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Anna Cooke Kendrick (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  Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. 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 her role in the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as 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 such as the 2013 Kennedy Centre Honours and the 2015 Academy Awards. Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Kendrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Anna Cooke Kendrick (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  Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. 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 her role in the comedy-drama film Up in the Air (2009), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as 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 such as the 2013 Kennedy Centre Honours and the 2015 Academy Awards. Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Kendrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Graham Norton Show
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Grammys
After Midnight
GMTV
Family Guy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Today with Hoda & Jenna
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Jay Leno Show
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice Awards
Fear Itself
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Lip Sync Battle
The D'Amelio Show
Desus & Mero
Viva Laughlin
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Twilight
Digging for Fire
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Rocket Science
End of Watch
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Up in the Air
The Voices
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Drinking Buddies
The Accountant
Cake
ParaNorman
50/50
Mr. Right
Self Reliance
Get a Job
The Marc Pease Experience
Trolls Holiday
Stowaway
Woman of the Hour
Another Simple Favor
Trolls World Tour
Happy Christmas
Trolls Band Together
Pitch Perfect 3
Alice, Darling
Love Life
Table 19
Pitch Perfect
Noelle
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
A Simple Favor
Into the Woods
Pitch Perfect 2
Trolls
Production Credits
Pitch Perfect 3
Alice, Darling
The World's End
Baby Driver
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 2
Love Life
Woman of the Hour
Stowaway
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