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Anna Kendrick

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Kendrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2023
Trolls Band Together

as Poppy (voice)

Movie
2021
Stowaway

as Zoe Levenson

Movie
2020
Trolls World Tour

as Poppy (voice)

Movie
2017
Pitch Perfect 3

as Beca Mitchell

Movie
2016
The Accountant

as Dana Cummings

Movie
2016
Trolls

as Poppy (voice)

Movie
2012
Pitch Perfect

as Beca Mitchell

Movie
2012
End of Watch

as Janet Taylor

Movie
2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting

as Rosie Brennan

Movie
2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

as Jessica

Movie
2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

as Stacey Pilgrim

Movie
2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

as Jessica

Movie
2009
Up in the Air

as Natalie Keener

Movie
2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

as Jessica

Movie
2008
Twilight

as Jessica

Movie
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

TV Show