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Anna Kendrick
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American actress, singer, and film director known for upbeat roles in comedies and musicals; she received Academy, Emmy, and Tony nominations and wrote the memoir Scrappy Little Nobody.
Biography
Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and film director known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. She made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp (2003) and had a supporting role in The Twilight Saga (2008–2011). Kendrick achieved wider recognition for the comedy-drama Up in the Air (2009), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, and for her starring role in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017).
She has appeared in comedies, dramas, and thrillers including Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 50/50, End of Watch, Into the Woods, The Accountant, A Simple Favor, and Noelle, and has voiced the lead role in the Trolls franchise since 2016. Kendrick sang on film soundtracks, including the single "Cups", performed at events such as the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors and the 2015 Academy Awards, starred in the short-form series Dummy (2020) which earned a Primetime Emmy nomination, made her directorial debut with Woman of the Hour (2023), and published her memoir Scrappy Little Nobody in 2016.
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Books by Anna Kendrick
Scrappy little nobody
Scrappy Little Nobody (2016) is a collection of whimsical autobiographical essays in which Kendrick recounts memorable milestones from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that helped make her a popular Hollywood actress.