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Anna Kendrick
Kendrick at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Anna Cooke Kendrick (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985 (age 39) Portland, Maine, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1998\u2013present
Awards	Full list
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Anna Cooke Kendrick^[1] (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 Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.\n

Kendrick's first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.^[2] She made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp (2003) and had a supporting role in The Twilight Saga (2008\u20132011). She achieved wider recognition for the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her starring role in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012\u20132017).\n

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).\n

Kendrick sang on soundtracks for some of her films, including the single \"Cups\" in 2012, and at events including the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, and the 2015 Academy Awards. Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2003\n	Camp\n	Fritzi Wagner\n	\n
2007\n	Rocket Science\n	Ginny Ryerson\n	\n
2008\n	Twilight\n	Jessica Stanley\n	\n
2009\n	Elsewhere\n	Sarah\n	\n
The Marc Pease Experience\n	Meg Brickman\n	\n
The Twilight Saga: New Moon\n	Jessica Stanley\n	\n
Up in the Air\n	Natalie Keener\n	\n
2010\n	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World\n	Stacey Pilgrim\n	\n
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse\n	Jessica Stanley\n	\n
2011\n	50/50\n	Katherine McKay\n	\n
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1\n	Jessica Stanley\n	\n
2012\n	The Company You Keep\n	Diana\n	\n
End of Watch\n	Janet Taylor\n	\n
ParaNorman\n	Courtney Babcock (voice)\n	\n
Pitch Perfect\n	Beca Mitchell\n	\n
What to Expect When You're Expecting\n	Rosie Brennan\n	\n
2013\n	Drinking Buddies\n	Jill\n	\n
Rapture-Palooza\n	Lindsey Lewis\n	\n
2014\n	Cake\n	Nina Collins\n	\n
Happy Christmas\n	Jenny\n	\n
Into the Woods\n	Cinderella\n	\n
The Last Five Years\n	Cathy Hiatt\n	\n
Life After Beth\n	Erica Wexler\n	\n
The Voices\n	Lisa\n	\n
2015\n	Digging for Fire\n	Alicia\n	\n
Mr. Right\n	Martha McKay\n	\n
Pitch Perfect 2\n	Beca Mitchell\n	\n
2016\n	The Accountant\n	Dana Cummings\n	\n
Get a Job\n	Jillian Stewart\n	\n
The Hollars\n	Rebecca\n	\n
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates\n	Alice\n	\n
Trolls\n	Princess Poppy (voice)\n	\n
2017\n	Pitch Perfect 3\n	Beca Mitchell\n	\n
Table 19\n	Eloise McGarry\n	\n
2018\n	A Simple Favor\n	Stephanie Smothers\n	\n
2019\n	The Day Shall Come\n	Kendra Glack\n	\n
Noelle\n	Noelle Kringle\n	\n
2020\n	Trolls World Tour\n	Queen Poppy (voice)\n	\n
2021\n	Stowaway\n	Zoe Levenson\n	\n
2022\n	Alice, Darling\n	Alice\n	\n
2023\n	Self Reliance\n	Maddy\n	\n
Trolls Band Together\n	Queen Poppy (voice)\n	\n
Woman of the Hour\n	Cheryl Bradshaw\n	Also director and executive producer^[70]\n
2025\n	Another Simple Favor\n	Stephanie Smothers\n	Post-production\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2007\n	Viva Laughlin\n	Holly\n	Episode: \"What a Whale Wants\"\n
2009\n	Fear Itself\n	Shelby Johnson\n	Episode: \"The Spirit Box\"\n
2012\n	Family Guy\n	Nora (voice)\n	Episode: \"Internal Affairs\"\n
2013\n	So You Think You Can Dance\n	Herself\n	Guest judge; 1 episode\n
Comedy Bang! Bang!\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Anna Kendrick Wears A Patterned Blouse & Burgundy Pants\"\n
2014\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Herself (host)\n	Episode: \"Anna Kendrick/Pharrell Williams\"\n
2015\n	Lip Sync Battle\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski\"\n
2017\n	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver\n	Nan Britton\n	Episode: \"Sinclair Broadcast Group\" (Segment: \"Harding\")\n
Trolls Holiday\n	Poppy (voice)\n	Television special\n
2019\n	Human Discoveries\n	Jane (voice)\n	Main role; also executive producer\n
2020\n	Dummy\n	Cody Heller\n	Main role; also executive producer\n
2020\u20132021\n	Love Life\n	Darby Carter\n	Main role (season 1) Guest role (season 2); also executive producer\n
2021\n	Trolls: Holiday in Harmony\n	Poppy (voice)\n	Television special\n
2023\n	Scott Pilgrim Takes Off\n	Stacey Pilgrim (voice)\n	Main role^[71]\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Artist\n	Ref.\n
2010\n	\"Pow Pow\"\n	Shape Shifter\n	LCD Soundsystem\n	\n
2012\n	\"Do It Anyway\"\n	Secretary\n	Ben Folds Five\n	\n
2012\n	\"Starships\"\n	Herself\n	Mike Tompkins with the cast and fans of Pitch Perfect\n	\n
2013\n	\"Cups (When I'm Gone)\"\n	Kitchen Worker\n	Herself\n	\n
2017\n	\"Freedom! '90\" / \"Cups\"\n	Beca Mitchell\n	The Bellas from Pitch Perfect 3 and the Top 12 contestants of The Voice season 13\n	^[72]\n
2020\n	\"Love On Top\"\n	Cast of Pitch Perfect\n	^[73]\n

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

Title\n	Year\n	Peak chart positions\n	Certifications\n	Album\n
US\n	AUS\n	AUT\n	CAN\n	IRE\n	NZ\n	UK\n
\"Cups\"\n	2013\n	6	44	75	12	26	26	71\n	\n RIAA: 3\u00d7 Platinum^[74] \n ARIA: Platinum^[75] \n BPI: Gold^[76] \n RMNZ: Platinum^[77] \n	Pitch Perfect (Soundtrack)\n
\"True Colors\" (with Justin Timberlake)\n	2016\n	\u2014^[a]	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014\n	\n BPI: Gold^[76] \n RMNZ: Platinum^[77] \n	Trolls (Soundtrack)\n
\"\u2014\" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.\n

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Early life

Career

1998\u20132007: Early career, theater, and film debut

2008\u20132011: Twilight and Up in the Air

2012\u20132015: Pitch Perfect and Into the Woods

2016\u2013present: Trolls franchise and leading film roles

Artistry and public image

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Theatre

Discography

Singles

Other certified songs

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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