Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick is an American actress, singer and film director, born on 9 August 1985. She began as a child on Broadway, where her role in the 1998 musical High Society brought her a Theater World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her film career began with Camp in 2003 and grew through a supporting part in the Twilight films, then Up in the Air, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She became widely known as Beca Mitchell in the Pitch Perfect series and has voiced the lead role in the Trolls animated musicals. On television she starred in the short form comedy series Dummy, with a Primetime Emmy nomination, and in 2023 she made her directing debut with the thriller Woman of the Hour. Her memoir Scrappy Little Nobody appeared in 2016.