History Creator / AnnaKendrick

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor best known for her role as Beca Mitchell in the ''Film/PitchPerfect'' trilogy. She also played Jessica Stanley in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' series and earned UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}, and UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} nominations for her role as Natalie Keener in ''Literature/UpInTheAir''.

Kendrick started her career on Broadway at the age of 12, traveling to auditions in New York on Greyhound coaches -- with only her 14-year-old brother as a chaperone -- since her parents were too busy to drive her, and eventually landing a role in a stage production of ''Film/HighSociety'', for which she earned a Tony Award nomination.

With a long background in theater, she is a very capable singer and has been consistently met with praise for her onscreen charisma and acting chops. Also has a very supportive mother who has a habit of aggressively calling distributors in order to get Anna's indie films shown in her hometown -- and if she's successful, then going with "throngs of friends" to make sure the movie does well locally.

* CastTheExpert: Coming from broadway musicals made film roles that involve singing an obvious choice for her. ''Film/PitchPerfect'', ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' are the big ones.
* DeadpanSnarker: In many of her roles and her Twitter account shows that she's very much one in real life as well.
* EndearinglyDorky: Tends to play dorky characters in most of her movies. Her performances in ''Film/FiftyFifty2011'' and ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' are the prime examples to the point where she eventually manages to defrost the protagonists by her natural charm.

* StarDerailingRole: To an extent, after several successful roles such as ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', ''Film/PitchPerfect'', and ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', she had a major role in ''Film/TheAccountant2016'', which (while a box office success) did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. While she received some praise for her more dramatic role, Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her being offered less leading roles in blockbuster films. Even so, the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' a month later was enough to keep her clout, followed by ''Pitch Perfect 3'' and especially ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', which also served as a CareerResurrection for its director Creator/PaulFeig. Even so, her output has been largely indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows.

Kendrick published a memoir titled ''Scrappy Little Nobody'' in 2016, consisting of a compilation of autobiographical essays she wrote. From 2020 to 2022, she was in a relationship with Creator/BillHader, who [[RomanceOnTheSet co-starred with her]] on ''Film/{{Noelle}}''.

Kendrick published a memoir titled ''Scrappy Little Nobody'' in 2016, consisting of a compilation of autobiographical essays she wrote. It was published on November 2016. From 2020-2022, she was in a relationship with Creator/BillHader, who [[RomanceOnTheSet co-starred with her]] on ''Film/{{Noelle}}''.

She wrote her autobigraphical essays that compiled into a book, titled ''Scrappy Little Nobody''. It was published on November 2016. From 2020-2022, she was in a relationship with Creator/BillHader, who [[RomanceOnTheSet co-starred with her]] on ''Film/{{Noelle}}''.

* ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga]]'' - Jessica Stanley

* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's tiny, but handles herself surprisingly well in combat without resorting to WaifFu.
** In ''Film/TheAccountant2016'', two professional killers enter her apartment, and joke about how they should have brought "the smaller box" to put her in. Then she clocks one guy across the face with a stove grille, retreats to the bathroom and hits him again with the toilet tank lid. Of course if The Accountant hadn't arrived in time she'd have still wound up in that box, but she acquitted herself quite well considering the odds, and definitely avoided being the Damsel.
** In ''Film/MrRight'', a professional killer taunts her as the "little turtle" that he can easily crush in order to hurt his opponent. She proceeds to bludgeon him to a pulp.

!!Anna Kendrick and her works provide examples of:

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* StarDerailingRole: To an extent, after several successful roles such as ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', ''Film/PitchPerfect'', and ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', she had a major role in ''Film/TheAccountant'', which (while a box office success) did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. While she received some praise for her more dramatic role, Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her being offered less leading roles in blockbuster films. Even so, the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' a month later was enough to keep her clout, followed by ''Pitch Perfect 3'' and especially ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', which also served as a CareerResurrection for its director Creator/PaulFeig. Even so, her output has been largely indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows.

** In ''Film/TheAccountant'', two professional killers enter her apartment, and joke about how they should have brought "the smaller box" to put her in. Then she clocks one guy across the face with a stove grille, retreats to the bathroom and hits him again with the toilet tank lid. Of course if The Accountant hadn't arrived in time she'd have still wound up in that box, but she acquitted herself quite well considering the odds, and definitely avoided being the Damsel.

* StarDerailingRole: To an extent, after several successful roles such as ''Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga'', ''Film/PitchPerfect'', and ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', she had a major role in ''Film/TheAccountant'', which (while a box office success) did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. While she received some praise for her more dramatic role, Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her being offered less leading roles in blockbuster films. Even so, the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' a month later was enough to keep her clout, followed by ''Pitch Perfect 3'' and especially ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', which also served as a CareerResurrection for its director Creator/PaulFeig. Even so, her output has been largely indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows.

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor best known for her role as Beca Mitchell in the ''Film/PitchPerfect'' trilogy. She also played Jessica Stanley in ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga]]'' series and earned UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}, and UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} nominations for her role as Natalie Keener in ''Literature/UpInTheAir''.

* ''Film/TheAccountant'' (2016) - Dana Cummings

** ''Trolls 3'' (2023)

* StarDerailingRole: To an extent, after several successful roles such as ''Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga'',''Film/PitchPerfect'', and ''Film/IntoTheWoods'', she had a major role in ''Film/TheAccountant'', which (while a box office success) did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. While she received some praise for her more dramatic role, Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her being offered less leading roles in blockbuster films. Even so, the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' a month later was enough to keep her clout, followed by ''Pitch Perfect 3'' and especially ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', which also served as a CareerResurrection for its director Creator/PaulFeig. Even so, her output has been largely indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows.

* ''Theatre/TheLastFiveYears'' (2014) - Cathy Hiatt

She wrote her autobigraphical essays that compiled into a book, titled ''Scrappy Little Nobody''. It was published on November 2016. She is in a relationship with Creator/BillHader, who [[RomanceOnTheSet co-starred with her]] on ''Film/{{Noelle}}''.

* ''Film/{{Noelle}}''(2019) - Noelle Kringle (Christmas movie on Creator/DisneyPlus)

* StarDerailingRole: She had a major role in ''Film/TheAccountant'', which did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her no longer being offered leading roles in blockbuster films, with the exception of ''Pitch Perfect 3''. Since then her output has been indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows. The biggest role since ''The Accountant'' was as the titular ''Film/{{Noelle}}'', and Disney pulled it from a theatrical release, showing it on their streaming service instead.

* ''Film/{{Camp|2003}}'' - Fritzi Wagner
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' - Jessica Stanley
* ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' - Natalie Keener
* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' - Stacey Pilgrim

* ''Film/WhatToExpectWhenYoureExpecting'' - Rosie Brennan
* ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'' - Courtney Babcock
* ''Film/EndOfWatch'' - Janet
* ''Film/PitchPerfect 1, 2 and 3'' - Beca Mitchell
* ''Film/DrinkingBuddies'' - Jill
* ''Film/RapturePalooza'' - Lindsey Lewis
* ''Film/TheVoices'' - Lisa

* ''Theatre/TheLastFiveYears'' - Cathy Hiatt
* ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' – Cinderella
* ''Film/MrRight'' - Martha
* ''Film/MikeAndDaveNeedWeddingDates'' - Alice
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' - Poppy
** ''WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour''
* ''Film/TheAccountant'' - Dana Cummings
* ''Film/TheHollars'' - Rebecca
* ''Film/Table19'' - Eloise
* ''Film/ASimpleFavor'' - Stephanie Smothers
* ''Film/TheDayShallCome'' by Creator/ChrisMorris - Kendra Glick
* ''Film/{{Noelle}}'' - Christmas movie on Creator/DisneyPlus.
* ''LiveAction/LoveLife'' - A slice of life romantic Creator/HBOMax mini-series where Anna plays the leading role.
* ''Dummy'' - Quibi series.

* CreatorKiller: ''Film/TheAccountant'' did not reach the box office expectations for a major studio film. Warner Brothers appear to have blamed Anna as the reason it didn't pull a bigger audience and this lead to her no longer being offered leading roles in blockbuster films. Since then her output has been indie films written or produced by people in her circle of industry friends and various streaming shows. The biggest role since ''The Accountant'' was as the titular ''Film/{{Noelle}}'', and Disney pulled it from a theatrical release, showing it on their streaming service instead.

* NiceGirl: Has many times shown her nicer side.

** Her role in ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' gained her recognition and rave reviews from Movie-goers and Movie Critics, and ''Film/PitchPerfect'' propelled her even further towards mainsteam audience.

* EndearinglyDorky: Tends to play dorky characters in most of her movies. Her performances in ''Film/FiftyFifty'' and ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' are the prime examples to the point where she eventually manages to defrost the protagonists by her natural charm.

** In ''Film/FiftyFifty'', she's playing a therapist, and one of her patients compares her to ''Series/DoogieHowserMD''.

* ''Film/FiftyFifty'' - Katherine [=McKay=]

** In ''Film/FiftyFifty'', She's playing a therapist, and one of her patients compares her to ''Series/DoogieHowserMD''.

She wrote her autobigraphical essays that compiled into a book, titled ''Scrappy Little Nobody''. It was published on November 2016.

* ''[[Film/StowAway2020 Stow-Away]]'' - Sci-fi drama that wrapped mid 2019.

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor best known for her role as Beca in the ''Film/PitchPerfect'' trilogy. She also played Jessica in the ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga]]'' and earned UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}, and UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} nominations for her role as Natalie Keener in ''Literature/UpInTheAir''.

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor best known for her role as Beca in the ''Film/PitchPerfect'' trilogy (for which which she earned a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for the soundtrack). She also was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' and played Jessica in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' movies.

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Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor best known for her role as Beca in the ''Film/PitchPerfect'' trilogy (in which she won a Grammy award for the soundtrack). She also was nominated for an Oscar for ''Literature/UpInTheAir'' and played Jessica in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' movies.

A native of Maine, she started her career on Broadway at 12, travelling to New York on Greyhound coaches (with only her 14-year-old brother as chaperone since her parents were too busy to drive her) and eventually got herself a Tony Award nominated role in a stage production of ''Film/HighSociety''.

With a long background in theater, she is a very capable singer and has been consistently met with praise for her onscreen charisma and acting chops. Also has a very supportive mother who has a habit of aggressively calling distributors in order to get Anna's indie films shown in her hometown - and if she's successful then going with "throngs of friends" to make sure the movie does well.