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Aliases: Anna Cooke Kendrick , 안나 켄드릭 , 애나 켄드릭 , Άννα Cooke Κέντρικ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Portland, Maine, USA

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Kendrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Accountant
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7

The Accountant

(2016) Dana Cummings
GMTV
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6

GMTV

(1993) Self
Twilight
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6

Twilight

(2008) Jessica
Kids' Choice Awards
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9

Kids' Choice Awards

(1987) Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
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8

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(1992) Self / Presenter
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
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6
Woman of the Hour
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6

Woman of the Hour

(2024) Sheryl
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Stephanie Smothers
2024 Sheryl
Maddy
2023 Poppy (voice)
Stacey Pilgrim (voice)
Poppy (voice)
2022 Alice
2021 Poppy (voice)
Self (cameo)
Zoe Levenson
2020 Self - Stacey Pilgrim / Envy Adams
Self
Darby Carter
Self
Cody Heller
Poppy (voice)
2019 Noelle Kringle
Kendra Glack
Self
N/A
Jane (voice)
Self
Self - Illustrious Guest
2018 Self
Self
Self
Stephanie Smothers
Self
Self
2017 Beca Mitchell
Poppy (voice)
Poppy (voice)
Poppy (voice)
Self
Eloise McGarry
2016 Dana Cummings
Poppy (voice)
Rebecca
Alice
Jillian Stewart
Martha McKay
2015 Self
Alicia
Beca Mitchell
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Self
2014 Cinderella
Cathy Hiatt
Nina Collins
Erica Wexler
Jenny
Self
Self
Self
Lisa
2013 Jill
Lindsey Lewis
Self
2012 Diana
Beca Mitchell
Janet Taylor
Courtney Babcock (voice)
Self
Rosie Brennan
Jessica Stanley (archive footage)
2011 Self
Jessica
Katherine McKay
2010 Self
Self
Stacey Pilgrim
Jessica
2009 Natalie Keener
Jessica
Self
Meg Brickman
Self - Guest
Sarah
2008 Jessica
Shelby Johnson
2007 Holly
Self - Guest
Self
Ginny Ryerson
2003 Fritzi Wagner
Sadie Winterhalter
1999 Self - Performer
Nora (voice)
1996 Self
1993 Self
1992 Self / Presenter
1987 Self
1975 Self - Host
1971 Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
2022 Executive Producer
2021 Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Thanks
2013 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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