Anna Faris

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Anna Kay Faris is an American comic actress, who catapulted to fame for her role in ‘Scary Movie film series’

Nov 29, 1976

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 29, 1976
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Child Prodigies, University Of Washington, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • City/State: Maryland
  • Spouses: Chris Pratt
  • Siblings: Robert Faris
  • Known as: Anna Kay Faris

Anna Faris born at

Baltimore

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Birth Place

In 2004, she married Ben Indra, whom she began dating that year. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in a divorce in 2007.

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Personal Life

On July 9, 2009, she married actor, Chris Pratt and the couple have a son, Jack.

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Personal Life

Anna Kay Faris was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Jack Faris, a sociologist and Karen Faris, a special education teacher. Her family re-located to Edmonds, Washington when she was six years old.

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Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 9, she delivered her first major acting performance in ‘Danger: Memory’ - a one-act play that opened at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Washington.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1994, she graduated from the Edmonds-Woodway High School. While at school, she was seen in frozen-yogurt TV commercial. She later graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English literature.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1999, she bagged her first film role as ‘Janelle Bay’, an ill-fated cheerleader girl, in the slasher film ‘Lovers Lane’, directed by Jon Steven Ward. The film was a moderate success.

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Career

In 2000, she earned great fame with her role of ‘Cindy Campbell’ in the horror-comedy-spoof film ‘Scary Movie’, directed by Keenen Ivory. The film was a parody of many popular horror movies, including the film, ‘Scream’.

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Career

In 2001, she reprised her role as ‘Cindy Campbell’ in the film ‘Scary Movie 2’, which was a sequel to the earlier film, ‘Scary Movie’. The film was a success at the box office but did not receive good reviews from the critics.

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Career

In 2002, she starred in the comedy film ‘The Hot Chick’, directed by Tom Brady. That year, she also appeared in the drama-horror film ‘May’, which received positive reviews from movie critics.

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In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed Golden Globe and Academy Award winning film ‘Lost in Translation’. She played the role of ‘Kelly’ in the film. The same year she was also seen in ‘Scary Movie 3’.

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Career

She was seen in the acclaimed award winning film ‘Lost in Translation’, which was an immense financial success and earned $119.7 million at the worldwide box office. The film was awarded four IFP Independent Spirit Awards and was honoured by the Writers Guild of America with the best screenplay award.

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Major Works

She was seen in the award-winning and critically-acclaimed film ‘Brokeback Mountain’, which was the recipient of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It also won an award in the category, ‘Best Picture and Best Director’ from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

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