Anna Kendrick is an American actress and singer. She is known as the Broadway star. She starred in the films "Up in the Sky", "Twilight", "Pitch Perfect", "My Boyfriend is a Killer". She is nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Anna was born in the northern United States in 1985, in Portland, on August 9. The head of the family taught history at school. Then he became a financier, my mother worked as an accountant. The future celebrity has an older brother, Michael Cook, who, like her, has chosen an artistic career.
Theater and cinema
Anna's creative biography began at the age of nine. At the New York audition, the girl was told that she had real talent. A couple of years later, Kendrick made her debut on the stage of the most famous theaters.
She participated in the musical "Little Night Music" and "High Society". As a child, Kendrick was nominated for Drama Desk, Tony and World Theater Awards. Anna became one of the youngest applicants for such awards.
After a five-year performance on Broadway, the "star" completely switched to the cinema. In 2003, the film debut of the aspiring star took place. She was offered a role in the musical television series Summer Camp for the youth audience.
It was followed by Viva Laughlin with the melodramatic Granite of Science. 2008 brought her artistic popularity. The actress appeared on the screens in the form of the friend of the heroine played by Kristen Stewart in the famous saga "Twilight".
For the first time in her film career, the actress became the main character in the tragicomedy "Meet Mark". After the premiere of the drama "Up in the Sky" Anna was called a serious contender for recognition and fame.
The girl played with Vera Farmig and George Clooney. The success awaited her enormous. After the role, Anna was nominated for almost all the most prestigious film awards. Kenrick's work was named Game of the Rising Star of the Year. A meteoric career has begun.
Iconic roles
The aspiring actress was offered more and more projects. By 2012, she was playing the main female character in Patrol, a crime thriller. Another heroine was performed in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect.
In the adaptation of the famous novel, Kendrick became Becky's new student, joining the youth group The Bellas. The team with a new participant became one of the contestants of the student competition. The main characters were played by Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson.
Anna demonstrated her musical talent in 2013 outside the cinema. She recorded a video clip for her song "When I'm Gone". In one of the key roles on the screens, Anna appeared in 2014.
She starred in the parody horror film If Your Girlfriend is a Zombie.
At the same time, Kendrick participated in the melodrama "The Last Five Years" in the form of the main character of the musical, originally staged on Broadway. Anna became an aspiring actress Katie. She is the wife of a famous writer. Due to the ambitions of the performer, the family of young people is crumbling.
The private life of a star
A year later, Anna again returned to the image of Becky for the sequel project "Pitch Perfect 2". In the continuation of the popular film, the student team participates in an international competition. The American teams have never won it, but the Bells are not intimidated.
Kendrick has established herself as a real workaholic. Without daily work on scripts, without constant rehearsals with discussions, the girl simply cannot imagine existence.
With such a tight schedule, there is no time left for personal life. The longest romance of the beauty was the relationship with the British scriptwriter and director Edgar Wright, which began in 2013 on the set of the film "Scott Pilgrim Against All".
However, an ocean stood between the lovers. Love could not stand long separations and huge distances. Wright continued to work in London. Kendrick did not dare to leave a career in Hollywood.
Anna was credited with romances with Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Pattison. The star denied this information.
The actress does not hide her personal life. She regularly uploads pictures from filming and home photos to her Instagram page. Kendrick is not hiding home pictures. However, the actress always remains stylish.
In 2016, the performer played in many comedy films. A special place is occupied by the action comedy "My boyfriend is a killer". In it, Anna reincarnated as Martha, the romantic-minded companion of a hired killer.
New projects
At the same time, Kendrick became Gillian Stewart in the humorous project "The Hunt for Work". The new character brought the movie "Wedding Frenzy" with the heroine Alice.
According to the plot, friends receive invitations to a wedding, but they do not dare to come there without companions. They decided to find girls for themselves using the Internet. But the ad is going viral. It has a very unexpected effect.
Anna Kendrick has gained popularity not only as a comedian. In 2016, she played Dana in the crime drama Payback.
The plot is tied to financial fraud. Performed by Ben Affleck, the autistic math genius conducts black bookkeeping checks for famous criminals.
To be mistaken for a law-abiding employee, mathematicians have to start working at a legal firm. However, it is there, in a completely official and legal job, that the main problems of the hero begin.
Another bright role of Anna is in the video for Justin Timberlake's song “Can't Stop The Feeling! First Listen . In 2017, for the next part of the musical story of Becky Mitchell, the actress reincarnated once again into the already familiar heroine for Pitch Perfect.
