Anna Kay Faris is an American comedy actress. Many people know her for her role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie series. In addition, she combines filming with production activities.
Biography
Anna Faris was born on November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, but spent her childhood and adolescence in Edmond, a suburb of Seattle. Parents, father Jack Irish and mother Karen German, awarded their daughter with a bright, memorable appearance. From an early age, Anna loved to perform in front of the audience, be it parents or school classmates. And at the age of 9, she played her first important role on the stage of the Seattle Theater. At the age of 14, she was invited to participate in a commercial for frozen yogurt. And at the age of 15, she was already given a small, but a role in the TV drama "Cheating: The Mystery of Mothers." Although her parents did not forbid Anna to play on stages and participate in commercials, they were still conservative in terms of higher education. Therefore, after graduating from school in 1994, she entered the Philology Department of the University of Washington, where her father worked at that time.
However, the world of the film industry continued to beckon the girl. Not to the detriment of her studies at the university, she began attending film studios, participated in auditions and castings.
Career
Anna's first job was the role of Erica in the comedy series Friends. Having played a charming, silly and incredibly kind blonde who was carrying a child for the heroes of the series - Monica and Chandler, she secured her popularity.
In 1996, Anna was offered a minor role in the film "Eden", which was noted at the "Sundance" festival.
But they really saw in her a talented actress after the 1999 film "Lovers' Lane" was released. The role of a cheerleader with a tragic fate opened her way to big cinema. And at 23, she landed the role of Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie, which was released in 2000. Working on this film brought her long-awaited worldwide fame.
Anna also tried herself in the melodramas Lost in Translation, 2003 and Brokeback Mountain, 2005. But basically all of her time was involved in the filming of the sequel to the movie "Scary Movie". Therefore, in the following years, she could only be found in other films in secondary roles. However, for her role in the film "Laughter", 2007, Anna was awarded the "Stony Award". The actress did an excellent job with the role of Cindy, and later she continued to play frivolous simpletons, laughing in comedies "for housewives." In the comedy Boys Like It, she not only played a role, but also produced the film. At the same time, she dubbed cartoons and starred in nude style for men's magazines.
In 2017, Anna released her autobiography No Comments. The book received mixed reviews.
Personal life
The personal life of the actress is not at all as easy and calm as it might seem at first glance.
She met her first husband, Ben Indra, on the set of Lovers' Lane in 1999. In the same year, they began a serious relationship, and in 2004 they got married. But in April 2007, Anna filed for divorce. The divorce procedure took place in February 2008. The actress was forced to pay her ex-husband compensation in the amount of $ 900 thousand.
With her second husband, Chris Pretta, Anna also met on the set, where they worked on the film "Take Me Home" in 2007. They got married on July 9, 2009. And on August 21, 2012, their son Jack was born. However, in August 2017, the couple officially announced their separation, and on December 1, Chris filed for divorce. In October 2018, the divorce was finalized.
