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Anna Kendrick

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Anna Kendrick
Kendrick in 2018
Born
Anna Cooke Kendrick

(1985-08-09) August 9, 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1998–present
Signature

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer.[1] She has acted in movies such as Pitch Perfect and Twilight. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2010 for her role in Up in the Air.

Early life

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Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, on August 9, 1985.[2][3] She began performing in community theater at the age of six.[4] She went to Deering High School.[5]

Her 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 at the age of 12.[6][7] Her first movie role was in the musical Camp.[8]

She also starred in the comedies Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and 50/50 (2011), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), the musicals The Last Five Years (2014) and Into the Woods (2014), the thrillers The Accountant (2016) and A Simple Favor (2018), and the fantasy comedy Noelle (2019).

Kendrick has voiced the lead role in the animated musicals of the Trolls movie franchise since 2016. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the 2020 comedy series Dummy (2020).

In 2023, she directed her first movie, Woman of the Hour (2023).

Personal life

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Kendrick lives in Los Angeles.[9]

She began dating English filmmaker Edgar Wright in 2009.[10][11][12] They split up in March 2013.[13] She began dating English cinematographer Ben Richardson in February 2014.[14][15][16] Kendrick began dating actor Bill Hader in late 2020 or early 2021.[17][18] By June 2022, they had ended their relationship.[19]

References

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  1. "1998 Tony Award Winners". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. Rahman, Ray (August 9, 2013). "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1271. p. 22. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. Willis, John (2002). Theatre World 1998–1999. Vol. 55. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 234. ISBN 1557834334.
  4. "Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People'". National Public Radio. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  5. Pacheco, Patrick. "Portland Native Anna Kendrick Charms Hollywood". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. "Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People'". NPR. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. "The Acting Advice Anna Kendrick Would Lend Her Young, Tony-nominated Self". Backstage. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  8. Reid, Joe (July 25, 2018). "'Camp' Was My Gateway Drug to Musical Theater". Decider. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  9. Shapiro, Bee (January 6, 2015). "Anna Kendrick's Beauty Routine, Complete With 'Schmancy-Schmancy' Lip Cream". Skin Deep (column). The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  10. Collin, Robbie (November 18, 2011). "Anna Kendrick is coming up for air". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022.
  11. Synnot, Siobhan (August 31, 2010). "Interview: Edgar Wright, film director". The Scotsman. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  12. John, Emma (August 15, 2010). "Edgar Wright: the ultimate fanboy film director". The Guardian. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  13. Johnson, Zach (March 13, 2013). "Anna Kendrick Splits With Director Edgar Wright After Four Years". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  14. Nessif, Bruna (January 27, 2015). "Anna Kendrick Steps Out With Boyfriend Ben Richardson for a Coffee Run". E! News. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  15. "Anna Kendrick gets Surprise Visit from her BF". Popplz. November 25, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. Byrne, Suzy (July 22, 2015). "Anna Kendrick Steps Out With Boyfriend Ben Richardson in Hawaii". Yahoo!. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  17. Brody, Lanae; VanHoose, Benjamin (January 20, 2022). "Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader Have Been 'Quietly' Dating for Over a Year: 'She's Really Happy'". People.
  18. Lutkin, Aimée (April 3, 2022). "Why Bill Hader Won't Talk About Relationship With Anna Kendrick". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  19. Murrell, Morgan (June 28, 2022). "Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick Have Called It Quits". Buzzfeed. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

Other websites

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