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Anna Kendrick

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Anna Kendrick

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Also known as Anna Cooke Kendrick

American actress (born 1985)

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Anna Kendrick is an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a singer. Born on August 9, 1985, in Portland, Maine, she began her professional career in 1998. She is a soprano who performs in the pop music genre and has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Kendrick has received the Theatre World Award.

Her notable works include *Up in the Air*, *Pitch Perfect*, *Twilight*, and *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World*. She has also been associated with musical projects such as *Cups*, *Pitch Perfect 3*, *Dark Escape High School Nightmares*, *Trolls*, and the *Trolls Songbook*. Kendrick is a graduate of Bates College and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Works
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  • Cups
  • Pitch Perfect 3
  • Dark Escape High School Nightmares
  • Trolls
  • Trolls Songbook

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Another Simple Favor — Stephanie Smothers2025
  • ParaNorman: The Thrifting — Courtney Babcock (voice)2025
  • Self Reliance — Maddy2024
  • Woman of the Hour — Sheryl Bradshaw2024
  • After Midnight — Self2024
  • Trolls Band Together — Poppy (voice)2023
  • Trolls: It Takes Three — Poppy (voice)2023
  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Stacey Pilgrim (voice)2023
  • Alice, Darling — Alice2022
  • Trolls Holiday in Harmony — Poppy (voice)2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anna
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Portland
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Theatre World Award
Genre
pop music
Instrument
voice
Image
Anna Kendrick Cannes 2016 2.jpg
Height
157
Residence
Los Angeles
Voice type
soprano
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Commons category
Anna Kendrick
date of birth
1985-08-09
start of work period
1998-00-00
unmarried partner
Bill Hader
birth name
Anna Cooke Kendrick
social media followers
6809757
name in native language
Anna Kendrick
medical condition
anemia
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Encyclopedic overview

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress, singer and film director. 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 nomination for the Tony Award 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 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 (2012–2017).

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