often drove her from Portland, Maine, to New York City for auditions.[6] Her first prominent acting role was as Dinah in the Broadway musical High Society in August 1998 when she was 12 years old, a performance for which she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award,[7] making her the third-youngest Tony Award nominee.[8] Kendrick went on to appear in a number of other stage productions, including the musical A Little Night Music, playing Fredrika Armfeldt in the New York City Opera production,[9] before making her film debut in the 2003 musical comedy Camp,[7] for which she was nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Debut Performance for her portrayal of Fritzi Wagner.

In 2007, she appeared in her next film, Rocket Science, as Ginny Ryerson, a fast-talking high school debater. Although Kendrick said she found the role intimidating and challenging after watching an actual national collegiate championship debate, her performance was praised by critics[7] and she was nominated for an Independent Spirit award for Best Supporting Actress.[10] Later that year, she auditioned for the role of Jessica Stanley in Twilight, a 2008 film adapted from the first book of the novel series by Stephenie Meyer.[11] She had intended to do a mix-and-match audition with various actors, but was too ill and had to leave; she was brought in for a later session where she was given the role.[6] Kendrick reprised her role as Jessica in the first three Twilight sequels.

Kendrick at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International

Kendrick's theater singing experience gave her the opportunity to star in The Marc Pease Experience (2009), where she appears as a high school senior involved in musical theater.[7][12] She appeared in the 2009 film Elsewhere, in which she plays her first lead character, a girl whose best friend goes missing,[7] and in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, based on Walter Kirn's 2001 novel of the same name.[13] For her role in Up in the Air, the National Board of Review named her Best Supporting Actress,[14] and she also picked up nominations from numerous critics awards, The Golden Globes,[15] The Screen Actors Guild,[16] and the Academy Awards.

She reprised her role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg devised a graduation speech for her character that was not part of the novel.[17] She appeared in Edgar Wright's adaptation of the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim, titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[18] Kendrick played Stacey Pilgrim, the sister of the lead character. In 2010, she appeared in LCD Soundsystem's music video "Pow Pow" as a "shape-shifter" who collects "the souls of wicked men".[19] In October 2010, she attended the 2010 Top Glamour Awards in Mexico where she won for "Best International Actress".[20]

In 2011, she starred in the dramatic comedy 50/50, and reprised her role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. In 2012, she played Rosie in the screen adaptation of the baby guide What to Expect When You're Expecting, and voiced the character Courtney in the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman.[21] She starred in Pitch Perfect as Beca, a rebellious college student who discovers her voice in her school's female a cappella group; Kendrick is featured on the film's soundtrack. In 2012, Kendrick also appeared in the police drama End of Watch, playing Janet, and in the political thriller The Company You Keep.

In 2013, she scored a hit song with "Cups (When I'm Gone)" from the film Pitch Perfect, which became a No. 2 hit on Billboard's Adult Pop Song chart. Kendrick made her SNL hosting debut on April 5, 2014 with musical guest Pharrell.[22]

In 2014, Kendrick starred in film adaptations of the musicals The Last Five Years, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September,[23][24] and Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.[25] In the latter film, directed by Rob Marshall, she played Cinderella.

Personal life

Kendrick dated director Edgar Wright, whom she met during the 2009 production of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,[26][27][28] until early 2013.[29][30] She resides in Los Angeles, California.[31]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Camp Fritzi Wagner
2007 Rocket Science Ginny Ryerson
2008 Twilight Jessica Stanley
2009 Elsewhere Sarah
2009 The Marc Pease Experience Meg Brickman
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Jessica Stanley
2009 Up in the Air Natalie Keener
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jessica Stanley
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Stacey Pilgrim
2011 50/50 Katherine McKay
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Jessica Stanley
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Rosie Brennan
2012 ParaNorman Courtney Babcock (voice)
2012 End of Watch Janet
2012 Pitch Perfect Beca Mitchell
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Jessica Stanley Credits only
2012 The Company You Keep Diana
2013 Drinking Buddies Jill
2013 Rapture-Palooza Lindsey Lewis
2014 Happy Christmas Jenny
2014 Life After Beth Erica Wexler
2014 Into the Woods Cinderella
2015 Cake Nina
2015 The Voices Lisa
2015 The Last 5 Years Cathy Hiatt
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Beca Mitchell Post-production
2015 The Hollars Rebecca Post-production
2015 Get a Job Jillian Stewart
2015 Digging for Fire[32]
2015 Mr. Right Martha Post-production
2016 The Accountant Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Mayor Sadie Winterhalter Movie
2007 Viva Laughlin Holly Episode: "What a Whale Wants"
2009 Fear Itself Shelby Episode: "The Spirit Box"
2012 Family Guy Nora (voice) Episode: "Internal Affairs"
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Herself Episode: "Anna Kendrick Wears A Patterned Blouse & Burgundy Pants"
2014 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Anna Kendrick/Pharrell Williams"[33]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1998 High Society Dinah Lord St. James Theatre
2003 A Little Night Music Fredrika Armfeldt New York City Opera

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2010 "Pow Pow" LCD Soundsystem
2012 "Do it Anyway" Ben Folds Five
2013 "Cups (When I'm Gone)" Herself

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US AUS AUT CAN IRE NZ UK
"Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)" 2013 6 44 75 12 26 26 71
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[34]
  • ARIA: Platinum[35]
 Pitch Perfect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Album
1999 "Throwing A Ball Tonight" with Lisa Banes, Melissa Errico and John McMartin High Society (Original Cast Recording)
"Little One" with Daniel McDonald
"I Love Paris" with Melissa Errico
"She's Got That Thing" with the cast
"Let's Misbehave" with the cast
2003 "The Ladies Who Lunch" Camp: Music from the Motion Picture
2009 "Time After Time" Up in the Air
2013 "Bellas Regionals: The Sign / Eternal Flame / Turn the Beat Around" with The Barden Bellas Pitch Perfect (soundtrack)
"Party in the U.S.A." with The Barden Bellas
2014 "On the Steps of the Palace" Into the Woods (soundtrack)
"No One Is Alone" with James Corden
"A Very Nice Prince" with Emily Blunt
"Prologue: Into the Woods"with the cast
"Your Fault" with the cast
2015 "Still Hurting" The Last Five Years (soundtrack)
"See I'm Smiling"
"A Part of That"
"A Summer in Ohio"
"The Next Ten Minutes" with Jeremy Jordan
"A Miracle Would Happen / When You Come Home to Me" with Jeremy Jordan
"Climbing Uphill"
"I Can Do Better Than That"
"Goodbye Until Tomorrow" with Jeremy Jordan

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
1998 Theatre World Award High Society Won
1998 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical High Society Nominated
1998 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical High Society Nominated
2004 Independent Spirit Award Best Debut Performance Camp Nominated
2008 Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Actress Rocket Science Nominated
2009 Austin Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Won
2009 Houston Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Won
2009 National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Won
2009 North Texas Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Won
2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Best Breakthrough Performance Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 Denver Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Denver Film Critics Award Best Acting Ensemble Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Detroit Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Dorian Award Breakout Award Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 3rd place
2009 San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Utah Film Critics Association Award Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role Up in the Air 2nd place
2009 Village Voice Film Poll Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Breakthrough Performance Up in the Air Nominated
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble Cast Up in the Air Nominated
2010 People's Choice Award Favorite Breakout Movie Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Cast Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Irish Film & Television Award Best International Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Online Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival Rising Star Award Up in the Air Won
2010 Empire Award Best Newcomer Up in the Air & The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nominated
2010 National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Toronto Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Won
2010 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Up in the Air Nominated
2010 British Academy Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Up in the Air Nominated
2010 Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
2010 MTV Movie Award Best Breakthrough Performance Up in the Air Won
2010 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer The Twilight Saga: New Moon Won
2010 Teen Choice Award Most Fanatic Fans (shared with cast) The Twilight Saga: New Moon Won
2010 Detroit Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Nominated
2013 MTV Movie Award Best Musical Moment (shared with Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee) Pitch Perfect Won
2013 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Pitch Perfect Nominated
2013 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Skylar Astin) Pitch Perfect Nominated
2013 Teen Choice Award Choice Single: Female Artist "Cups" Nominated
2013 American Music Award Favorite Soundtrack Pitch Perfect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Won
2014 World Music Award World's Best Song "Cups" Nominated
2014 World Music Award World's Best Video "Cups" Nominated
2014 World Music Award World's Best Female Artist Nominated
2014 Women Film Critics Circle Award Best Comedic Actress Happy Christmas Nominated
2014 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble Into the Woods Nominated
2014 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast Into the Woods Nominated
2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Into the Woods Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble Into the Woods Nominated
2015 Satellite Award Best Cast – Motion Picture Into the Woods Won

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