Anna Camp
Born: September 27, 1982
Age: 42
Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Anna Ragsdale Camp (born September 27, 1982) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sarah Newlin in True Blood, and her recurring roles in Mad Men, The Good Wife and The Mindy Project. She is also known for her role as Aubrey Posen in Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). She made her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of A Country House and played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus. In 2012, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play All New People.
Early life
Camp was born in Aiken, South Carolina. Her mother, Dee (née Kornegay), is a Democratic Party volunteer, and her father, Thomas Sewell Camp, is a bank executive. Her elder sister, Saluda, is also an actress.
Camp grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She attended Meadowfield Elementary School and was cast in a Drug Abuse Resistance Education production in the second grade, introducing her to acting. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter.
Career
Camp played the role of Perfect in columbinus in 2005. In 2007, she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play The Scene. She played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus at the Broadhurst Theatre, which starred Daniel Radcliffe as Alan Strang. Speaking about the role, Camp said, "I had a lot of thought; I didn't even know if I was going to do Equus because of the nudity and because of the high profile of it. But you only live once and you have to take those risks because you'll only be a better person or actor because of it."
Camp appeared in Reinventing the Wheelers, a 2007 television pilot which was not ordered to series by ABC. In 2008, she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy Cashmere Mafia. She had a starring role as Sarah Newlin in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood, which earned her a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; Camp had earlier auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse.
Camp has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee (2009), Numb3rs (2010), and Covert Affairs (2010). She has had recurring roles in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men (2010) and the third season of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2011-2012) and How I Met Your Mother (2013).
In 2011, Camp starred in the premiere of All New People, a play written by Zach Braff and staged at Second Stage Theatre; the production was directed by Peter DuBois and also starred Justin Bartha, David Wilson Barnes and Krysten Ritter.
Camp had a starring role in the first season of Fox sitcom The Mindy Project, and played Aubrey Posen in the 2012 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect and reprised her role in Pitch Perfect 2.
Personal life
Anna Camp was engaged to actor Michael Mosley by September 2008; they married in 2010 but filed for divorce in 2013. As of January 2016, Camp is engaged to Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin and appeared in an episode of his series Ground Floor as an ex-girlfriend.
Discography
- "Pitch Perfect " Released: September 25, 2012
- "Starships" ft. Pitch Perfect Cast and Mike Tompkins Released: October 2012
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2007 | And Then Came Love | Kikki | ||
2008 | Pretty Bird | Becca French | ||
2008 | Just Make Believe | Kristin | Short film | |
2009 | 8 Easy Steps | Laura | Short film | |
2010 | Bottleworld | Chrissy | ||
2011 | The Help | Jolene French | ||
2012 | Forgetting the Girl | Adrienne Gilcrest | ||
2012 | Pitch Perfect | Aubrey Posen | MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit |
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2013 | Sequin Raze | Jessica | Short film | |
2014 | Autumn Wanderer | Sara | ||
2014 | Goodbye to All That | Debbie Spengler | ||
2014 | The Oven | Sally Butler | Short film | |
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Aubrey Posen | ||
2015 | Caught | Character: Wife, Sabrina | Others: Sister "Paige", Mistress "Halley", Husband "Justin";Plot: The husband's mistress is caught by the husband's wife. The wife ties the mistress up as a prank, but things begin to go wrong. | |
2016 | Café Society | Candy | Filming | |
2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Aubrey Posen |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers | Meg Wheeler | Television film | |
2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Brooke Adaire | Episode: Pilot | |
2009 | The Office | Penny Beesly | 2 episodes | |
2009 | Glee | Candace Dystra | Episode: "Sectionals" | |
2009-14 | True Blood | Sarah Newlin | Main role (seasons 2, 6-7), 23 episodes Satellite Award: Special Achievement Award Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
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2010 | Numb3rs | Siouxsie Dark | Episode: "Devil Girl" | |
2010 | Covert Affairs | Ashley Briggs | Episode: "Houses of the Holy" | |
2010 | Mad Men | Bethany Van Nuys | 3 episodes | |
2011 | I Hate That I Love You | Sarah | Television film | |
2011 | Romantically Challenged | Erin | Episode: "Perry Dates His Assistant" | |
2011 | Love Bites | Prudence | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" | |
2011-16 | The Good Wife | Caitlin d'Arcy | Recurring role, 8 episodes (Season 3) Guest role, 1 episode (Season 7) | |
2012 | House of Lies | Rachel Norbert | Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments" | |
2012-13 | The Mindy Project | Gwen Grandy | Main role (season 1), 13 episodes | |
2013 | Vegas | Violet Mills | Recurring role, 4 episodes | |
2013 | Super Fun Night | Felicity | Unaired pilot | |
2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Cassie | 2 episodes | |
2013-15 | Ground Floor | Heather Doyle | 3 episodes | |
2014 | The League | Penny | Episode: "The Heavenly Fouler" | |
2014 | Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy | Princess Ivy | ||
2014 | Damaged Goods | Nicole | Television film | |
2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Pixie Empress | Episode: "Pixtopia" | |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Dorothy Bradford | ||
2015 | Resident Advisors | Constance Renfro | Episode: "Conflict Resolution" | |
2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Deirdre Robespierre | Recurring Role ( 2 Episodes) |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | CollegeHumor Originals | Dana | Episode: "FOMO Horror Movie Trailer" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2010 | "Marry Me" | Train |
2015 | "Crazy Youngsters" | Ester Dean |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome |
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2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble Acting in a Drama Series | True Blood | Won |
2010 | Screen Actor Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance in Ensemble in a Drama Series | True Blood | Nominated |
2013 | MTV Movie Awards | Best WTF Moment | Pitch Perfect | Nominated |
2013 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Musical Moment (Shared with Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, and Hana Mae Lee) | Pitch Perfect | Won |