Anna Kendrick
{{short description|American actress (born 1985)}}
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| name = Anna Kendrick
| image = Anna Kendrick Cannes 2016 2.jpg
| caption = Kendrick at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
| birth_name = Anna Cooke Kendrick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|08|09}}
| birth_place = Portland, Maine, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1998–present
| awards = Full list
| signature = Anna Kendrick signature.svg
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Anna Cooke Kendrick{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/anna-kendrick|title=Anna Kendrick Biography|website=Biography.com|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2024}} (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 nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/501714265/anna-kendrick-says-acting-is-the-way-that-i-learn-about-other-people |title=Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People' |language=en-US |date=November 14, 2016 |website=NPR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114204518/https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/501714265/anna-kendrick-says-acting-is-the-way-that-i-learn-about-other-people |archive-date=November 14, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2024}} 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 the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and 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 including the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, and the 2015 Academy Awards. Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016.
Early life
Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, on August 9, 1985,{{cite news |title=Monitor |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 9, 2013 |issue=1271 |page=22 |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/08/02/monitor-august-9-2013/ |first=Ray |last=Rahman |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075205/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20723437,00.html |url-status=live }}{{cite book|author=Willis, John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79bPQNwFtg8C&q=%22Kendrick%20anna%20cooke%22&pg=PA234|title=Theatre World 1998–1999|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|volume=55|year=2002|page=234|isbn=1557834334}} the daughter of accountant Janice ({{née|Cooke}}) and history teacher William Kendrick.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldtribune/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-a-cooke&pid=86247885 Ronald Cooke Obituary], May 26, 2006, Sarasota, FL, Herald Tribune, Retrieved 09/12/16[http://obituaries.pressherald.com/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=ruth-cooke-small&pid=154454832 Ruth Cooke Obituary – Portland, ME], November 4, 2011, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Retrieved 11/23/14 She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Jason |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/09/20/anna-kendrick-awkward-compliment-chelsea-lately-video/ |title=Anna Kendrick Talks About an Awkward Compliment, on 'Chelsea Lately' (VIDEO) |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080525/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/09/20/anna-kendrick-awkward-compliment-chelsea-lately-video/ |url-status=dead }} She began performing in community theater at the age of six.{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People' |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/501714265/anna-kendrick-says-acting-is-the-way-that-i-learn-about-other-people |website=NPR}} Her older brother, Michael (b. 1983), is also an actor; he appeared in the drama film Looking for an Echo (2000).{{Cite web |title=Looking for an Echo |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/looking-for-an-echo/cast/2030287523/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} She attended Deering High School.{{cite web |last=Pacheco |first=Patrick |title=Portland Native Anna Kendrick Charms Hollywood |url=http://bostoncommon-magazine.com/personalities/articles/what-not-to-expect |access-date=November 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125011808/http://bostoncommon-magazine.com/personalities/articles/what-not-to-expect |archive-date=November 25, 2013}}
Career
= 1998–2007: Early career, theater, and film debut =
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Kendrick started her career at age 12 in a supporting role in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, which earned her a Theater World Award and nominations for Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards. She went on to a supporting role in the 2003 New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Kenneth |title=Sondheim's A Little Night Music Waltzes Into NY City Opera March 7 |url=https://playbill.com/article/sondheims-a-little-night-music-waltzes-into-ny-city-opera-march-7-com-111925 |website=Playbill |access-date=January 31, 2024}}
Her film debut in the musical Camp as nerdy Fritzi Wagner earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance.{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Joe |title='Camp' Was My Gateway Drug to Musical Theater |url=https://decider.com/2018/07/25/camp-15th-anniversary/ |website=Decider |date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=January 31, 2024}} She played an ambitious high school debater in Rocket Science (2007), earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Anna Kendrick Reunites With 'Rocket Science' Director Jeffrey Blitz For 'Table 19' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/anna-kendrick-jeffrey-blitz-table-19-rocket-science-1201397830/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 31, 2024 |date=March 24, 2015}}
= 2008–2011: ''Twilight'' and ''Up in the Air'' =
Kendrick rose to prominence in 2008 for the fantasy romance Twilight, a major box-office hit based on Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel of the same name; Kendrick played Jessica Stanley, a friend of protagonist Bella Swan.{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Erin |title=Classic Anna Kendrick! She 'just remembered' she played a character in 'Twilight' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/27/anna-kendrick-role-twilight-character-twitter-tweet/2123305002/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=January 31, 2024}} In 2009, she appeared in the comedy The Marc Pease Experience, in her first leading role in the crime thriller Elsewhere, and reprised her Jessica Stanley role in Twilight
She then starred alongside George Clooney in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). Critics praised her performance as an ambitious college graduate, saying that she "grabs every scene she's in".{{cite web|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|title=Neither Here Nor There|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/movies/04upinair.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=February 13, 2016}} It brought her nominations for several Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTA Awards. Kendrick has been a member of the Actors' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2010.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/25/academy-new-members-bono-gabourey-sidibe/ |title=Academy invites 135 new members |last=Karger |first=Dave |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 25, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085120/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/06/25/academy-new-members-bono-gabourey-sidibe |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}
In 2010, Kendrick again portrayed Jessica Stanley in the Twilight saga's third installment, Eclipse. Later that year, she appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, as the sister of the title character. The film did not fare well at the box office, but has since become a cult classic. In 2011, she appeared in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama 50/50, as an inexperienced therapist to a cancer patient played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Later that year, she made her final appearance as Jessica Stanley in Twilight
= 2012–2015: ''Pitch Perfect'' and ''Into the Woods'' =
In 2012, Kendrick featured as part of the ensemble cast of What to Expect When You're Expecting, loosely based on the pregnancy guide of the same name. Also that year, she lent her voice to the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman, starred in the commercially successful crime drama End of Watch, and appeared in Robert Redford's political thriller The Company You Keep.
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Kendrick's most successful film of 2012 was the musical comedy Pitch Perfect, loosely based on the non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Kendrick played Beca Mitchell, a rebellious college freshman who joins an a cappella group called the Barden Bellas and finds that her more modern approach to music clashes with the traditional approach of the group's leader. The film emerged as a major commercial success. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called Kendrick's performance "splendid", saying that she "hits just the right note between pithy and chummy".{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Olly|title=Pitch Perfect Review|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/pitch-perfect/review/|magazine=Empire|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2016}}
In 2013, Kendrick featured in the romantic comedy-drama Drinking Buddies, which received mostly positive reviews from critics, as well as the largely panned fantasy comedy Rapture-Palooza. At the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, Kendrick was featured in three films. She played leading roles in the comedy-drama Happy Christmas and the horror comedy The Voices, which both received generally favorable reviews from critics, as well as a supporting role in the zombie comedy Life After Beth. Both Happy Christmas and Life After Beth received limited releases later in 2014, while The Voices was given a limited release in early 2015. Kendrick hosted Saturday Night Live in 2014.{{cite magazine |first=Denver |last=Nicks
|url=https://time.com/30839/pharrell-seth-rogen-anna-kendrick-coming-to-snl/ |magazine=Time |title=Pharrell, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick Coming to SNL}}
At the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014, Kendrick was featured in two films. She starred in the musical romance The Last Five Years, an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical of the same name. While the film itself received mixed reviews, Kendrick garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance. She also played a supporting role in the comedy-drama Cake. Cake was eventually given a wide release in January 2015, while The Last Five Years received a limited release in February 2015. Kendrick was next seen playing Cinderella in Disney's Into the Woods (2014), director Rob Marshall's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name. Kendrick was a part of the large ensemble cast. The film became a major commercial success and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Kendrick competed in the first season of Lip Sync Battle against John Krasinski, one of the show's executive producers, in an episode aired in April 2015. She first performed "Steal My Girl" by One Direction, in which she jokingly revealed the object of her affection to be Krasinski's newlywed wife, Emily Blunt. Kendrick also performed "Booty" by Jennifer Lopez, in which Lopez herself made a surprise appearance at the end of the song. The audience declared Kendrick the winner. The episode garnered over 1.75 million U.S. viewers.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/17/thursday-cable-ratings-lip-sync-battle-wins-night-vikings-wwe-smackdown-impractical-jokers-more/390465/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418095923/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/17/thursday-cable-ratings-lip-sync-battle-wins-night-vikings-wwe-smackdown-impractical-jokers-more/390465/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2015|title=Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Ridiculousness' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2020|first=Sara|last=Bibel}}
Kendrick played a supporting role in Digging for Fire, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release in August of that year. In May 2015, she reprised her role of Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 2. The film, which followed Mitchell in her senior year of college as the co-president of the Barden Bellas, emerged as a major box office blockbuster and surpassed the success of the first film.
=2016{{ndash}}present: ''Trolls'' franchise and leading film roles=
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Kendrick starred in the action comedy Mr. Right, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on April 8, 2016. She also starred in The Hollars, a comedy-drama directed by and starring John Krasinski, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in August 2016. She was then seen in the coming-of-age film Get a Job, which received a limited release in March 2016 after being delayed since 2012.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Also in 2016, Kendrick starred in the commercially successful comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, voiced Princess Poppy, the main character of the animated film Trolls,{{cite tweet|user=AnnaKendrick47|author=AnnaKendrick|number=684782188907237376|title=Hair we go! Meet Poppy! #DreamWorksTrolls #HairGoals #NewYearNewMe|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2016}} and co-starred in the action thriller The Accountant.{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Anna Kendrick In Talks to Join Ben Affleck in 'The Accountant'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/anna-kendrick-ben-affleck-in-the-accountant-1201354749/|access-date=June 8, 2016|publisher=Variety |date=November 12, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Hayden|first1=Erik|title=Ben Affleck's 'Accountant' and 'Live By Night' Pushed Back by Warner Bros.|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-afflecks-accountant-live-by-813862|access-date=June 8, 2016|work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=August 7, 2015}}{{cite web|first=Justin |last=Kroll |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates-anna-kendrick-cast-zac-efron-1201454540/ |title='Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates': Anne Kendrick Joins Zac Efron |work=Variety |date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=June 8, 2016}} Kendrick's memoir Scrappy Little Nobody was published on November 15, 2016.{{Cite book |last=Kendrick |first=Anna |year=2016 |title=Scrappy Little Nobody |url=http://scrappylittlenobody.com/ |location=New York |publisher=Touchstone |isbn=978-1501117206 |oclc=946903044}}
Kendrick starred in Table 19, which was released March 3, 2017.{{cite web|first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/anna-kendrick-jeffrey-blitz-table-19-rocket-science-1201397830/ |title=Anna Kendrick Reunites With 'Rocket Science' Director For 'Table 19' |publisher=Deadline |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2015}} She again reprised the role of Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 3, released on December 22, 2017.{{cite news |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Pitch Perfect 3 Release Date Moves to December - ComingSoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/691489-pitch-perfect-3-release-date#/slide/1 |access-date=December 2, 2016 |work=ComingSoon.net |date=May 31, 2016}} In September 2018, she starred as Stephanie Smothers in the mystery-thriller film A Simple Favor. Also in September 2018, Kendrick began appearing in a series of advertisements across a range of media for Hilton Hotels.[http://newsroom.hilton.com/corporate/news/new-hilton-campaign-featuring-anna-kendrick-urges-travelers-to-expect-better New Hilton Campaign Featuring Anna Kendrick Urges Travelers to 'Expect Better. Expect Hilton'](September 28, 2018) Hilton. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118190619/https://newsroom.hilton.com/corporate/news/new-hilton-campaign-featuring-anna-kendrick-urges-travelers-to-expect-better |date=January 18, 2021 }}
In 2019, Kendrick co-starred in the satirical crime comedy The Day Shall Come and played the titular character in the Disney+ Christmas comedy Noelle. Kendrick also voiced a character in the Facebook Watch adult animated comedy series Human Discoveries.{{cite web |last1=McCarter |first1=Reid |title=Watch prehistoric Anna Kendrick and Zac Efron discover booze, fire, and misogyny in Human Discoveries trailer |url=https://www.avclub.com/watch-prehistoric-anna-kendrick-and-zac-efron-discover-1836052198 |website=AV Club |date=July 2, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019}} Also in 2019, it was announced that Kendrick would star as a state trooper with irreversible hearing loss in Unsound, directed by Bharat Nalluri.{{Cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |date=August 29, 2019 |title=Anna Kendrick To Star In Crime Thriller 'Unsound', With Bharat Nalluri Directing |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/anna-kendrick-unsound-movie-bharat-nalluri-cast-1202707327/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Kendrick reprised her role as Poppy in the 2020 sequel Trolls World Tour. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal Pictures released the film via video on-demand platforms as a digital rental on April 10, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=April 10, 2020|title='Trolls World Tour' Review: Justin Timberlake & Anna Kendrick Return With Harmonic, Fun, Colorful And Bouncy Musical Sequel|url=https://deadline.com/video/trolls-world-tour-review-justin-timberlake-anna-kendrick-ozzy-osbourne/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/universal-trolls-world-tour-the-hunt-invisible-man-coronavirus-1203535541/|title=Universal to Make Trolls World Tour, The Hunt, Invisible Man Available Early on Home Entertainment|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=March 16, 2020|website=Variety|access-date=March 28, 2020}} She starred in the Quibi comedy series Dummy, for which she also served as executive producer. For her performance, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Meredith Hagner Joins Anna Kendrick & Donal Logue In Quibi Comedy 'Dummy' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/meredith-hagner-joins-anna-kendrick-donal-logue-in-quibi-comedy-dummy-1202639119/ |website=Deadline |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/emmys-2020-nominations-complete-list-1234715939/|title=Emmys 2020: List of Nominations|website=Variety|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020}} Also in 2020, Kendrick starred in the HBO Max romantic comedy anthology series Love Life, for which she additionally served as an executive producer. She appeared next as the lead in Stowaway, a science-fiction thriller which was released on April 22, 2021.{{Cite web|title=First look: Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette on going to space in Netflix's 'Stowaway'|url=https://ew.com/movies/first-look-stowaway-anna-kendrick-toni-collette-daniel-dae-kim/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=EW.com|language=en}} She starred in the films Alice, Darling and Self Reliance.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/anna-kendrick-lionsgate-movie-alice-darling-loki-wunmi-mosaku-1234790655/|title=Anna Kendrick To Star In Lionsgate's All Femme Thriller 'Alice, Darling'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42508641/first-look-new-girl-jake-johnson-self-reliance|website=Digital Spy|title= First look at New Girl's Jake Johnson in new movie Self Reliance|first=Joe|last=Anderton|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=March 12, 2023}} In 2025 she reprised her role as Stephanie Smothers in Another Simple Favor.
Artistry and public image
Helen Barlow of The New Zealand Herald and Mary Pols of Time agreed that Kendrick was often cast as mean characters early in her film career.{{Cite news |last=Barlow |first=Helen |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Smart moves |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/smart-moves/TK6FXSRJZIR66E3MJ35JGUZCQ4/ |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}{{Cite magazine |last=Pols |first=Mary |date=September 27, 2012 |title=Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn't Usually This Much Fun |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/27/pitch-perfect-back-to-school-isnt-usually-this-much-fun/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930035254/https://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/27/pitch-perfect-back-to-school-isnt-usually-this-much-fun/ |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |magazine=Time}} In addition to contributing comedic relief in supporting roles, she became known for playing neurotic yet warm, endearing women in a range of genres.{{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Mel |date=April 28, 2017 |title='Table 19' Is As Weird As The Last Wedding You Went To (And That's What Makes It Good) |url=https://archive.junkee.com/table-19-review-wedding/103574 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=Junkee}}{{Cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Sandy |date=June 22, 2013 |title=Anna Kendrick to Play Cinderella in Disney's 'Into the Woods' Musical Adaptation |url=https://screenrant.com/anna-kendrick-cinderella-into-woods-musical-movie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413012408/https://screenrant.com/anna-kendrick-cinderella-into-woods-musical-movie/ |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=Screen Rant}}{{Cite news |last=Ezaydi |first=Shahed |date=October 2024 |title=10 of Anna Kendrick's best roles, including Woman Of The Hour and A Simple Favour |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/anna-kendrick-best-roles-movies-tv-shows/924720 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929220629/https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/anna-kendrick-best-roles-movies-tv-shows/924720 |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=Stylist}} According to Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian, she is drawn towards tenacious and hyper-confident characters, although the actress admitted she is much less assertive than the characters she plays, describing her work as "wish-fulfilment".{{Cite news |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |date=May 24, 2012 |title=Anna Kendrick: 'It's all about that fatal flaw' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/anna-kendrick-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003215057/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/24/anna-kendrick-interview |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=The Guardian}} Gilbey described her artistic trademark as "that moment when her characters undergo a revelatory or disorienting change". For a period of time after her breakthrough, Kendrick rejected a handful of specific roles to avoid being typecast.{{Cite news |last=Lo |first=Raymond de Asis |date=September 10, 2012 |title=Anna Kendrick's biggest fear? Being typecast! |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/10/847241/anna-kendricks-biggest-fear-being-typecast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514201757/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/10/847241/anna-kendricks-biggest-fear-being-typecast |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star}} The Philippine Star said Kendrick's versatility and commitment to ultimately resulted in her becoming the first main Twilight cast member nominated for an Oscar. However, in 2020, writer Mary Elizabeth Williams opined that she had struggled to transition "into more diverse, complicated roles".
Alex Vo of Rotten Tomatoes said her career has been "defined by steady versatility", and she particularly excels in hybrid comedies and musicals.{{Cite news |last=Vo |first=Alex |title=All Anna Kendrick Movies Ranked |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-anna-kendrick-movies-ranked/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310055149/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-anna-kendrick-movies-ranked/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=Rotten Tomatoes}} Her public profile grew from starring in a series of high-profile musical films,{{Cite web |last=Kendrick |first=Anna |author-link=Anna Kendrick |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Anna Kendrick: 5 Films That Were Foundational For Me |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/anna-kendrick-5-films-that-were-foundational-for-me |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010002/https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/anna-kendrick-5-films-that-were-foundational-for-me |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}} with Pitch Perfect cementing her as "one of her generation’s most adept 20-something actresses", according to Asawin Suebsaeng of Mother Jones.{{Cite news |last=Suebsaeng |first=Asawin |date=October 5, 2012 |title="Pitch Perfect": An A Cappella Girl-Power Movie That Won't Make The Viewer Regret Life |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/film-review-pitch-perfect-anna-kendrick-brittany-snow/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924211523/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/film-review-pitch-perfect-anna-kendrick-brittany-snow/ |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=Mother Jones}} Film critic Ty Burr called her "the first great movie musical star of her generation".{{Cite news |last=Burr |first=Ty |author-link=Ty Burr |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Anna Kendrick makes 'The Last Five Years' memorable |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/02/19/movie-review-the-last-five-years/iQRsTTz0jj5FXFhVqHZiFL/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923143909/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/02/19/movie-review-the-last-five-years/iQRsTTz0jj5FXFhVqHZiFL/story.html |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe}} Citing Pitch Perfect, The Last Five Years and Into The Woods as examples, Helen Whitaker of Glamour found musicals "to be the only constant" in her diverse filmography.{{Cite news |last=Whitaker |first=Helen |date=May 13, 2015 |title=All About Anna - Our exclusive interview with the Pitch Perfect star |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/anna-kendrick-exclusive-interview-pitch-perfect |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185603/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/anna-kendrick-exclusive-interview-pitch-perfect |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=Glamour}} Up in the Air director Jason Reitman said Kendrick "talks like someone from the 1940s", and the actress confirmed some of her favorite films are from this era.{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Clint |date=December 12, 2009 |title=Anna Kendrick is the 'Air' apparent: Young actress flies high with George Clooney |url=https://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/2009/12/anna_kendrick_is_the_air_appar.html |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=The Plain Dealer}} Meanwhile, Gilbey said she is "a crisp dramatic actor with a facility for screwball, as well as a knack ... for being adorable without lapsing into kookiness". Burr felt Kendrick "might have been a valued triple threat" similar to Ginger Rogers had she been famous during the studio era.{{Cite news |last=Burr |first=Ty |author-link=Ty Burr |date=October 27, 2024 |title='Woman of the Hour' is a true-crime, pop-culture thriller |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/27/woman-of-the-hour-is-a-true-crime-pop-culture-thriller/ |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=Portland Press Herald}} She has been described as having a soprano vocal range.{{Cite news |last=Tikader |first=Agrima |date=August 9, 2022 |title=Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick's top 5 song performances to catch on her birthday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/pitch-perfect-star-anna-kendricks-top-5-song-performances-to-catch-on-her-birthday/cid/1879162 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712140519/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/pitch-perfect-star-anna-kendricks-top-5-song-performances-to-catch-on-her-birthday/cid/1879162 |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The Telegraph}}{{Cite news |last=Edelstein |first=David |author-link=David Edelstein |date=February 13, 2015 |title=Anna Kendrick Is Infinitely Winning in the Tastefully Adapted The Last Five Years |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/movie-review-the-last-five-years.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171600/https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/movie-review-the-last-five-years.html |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2024 |work=Vulture}}
Kendrick herself has said that she is perceived as quirky and relatable on the internet,{{Cite news |last=White |first=Adam |date=October 21, 2024 |title=Anna Kendrick: 'I was being forced into a place of dishonesty in my private life' |url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/anna-kendrick-i-was-being-forced-into-a-place-of-dishonesty-in-my-private-life/a304983071.html |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=Irish Independent}} and journalists have often commented on the outspokenness, wit, relatability, and self-awareness she presents across interviews and social media.{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Allison P. |date=November 15, 2016 |title=The Anna Kendrick Guide to Likability |url=https://www.theringer.com/2016/11/15/16036472/the-anna-kendrick-guide-to-likability-1968d945517a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601175319/https://www.theringer.com/2016/11/15/16036472/the-anna-kendrick-guide-to-likability-1968d945517a |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The Ringer}}{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2017 |title=Anna Kendrick: 'Privileged celebs should shut up about social issues' |url=https://www.news24.com/you/archive/anna-kendrick-privileged-celebs-should-shut-up-about-social-issues-20170728 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=News24}}{{Cite news |last=Whitney |first=Alyse |date=May 6, 2015 |title=Anna Kendrick Is Speaking Out About Gender Equality in Hollywood |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/anna-kendrick-gender-equality-hollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629095219/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/anna-kendrick-gender-equality-hollywood |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=Teen Vogue}}{{Cite news |last=McLevy |first=Alex |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Anna Kendrick's memoir acknowledges feelings but lives for the sass |url=https://www.avclub.com/anna-kendrick-s-memoir-acknowledges-feelings-but-lives-1798189475 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226100656/https://www.avclub.com/anna-kendrick-s-memoir-acknowledges-feelings-but-lives-1798189475 |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The A.V. Club}} However, she described herself as too "snarky" to interact directly with fans in fear of offending them.{{Cite news |last=Oswald |first=Anjelica |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Anna Kendrick says she'd be a 'terrible Taylor Swift' because she's snarky |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/anna-kendrick-says-shed-be-a-terrible-taylor-swift-because-shes-snarky/articleshow/53106918.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005190023/https://www.businessinsider.in/anna-kendrick-says-shed-be-a-terrible-taylor-swift-because-shes-snarky/articleshow/53106918.cms |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=Business Insider}} Although some publications have called her "America's Sweetheart",{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Mary Elizabeth |author-link=Mary Elizabeth Williams |date=May 27, 2020 |title=In "Love Life," Anna Kendrick tries to bring back 2012 Anna Kendrick |url=https://www.salon.com/2020/05/27/in-love-life-review-anna-kendrick/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929135924/https://www.salon.com/2020/05/27/in-love-life-review-anna-kendrick/ |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |access-date=November 4, 2024 |work=Salon}}{{Cite news |last=Aquino |first=Tara |date=February 16, 2015 |title=Anna Kendrick's 10 Greatest Musical Moments |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/c4e22z/anna-kendrick-musical-moments |access-date=November 4, 2024 |work=VH1}} Kendrick has said she has no interest in embracing the title.{{Cite news |last=Harp |first=Justin |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Anna Kendrick thinks she'd be a terrible "perfect Miss America" like Taylor Swift |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a799762/anna-kendrick-thinks-she-would-be-terrible-taylor-swif/ |access-date=November 4, 2024 |work=Digital Spy}} Emma Stefansky of Vanity Fair declared her one of the funniest women in Hollywood,{{Cite news |last=Stefansky |first=Emma |date=September 15, 2018 |title=Anna Kendrick Made Obama Laugh by Insulting Him Twice |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/anna-kendrick-barack-obama-laugh |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=Vanity Fair}} whereas Sadaf Ahsan of the National Post said Kendrick has cultivated an image that is charming, endearing, and precocious both on and off-screen, comparing her to Shirley Temple.{{Cite news |last=Ahsan |first=Sadaf |date=November 16, 2016 |title=Is Anna Kendrick secretly Canadian? Because she apologizes a little too much in her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody |url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/book-reviews/is-anna-kendrick-secretly-canadian-because-she-apologizes-a-little-too-much-in-her-memoir-scrappy-little-nobody |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=National Post}} In 2016, Allison P. Davis of The Ringer remarked that Kendrick has remained likeable by avoiding backlash commonly associated with overexposure. In 2017, Elle writer Antonia Blyth described the actress as warm, friendly, and honest "with none of the typical celebrity reserve", despite her growing fame.{{Cite news |last=Blyth |first=Antonia |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Nobody's Going to Tell Anna Kendrick What to Think Anymore |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a14435416/anna-kendrick-pitch-perfect-3-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002012646/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a14435416/anna-kendrick-pitch-perfect-3-interview/ |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=Elle}} The Globe and Mail film critic Barry Hertz said the actress has spent much of her career since Pitch Perfect perfecting "the funny-perky-nerdy-but-cool-girl image", finally breaking it with 2023's Alice Darling.{{Cite news |last=Hertz |first=Barry |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Anna Kendrick shines in Alice, Darling, even if the rest of the drama falls apart around her |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-anna-kendrick-shines-in-alice-darling-even-if-the-rest-of-the-drama/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013101444/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-anna-kendrick-shines-in-alice-darling-even-if-the-rest-of-the-drama/ |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail}}
Kendrick said she would rather celebrities use their privilege to amplify more educated experts on social issues, rather than discuss them herself.{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Jaleesa M. |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Why Anna Kendrick doesn't want Hollywood to dominate the conversation on sexism |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/01/05/anna-kendrick-on-hollywood-sexism-for-glamour/96208686/ |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=USA Today}} She has spoken about experiencing gender bias in Hollywood, specially times when she has been forced to wait for a film's male characters to be cast before she is seriously considered for a role. Kendrick donated her Woman of the Hour salary to various charities.{{Cite news |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Anna Kendrick gives away fee from true crime hit |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk4ezvp2v7o |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=BBC Online}}
Personal life
Kendrick resides in Los Angeles.{{cite news |first=Bee |last=Shapiro |title=Anna Kendrick's Beauty Routine, Complete With 'Schmancy-Schmancy' Lip Cream |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/fashion/anna-kendrick-beauty-routine.html |department=Skin Deep (column) |work=The New York Times |date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2017}}
She began dating English filmmaker Edgar Wright in 2009, after they met while filming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8896799/Anna-Kendrick-is-coming-up-for-air.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8896799/Anna-Kendrick-is-coming-up-for-air.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | first=Robbie | last=Collin | title=Anna Kendrick is coming up for air | date=November 18, 2011}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/movies/Interview-Edgar-Wright-film-director.6501268.jp?articlepage=3|title=Interview: Edgar Wright, film director|last=Synnot|first=Siobhan|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=October 2, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/15/edgar-wright-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-british-film|title=Edgar Wright: the ultimate fanboy film director|last=John|first=Emma|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=October 2, 2011}} They split up in March 2013.{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Zach |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/anna-kendrick-splits-with-director-edgar-wright-after-four-years-2013133/ | title=Anna Kendrick Splits With Director Edgar Wright After Four Years |newspaper=Us Weekly |date=March 13, 2013 |access-date=December 17, 2018}} She began dating English cinematographer Ben Richardson in February 2014, after they met while filming Drinking Buddies.{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/619050/anna-kendrick-steps-out-with-boyfriend-ben-richardson-for-a-coffee-run-see-the-rare-pic |title=Anna Kendrick Steps Out With Boyfriend Ben Richardson for a Coffee Run |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=January 27, 2015 |website=E! News |access-date=December 2, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.popplz.com/2017/11/25/anna-kendrick-gets-surprise-visit-from-her-bf/ |title=Anna Kendrick gets Surprise Visit from her BF |author= |date=November 25, 2017 |website=Popplz |access-date=December 2, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/anna-kendrick-steps-out-with-boyfriend-ben-124742743866.html |title=Anna Kendrick Steps Out With Boyfriend Ben Richardson in Hawaii |last=Byrne |first=Suzy |date=July 22, 2015 |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=December 2, 2017}} They split in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://okmagazine.com/p/anna-kendrick-single-abusive-7-year-relationship-wont-date-unless-therapy/ |title=Anna Kendrick Is Single After 'Abusive' 7-Year Relationship, Admits She Won't Date a Man 'Unless You Are in or Have Been in Therapy' |last=Kaplan |first=Stephanie |work=Ok! Magazine |date=October 23, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2025}} She dated actor Bill Hader from 2020 to 2022.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/anna-kendrick-dating-history-8725190 |title=Anna Kendrick's Dating History: A Look at the Actress' Relationships in Hollywood — and What She's Said About Past Boyfriends |work=People |last=Krauser |first=Emily |date=October 23, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2025}}
She has said that her experience in an emotionally abusive relationship inspired her performance in Alice, Darling.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/movies/anna-kendrick-how-personal-experience-emotional-abuse-led-to-new-movie-exclusive/ |title=Anna Kendrick Says 'a Personal Experience with Emotional Abuse' Led Her to New Movie 'Alice, Darling' |last=Smith |first=Nigel |date=September 7, 2022 |magazine=People |access-date=September 9, 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Title !scope="col" | Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes |
|---|
| 2003
!scope="row" | Camp | Fritzi Wagner | |
| 2007
!scope="row" | Rocket Science | Ginny Ryerson | |
| 2008
!scope="row" | Twilight | Jessica Stanley | |
| rowspan="4"| 2009
!scope="row" | Elsewhere | Sarah | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Marc Pease Experience, The" | The Marc Pease Experience
| Meg Brickman | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: New Moon, The" |The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|Jessica Stanley | |
| scope="row" | Up in the Air
| Natalie Keener | |
| rowspan="2" |2010
!scope="row" |Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Stacey Pilgrim | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The" | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
|Jessica Stanley | |
| rowspan="2"|2011
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Fifty-fifty" | 50/50 | Katherine McKay | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn{{snd}} Part 1
| Jessica Stanley | |
| rowspan="5" |2012
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Company You Keep, The" | The Company You Keep | Diana | |
| scope="row" | End of Watch
| Janet Taylor | |
| scope="row" | ParaNorman
| Courtney Babcock (voice) | |
| scope="row" | Pitch Perfect
| Beca Mitchell | |
| scope="row" |What to Expect When You're Expecting
| Rosie Brennan | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
!scope="row" | Drinking Buddies | Jill | |
| scope="row" | Rapture-Palooza
| Lindsey Lewis | |
| rowspan="6" | 2014
!scope="row" | Cake | Nina Collins | |
| scope="row" |Happy Christmas
| Jenny | |
| scope="row" |Into the Woods
| |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Last Five Years, The" |The Last Five Years
| Cathy Hiatt | |
| scope="row" | Life After Beth
| Erica Wexler | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Voices, The" | The Voices
| Lisa | |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
!scope="row" | Digging for Fire | Alicia | |
| scope="row" | Mr. Right
| Martha McKay | |
| scope="row" | Pitch Perfect 2
| Beca Mitchell | |
| rowspan="5" |2016
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Accountant, The" |The Accountant | Dana Cummings | |
| scope="row" | Get a Job
| Jillian Stewart | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Hollars, The" |The Hollars
| Rebecca | |
| scope="row" | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
| Alice | |
| scope="row" | Trolls
| Princess Poppy (voice) | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
!scope="row" |Pitch Perfect 3 | Beca Mitchell | |
| scope="row" | Table 19
| Eloise McGarry | |
| 2018
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Simple Favor, A" | A Simple Favor | Stephanie Smothers | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Day Shall Come, The" | The Day Shall Come | Kendra Glack | |
| scope="row" | Noelle
| Noelle Kringle | |
| 2020
!scope="row" | Trolls World Tour | Queen Poppy (voice) | |
| 2021
!scope="row" | Stowaway | Zoe Levenson | |
| 2022
!scope="row"|Alice, Darling | Alice | |
| rowspan="3" | 2023
!scope="row"| Self Reliance | Maddy | |
| scope="row" | Trolls Band Together
| Queen Poppy (voice) | |
| scope="row"| Woman of the Hour
|Sheryl Bradshaw |Also director and executive producer{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tony-hale-anna-kendrick-the-dating-game-1235463654/|title= Tony Hale Joins Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut Feature 'The Dating Game,' Co-Starring Alongside Daniel Zovatto and Nicolette Robinson|website=Variety|date= December 16, 2022}} |
| 2025
!scope="row"| Another Simple Favor | Stephanie Smothers | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Title !scope="col" | Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007
!scope="row" | Viva Laughlin | Holly | Episode: "What a Whale Wants" |
| 2009
!scope="row" | Fear Itself | Shelby Johnson | Episode: "The Spirit Box" |
| 2012
!scope="row" | Family Guy | Nora (voice) | Episode: "Internal Affairs" |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
!scope="row" | So You Think You Can Dance | Herself | Guest judge; 1 episode |
| scope="row" | Comedy Bang! Bang!
| Herself | Episode: "Anna Kendrick Wears A Patterned Blouse & Burgundy Pants" |
| 2014
!scope="row" | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) | Episode: "Anna Kendrick/Pharrell Williams" |
| 2015
!scope="row" | Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski" |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
!scope="row" | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Episode: "Sinclair Broadcast Group" (Segment: "Harding") |
| scope="row" | Trolls Holiday
| Poppy (voice) | Television special |
| 2019
!scope="row" | Human Discoveries | Jane (voice) | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2020
!scope="row" | Dummy | Cody Heller | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2020–2021
!scope="row" | Love Life | Darby Carter | Main role (season 1) |
| 2021
!scope="row" | Trolls: Holiday in Harmony | Poppy (voice) | Television special |
| 2023
!scope="row" |Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Stacey Pilgrim (voice) |
=Music videos=
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| 2010
!scope="row" | "Pow Pow" | Shape Shifter | |
| 2012
!scope="row" | "Do It Anyway" | Secretary | |
| 2012
!scope="row" | "Starships" | Herself | Mike Tompkins with the cast and fans of Pitch Perfect | |
| 2013
!scope="row" | "Cups (When I'm Gone)" | Kitchen Worker | Herself | |
| 2017
!scope="row" | "Freedom! '90" / "Cups" | rowspan="2" | Beca Mitchell | The Bellas from Pitch Perfect 3 and the Top 12 contestants of The Voice season 13 | {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/22/pitch-perfect-3-the-voice-top-12-mashup/|title=Pitch Perfect 3 stars sing aca-awesome mashup with The Voice top 12|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Romero|first=Nick|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=September 27, 2020}} |
| 2020
!scope="row" | "Love On Top" | Cast of Pitch Perfect |
= Theatre =
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| 1998
!scope="row" | High Society | Dinah Lord |
| 2003
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Little Night Music, A" | A Little Night Music | Fredrika Armfeldt |
Discography
= Singles =
= Other certified songs=
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| scope="row"| "Get Back Up Again"
| 2016 | | Trolls (soundtrack) |
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |first=Anna |last=Kendrick |year=2016 |title=Scrappy Little Nobody |location=New York |publisher=Touchstone Books |isbn=978-1-5011-1720-6 |oclc=946903044|title-link=Scrappy Little Nobody }}
Awards and nominations
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Anna Kendrick}}
Throughout her career, for her work on screen and stage, Kendrick has received several awards and nominations. Among them, she is one of the few actors to have been nominated for an Oscar, Emmy and Tony in acting categories, labeled the "Triple Crown of Acting".
- Tony Award (1998) nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for High Society
- Academy Award (2009) nomination for Best Supporting Actress, for Up in the Air
- Primetime Emmy Award (2020) nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series, for Dummy
Notes
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References
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External links
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{{Teen Choice Award Choice Hissy Fit}}
{{TFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
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