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Anna Kendrick

Born 1985-08-09
📍 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 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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Filmography 101

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