Anna Kendrick Biography

Anna Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She rose to international fame after her performance as Natalie Keener in Up in the Air (2009), for which she received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable roles include Dinah Lord in the Broadway musical High Society (1998), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award; Fritzi Wagner in Camp (2003), Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga (2008"11), Stacey Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect (2012), Jill in Drinking Buddies (2013), and as Cinderella in Into the Woods (2014).

Early life

Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Janice (née Cooke), an accountant, and William K. Kendrick, a history teacher who also works in finance. Kendrick and her older brother, actor Michael Cooke Kendrick, who appeared in the 2000 film Looking for an Echo, both attended Longfellow Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School, and Deering High School in Portland. Kendrick is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.

Career

Kendrick started her career at the age of 10, when she caught a bus from Portland, Maine, to New York City so that she could attend auditions. Kendrick's first acting role was as Dinah in the Broadway musical High Society in August 1998 when she was 12 years old, a performance for which she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award, making her the third-youngest Tony Award nominee.

Kendrick went on to appear in a number of other theater productions, including the musical A Little Night Music, playing Fredrika Armfeldt in the New York City Opera production, before making her film debut in the 2003 musical comedy Camp, for which she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 2004 Chlotrudis Awards and Best Debut Performance Independent Spirit Award for her portrayal of Fritzi Wagner.

In 2007, she appeared in her next film, Rocket Science, in which she portrayed Ginny Ryerson, a fast-talking high school debater. Although Kendrick said she found the role intimidating and challenging after watching an actual national collegiate championship debate, her performance was praised by critics and she was nominated for an Independent Spirit award for Best Supporting Actress.

In late 2007, she auditioned for the role of Jessica Stanley in Twilight, a 2008 film adapted from the first book of the novel series by Stephenie Meyer. She had intended to do a mix-and-match audition with various actors, but was too ill and had to leave; she was, however, brought in for a later session where she was given the role. Kendrick reprised her role as Jessica in the first three Twilight sequels.

Kendrick's theatre singing experience gave her the opportunity to star in her next project, 2009's The Marc Pease Experience, where she appears opposite Jason Schwartzman and Ben Stiller as a high school senior involved in musical theater. She appeared in the 2009 films Elsewhere, in which she plays her first lead character, a girl whose best friend (played by Tania Raymonde) goes missing, and in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, based on Walter Kirn's 2001 novel of the same name, alongside George Clooney and Vera Farmiga. For her role in Up in the Air, the National Board of Review named her Best Supporting Actress, and she also picked up nominations from numerous critics awards, The Golden Globes, The Screen Actors Guild and the Academy Awards.

She reprised her role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg devised a graduation speech for her character that was not part of the novel. She appeared in Edgar Wright's adaptation of the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim, titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Kendrick played Stacey Pilgrim, the sister of the lead character.

In 2010, Kendrick appeared in LCD Soundsystem's music video "Pow Pow" as a "shape-shifter" who collects "the souls of wicked men". In October 2010, she attended the 2010 Top Glamour Awards in Mexico where she won for "Best International Actress".

In 2011, she starred in the dramatic comedy 50/50, alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Seth Rogen. She also again reprised her role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

In 2012, she played the part of Rosie in the screen adaptation of the baby guide, What to Expect When You're Expecting, and voiced the character Courtney in the stop-motion animated feature, ParaNorman. She starred in Pitch Perfect as Beca, a rebellious college student who discovers her voice in her school's female a cappella group, and she is featured on the film's soundtrack. Kendrick also appeared in the police drama End of Watch, playing Janet, the wife of police officer Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal). In 2012 she appeared in the political thriller The Company You Keep, starring Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf.

It has been confirmed that Kendrick will star alongside Jeremy Jordan in a film adaptation of The Last Five Years. Kendrick will also star in a psychological thriller titled The Voices, alongside Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton. On June 21, 2013, it was confirmed that Kendrick will play Cinderella in Rob Marshall's 2014 musical film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.

In 2013, she scored a hit song with Cups(When I'm Gone) from the movie Pitch Perfect which became a #2 hit on Billboard's Adult Pop Song chart.

Personal life

Kendrick dated director Edgar Wright, whom she met during the 2009 production of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, until early 2013.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2003	Camp	Fritzi Wagner
2007	Rocket Science	Ginny Ryerson
2008	Twilight	Jessica Stanley
2009	Elsewhere	Sarah
2009	'	Meg Brickman
2009	'	Jessica Stanley
2009	Up in the Air	Natalie Keener
2010	'	Jessica Stanley
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Stacey Pilgrim
2011	50/50	Katherine McKay
2011	'	Jessica Stanley
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Rosie Brennan
2012	ParaNorman	Courtney Babcock (voice)
2012	End of Watch	Janet
2012	Pitch Perfect	Beca Mitchell
2012	' (credit only)	Jessica Stanley
2013	The Company You Keep	Diana
2013	Drinking Buddies	Jill
2013	Rapture-Palooza	Lindsey Lewis
2013	Get a Job	Jillian Stewart
2014	The Voices
2014	Life After Beth	Erica Wexler
2014	Happy Christmas
2014	The Last 5 Years	Cathy Hyatt
2014	Into the Woods	Cinderella

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Mayor	Sadie Winterhalter	Movie
2007	Viva Laughlin	Holly	Episode: "What a Whale Wants"
2009	Fear Itself	Shelby	Episode: "The Spirit Box"
2012	Family Guy	Nora (voice)	Episode: "Internal Affairs"

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US	AUS	AUT	CAN	IRE	NZ	UK
"Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)"	2013	6	44	75	12	26	26	71	RIAA: 2x Platinum RIANZ: Gold	Pitch Perfect
""?" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other recordings

Year	Title	Album
1999	"Throwing A Ball Tonight" with Lisa Banes, Melissa Errico and John McMartin	High Society (Original Cast Recording)
	"Little One" with Daniel McDonald
	"I Love Paris" with Melissa Errico
	"She's Got That Thing" with the cast, Melissa Errico and John McMartin
	"Let's Misbehave" with the cast
2003	"The Ladies Who Lunch"	Camp: Music from the Motion Picture
2009	"Time After Time"	Up in the Air (Music from the Motion Picture)
2013	"Bellas Regionals: The Sign/Eternal Flame/Turn the Beat Around" with The Barden Bellas	Pitch Perfect
	"Party in the U.S.A." with The Barden Bellas

Other works

Broadway stage

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

Music video

Year	Title	Artist
2010	"Pow Pow"	LCD Soundsystem
2012	"Do it Anyway"	Ben Folds Five
2013	"Cups" (When I'm Gone)	Herself

Short video

Year	Title	Artist
2013	"Anna Kendrick goes K-Pop with f(x)"	Herself, f(x) and Funny Or Die

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1998	Theatre World Award		High Society
	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical		rowspan=7
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
2003	Chlotrudis Award	Best Supporting Actress	Camp
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Debut Performance
2007		Best Supporting Actress	Rocket Science
2008	People's Choice Award	Favorite Breakout Movie Actress	Twilight
2009	Teen Choice Award	Best Scene Stealer Female	The Twilight Saga: New Moon
		Most Fanatic Fans (shared with cast)		rowspan=9
	Austin Film Award	Best Supporting Actress	Up in the Air
	Glamour Woman of the Year Award	Editors Special Award
	Houston Film Critics Society Award	Best Supporting Actress
	MTV Movie Award	Best Breakthrough Performance
	National Board of Review Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Rising Star Award
	North Texas Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Toronto Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Academy Award	Best Supporting Actress		rowspan=5
	British Academy Film Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Best Cast
		Best Supporting Actress
	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Denver Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actress		rowspan=7
		Best Acting Ensemble
	Detroit Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actress
		Best Breakthrough Performance
	Empire Award	Best Newcomer
	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress " Motion Picture
	Irish Film and Television Award	Best International Actress
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Online Film Critics Society Award	Best Supporting Actress		rowspan=3
	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actress " Motion Picture
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress		(2nd place)
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress		rowspan=8
	Teen Choice Award	Best Scene Stealer Female
	Utah Film Critics Association Award	Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award	Best Supporting Actress
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actress
		Best Breakthrough Performance
		Best Ensemble Cast
2010	Detroit Film Critics Society Award	Best Ensemble	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2013	MTV Movie Award	Best Musical Moment (Shared with Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee)	Pitch Perfect
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
		Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Skylar Astin)
		Choice Single: Female Artist	"Cups" from Pitch Perfect Soundtrack