Anna Kendrick Biography
Anna Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award (second youngest ever), a Drama Desk Award and Fany Award (best actress featured in a musical) for her performance where she originated the role of Dinah in High Society on Broadway. Her spectacular performance landed her the Drama League and Theatre World Award.
Her height is 5' 1½" (1.56 m).
Anna Kendrick was born on 9 August 1985 at Portland, Maine, USA.Kendrick discovered her passion for acting at the age of 10, and was soon making regular trips to New York to audition for stage productions.A Tony nominee at the age of 12, actress Anna Kendrick graduated from top honors in the theater world to film stardom in a string of popular mainstream and independent releases in the late 2000s. After wowing the Broadway world in a 1998 production of “High Society,” she impressed critics and audiences alike with her film debut in the 2003 comedy-musical “Camp.” Kendrick earned more praise for 2007’s “Rocket Science,” which preceded her biggest movie to date, the teen vampire romance “Twilight” (2008). Subsequent roles in major Hollywood features opposite Ben Stiller solidified her status as one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in entertainment.In 2007 Cast as Ginny Ryerson, a fast-talking high school debater in Rocket Science and nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress.She Casts as Jessica Stanley the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer s bestselling novel Twilight in 2008.
The buzz around “Twilight” was nearly equaled by the news about Kendrick’s casting in three major motion pictures slated for 2008 and 2009.The thriller “Elsewhere” (2009) gave Kendrick her first shot at a starring role as a high schooler who searches for her best friend after she goes missing.She is Sister of Michael Cooke Kendrick.