Anna Kendrick — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Up in the Air (2009).
Received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress for the short form comedy series Dummy (2020).
Earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her Broadway debut in High Society (1998).
Made her directorial debut with the thriller Woman of the Hour (2023).
Author of the memoir Scrappy Little Nobody, published in 2016.

Biography

Anna Cooke Kendrick, born August 9, 1985, in Portland, Maine, is an American actress, singer, and film director. She is recognized for her roles in comedies and musicals, earning nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. Kendrick began her performing career in community theater at age six. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, which garnered her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.