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Anna Kendrick

Acting 40 years old Portland, Maine, USA ★ 3.7
Born: August 9, 1985

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.

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Known For

Family Guy
Family Guy Nora (voice) 1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest 2007
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Jessica 2011
Twilight
Twilight Jessica 2008

Jimmy's Seen (5)

Another Simple Favor
Another Simple Favor Stephanie Smothers 2025
The Accountant
The Accountant Dana Cummings 2016
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor Stephanie Smothers 2018
Woman of the Hour
Woman of the Hour Executive Producer 2024
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (104)

ParaNorman: The Thrifting
ParaNorman: The Thrifting Courtney Babcock (voice) 2025
Another Simple Favor
Another Simple Favor Stephanie Smothers 2025
Woman of the Hour
Woman of the Hour Sheryl Bradshaw 2024
After Midnight
After Midnight Self 2024
Self Reliance
Self Reliance Maddy 2024
Trolls: It Takes Three
Trolls: It Takes Three Poppy (voice) 2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Stacey Pilgrim (voice) 2023
Trolls Band Together
Trolls Band Together Poppy (voice) 2023
Alice, Darling
Alice, Darling Alice 2022
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Trolls Holiday in Harmony Poppy (voice) 2021
The D'Amelio Show
The D'Amelio Show Self (cameo) 2021
Stowaway
Stowaway Zoe Levenson 2021
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis Self - Stacey Pilgrim / Envy Adams 2020
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Down to Earth with Zac Efron Self 2020
Love Life
Love Life Darby Carter 2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall Self 2020
Dummy
Dummy Cody Heller 2020
Trolls World Tour
Trolls World Tour Poppy (voice) 2020
Noelle
Noelle Noelle Kringle 2019
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come Kendra Glack 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Human Discoveries
Human Discoveries Jane (voice) 2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle Self 2019
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero Self - Illustrious Guest 2019
A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis
A Simple Favor: Gravestone Martinis Self 2018
Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor'
Suburban Noir: The Visual Style of 'A Simple Favor' Self 2018
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Self 2018
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor Stephanie Smothers 2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute Self 2018
What the Fit
What the Fit Self 2018
Late Night Berlin
Late Night Berlin Self 2018
Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 3 Beca Mitchell 2017
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour Poppy (voice) 2017
Trolls: Dress Up
Trolls: Dress Up Poppy (voice) 2017
Trolls Holiday
Trolls Holiday Poppy (voice) 2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? Self 2017
Table 19
Table 19 Eloise McGarry 2017
The Accountant
The Accountant Dana Cummings 2016
Trolls
Trolls Poppy (voice) 2016
The Hollars
The Hollars Rebecca 2016
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Alice 2016
Get a Job
Get a Job Jillian Stewart 2016
Mr. Right
Mr. Right Martha McKay 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire Alicia 2015
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2 Beca Mitchell 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Into the Woods
Into the Woods Cinderella 2014
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years Cathy Hiatt 2014
Cake
Cake Nina Collins 2014
Life After Beth
Life After Beth Erica Wexler 2014
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas Jenny 2014
The Call
The Call Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles Self 2014
The Voices
The Voices Lisa 2014
Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies Jill 2013
Rapture-Palooza
Rapture-Palooza Lindsey Lewis 2013
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep Diana 2012
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect Beca Mitchell 2012
End of Watch
End of Watch Janet Taylor 2012
ParaNorman
ParaNorman Courtney Babcock (voice) 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang! Self 2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
What to Expect When You're Expecting Rosie Brennan 2012
Billy on the Street
Billy on the Street Self 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Jessica 2011
50/50
50/50 Katherine McKay 2011
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' Self 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Stacey Pilgrim 2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jessica 2010
Up in the Air
Up in the Air Natalie Keener 2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Jessica 2009
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show Self 2009
The Marc Pease Experience
The Marc Pease Experience Meg Brickman 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Elsewhere
Elsewhere Sarah 2009
Twilight
Twilight Jessica 2008
Fear Itself
Fear Itself Shelby Johnson 2008
Viva Laughlin
Viva Laughlin Holly 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Rocket Science
Rocket Science Ginny Ryerson 2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Camp
Camp Fritzi Wagner 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies Self - Performer 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Nora (voice) 1999
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
GMTV
GMTV Self 1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self / Presenter 1992
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Self 1987
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
The Grammys
The Grammys Self 1959
Unsound
Unsound
Misty Green
Misty Green
Babies
Babies Annie
Trolls 4
Trolls 4 Poppy (voice)
Embassy
Embassy Layla

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