Anna Kendrick
American actress
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2025 | Upcoming sequel 'Another Simple Favor' currently in post-production |
2023 | Voiced Stacey Pilgrim in the main role of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off |
2023 | The Globe and Mail film critic Barry Hertz noted that Kendrick breaks her established 'funny-perky-nerdy-but-cool-girl' image with her film Alice, Darling. |
2023 | Made her directorial debut with the thriller Woman of the Hour. |
2021 | Voiced Poppy again in the Trolls: Holiday in Harmony television special |
April 22 2021 | Starred in the science-fiction thriller Stowaway. |
2020 | Kendrick performed 'Love On Top' as Beca Mitchell with the Pitch Perfect cast |
2020 | Played the main role of Darby Carter in season 1 of Love Life, and returned as a guest in season 2, also serving as an executive producer |
2020 | Writer Mary Elizabeth Williams opined that Kendrick had struggled to transition into more diverse and complicated acting roles. |
2020 | Starred in and executive produced the HBO Max romantic comedy anthology series Love Life. |
April 10 2020 | Voiced Poppy in Trolls World Tour, released via video on-demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
2019 | Voiced the main character Jane in Human Discoveries and served as an executive producer |
September 2018 | Starred as Stephanie Smothers in the mystery-thriller film A Simple Favor and began appearing in Hilton Hotels advertisements. |
2017 | Portrayed Nan Britton in a segment about Harding on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
2017 | Voiced Poppy in the Trolls Holiday television special |
2017 | Elle writer Antonia Blyth describes Kendrick as warm, friendly, and honest, noting her genuine approach despite growing fame. |
December 22 2017 | Reprised her role as Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 3. |
March 3 2017 | Starred in the film Table 19. |
2016 | Published her memoir Scrappy Little Nobody and began voicing the lead role in the Trolls animated musical film franchise. |
2016 | Anna Kendrick's song 'Get Back Up Again' from the Trolls soundtrack received Silver certification from BPI and Gold certification from RMNZ |
2016 | Released collaborative single 'True Colors' with Justin Timberlake for the Trolls soundtrack, which received Gold certification from BPI and Platinum certification from RMNZ. |
2016 | Voiced Princess Poppy in 'Trolls', expanding her voice acting portfolio |
2016 | Anna Kendrick is noted for maintaining her likability and avoiding typical celebrity backlash associated with overexposure, as remarked by Allison P. Davis of The Ringer. |
2016 | Premiered The Hollars at the Sundance Film Festival. |
November 15 2016 | Published her memoir Scrappy Little Nobody. |
March 2016 | Released Get a Job after a long delay since 2012. |
2015 | Reprised role as Beca Mitchell in 'Pitch Perfect 2', continuing the successful musical comedy franchise |
2015 | Premiered Mr. Right at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
2015 | Performed at the Academy Awards. |
April 2015 | Kendrick competed in the first season of Lip Sync Battle against John Krasinski, winning the episode with performances of 'Steal My Girl' by One Direction and 'Booty' by Jennifer Lopez. |
2014 | Diverse acting year with multiple roles in different genres, including 'Into the Woods' as Cinderella, 'The Last Five Years', and 'Life After Beth' |
2014 | Kendrick hosted Saturday Night Live. |
September 2014 | At the Toronto International Film Festival, Kendrick starred in The Last Five Years and played a supporting role in Cake. |
January 2014 | At the Sundance Film Festival, Kendrick starred in Happy Christmas and The Voices, and had a supporting role in Life After Beth. |
2013 | Released single 'Cups' from the Pitch Perfect soundtrack, which achieved multiple platinum certifications including 3× Platinum from RIAA, Platinum from ARIA, Gold from BPI, and Platinum from RMNZ. |
2013 | Kendrick performed 'Cups (When I'm Gone)' as a Kitchen Worker in a music video |
2013 | Featured in an episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! as herself |
2013 | Appeared as a guest judge on one episode of So You Think You Can Dance |
2013 | Kendrick appeared in the romantic comedy-drama Drinking Buddies and the fantasy comedy Rapture-Palooza. |
2013 | Performed at the Kennedy Center Honors. |
2012 | Kendrick was in the music video for Ben Folds Five's 'Do It Anyway' as a Secretary |
2012 | Kendrick appeared in Mike Tompkins' 'Starships' music video, performing as herself |
2012 | Anna Kendrick voiced the character Nora in an episode of Family Guy titled 'Internal Affairs' |
2012 | Anna Kendrick appeared in multiple films, including What to Expect When You're Expecting, ParaNorman, End of Watch, and The Company You Keep. |
2012 | Released the single 'Cups' and began her starring role in the Pitch Perfect film series. |
2011 | Kendrick appeared in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama 50/50, playing an inexperienced therapist to a cancer patient portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She also made her final appearance as Jessica Stanley in Twilight's fourth installment, Breaking Dawn – Part 1. |
2010 | Anna Kendrick appeared in the music video for LCD Soundsystem's 'Pow Pow' |
2010 | Kendrick became a member of the Actors' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
2010 | Kendrick portrayed Jessica Stanley again in the Twilight saga's third installment, Eclipse. She also appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as the title character's sister, a film that initially underperformed at the box office but later became a cult classic. |
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