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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