Anna Kay Faris is an American comic actress, who catapulted to fame for her role in ‘Scary Movie film series’
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Anna Kay Faris is an American comic actress, who catapulted to fame for her role in ‘Scary Movie film series’
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In 2004, she married Ben Indra, whom she began dating that year. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in a divorce in 2007.
On July 9, 2009, she married actor, Chris Pratt and the couple have a son, Jack.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.