Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky got engaged to Shaun So, a business executive who previously served in the military, in October 2007 and got married the next year, on March 8, in Brooklyn, New York. The couple has two girls, Penelope Joan So and Clara Elizabeth So.

Anna Chlumsky was born on December 3, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois, to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky, Jr. Her father is a chef and her mother previously worked as a flight attendant. Both her parents are gifted artists; while her mother is a singer and actress, her father can play the saxophone.

She appeared as a child model for Marshall Field's ads at the age of 10 months. Her parents separated when she was two, after which she was raised by her single mother.

She appeared as a child model for Marshall Field's ads at the age of 10 months. Her parents separated when she was two, after which she was raised by her single mother.

Anna Chlumsky started her career at an early age as a child model and appeared in various advertising campaigns for the next 6-7 years. However, her big-screen debut came in 1989 when she landed a small role in the movie 'Uncle Buck'.

In 1991, she shot to fame for portraying Vada Sultenfuss, the death-obsessed daughter of a widowed Pennsylvania mortician, in 'My Girl'. The film was a success, which resulted in the 1994 sequel 'My Girl 2', in which she reprised her role and played the 13-year-old protagonist.

Chlumsky, who was praised for her previous roles, secured lead roles in 'Trading Mom' and 'Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain'. Even though the films received mixed reviews, her performance was once again praised.

In 1997, she was cast in two made-for-television movies: 'A Child's Wish' and 'Miracle in the Woods'. She played a terminally ill 16-year-old girl in the former movie. The next year, she made guest appearances in two television drama series, 'Cupid' and 'Early Edition', following which she took a break from acting.

After completing her graduation, Anna Chlumsky looked for alternative career choices, including working in the publishing field. However, she realized that she was not enjoying her 9-to-5 job and soon rediscovered her love for acting. While acting happened to her naturally as a child, her agent advised that she gets formal training. She joined Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan to study acting for a year.

She returned to acting with a lead role in the 2005 short film 'Wait'. For the next few years, she appeared in movies like 'Blood Car' and 'Eavesdrop', and the television series '30 Rock' and 'Law & Order'.

Her breakthrough role came in 2009 when she was cast in the satirical black comedy film 'In the Loop', which was a spin-off of the BBC Television series 'The Thick of It'. The film was critically successful, receiving an 'Academy Award' nomination in 2010. After 'My Girl', this was the first movie that gave her public recognition.

In 2009, she appeared in two more feature films, 'The Good Guy' and 'My Sweet Misery', and acted in the television movies, 'House Rules' and '12 Men of Christmas'. That year, she also appeared in four episodes of the revived ABC TV series 'Cupid'.

She continued to feature in a number of movies throughout the years, the most recent being the 2015 film 'The End of the Tour'. However, she has been more successful on television, landing a major role in the 2012 political satire 'Veep'. The hit series has recently been renewed for a sixth season starting in April 2017.