Early life

Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Janice (née Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a history teacher who also works in finance. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Her maternal grandparents were Ronald and Ruth (née Small) Cooke (1918-2011). She has an older brother, actor Michael Cooke Kendrick, who appeared in the 2000 film Looking for an Echo. She attended Deering High School in Portland before entering the entertainment business.

Career

1998-2007: Early career, theater, and film debut

Kendrick started her career as a child, auditioning for theater productions in New York City. When she was 12, she played a supporting role in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society. Her performance earned her a Theater World Award, as well as nominations for Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards. She went on to play a supporting role in the 2003 New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical A Little Night Music.

Kendrick made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp. Her performance as the nerdy Fritzi Wagner earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. She went on to play an ambitious high school debater in Rocket Science (2007), for which she earned a subsequent Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female.

2008-11: Twilight, Up in the Air

Kendrick rose to prominence in 2008 for the fantasy romance Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer’s novel of the same name, which became a major blockbuster at the box office. Kendrick played Jessica Stanley, the best friend of protagonist Bella Swan. In 2009, she featured in the comedy The Marc Pease Experience, played her first leading role in the crime thriller Elsewhere, and reprised her role of Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

She then starred alongside George Clooney in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). Her performance as an ambitious college graduate was praised by critics, who called it "funny and touching" and commented that she "grabs every scene she’s in". She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at several awards ceremonies, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and BAFTA Awards.

In 2010, Kendrick reprised her role of Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Later that year, she appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, in which she played the sister of the title character. The film did not fare well at the box office, but has emerged as a cult classic over time. In 2011, she appeared in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama 50/50, playing an inexperienced therapist to a cancer patient played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Later that year, she reprised her role of Jessica Stanley in Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011), her final on-screen appearance in The Twilight Saga.

2012-present: Further success

In 2012, Kendrick featured opposite Chace Crawford as part of the ensemble cast of What to Expect When You're Expecting, loosely based on the pregnancy guide of the same name. She also lent her voice to the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman (2012). She next starred in the commercially successful crime drama End of Watch (2012), playing the love interest of Jake Gyllenhaal’s character. She also appeared in Robert Redford’s political thriller The Company You Keep (2012).

Kendrick’s most successful film of 2012 was the musical comedy Pitch Perfect (2012), loosely based on the non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Kendrick played the protagonist of the film, leading an ensemble cast also featuring Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, and more. She played Beca Mitchell, a rebellious college freshman who joins an a cappella group and finds that her more modern approach to music clashes with the traditional approach of the group’s leader. The film emerged as a major commercial success and received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called Kendrick’s performance “splendid”, saying that she “hits just the right note between pithy and chummy.”

In 2013, Kendrick featured in the romantic comedy-drama Drinking Buddies, which received mostly positive reviews from critics, as well as the largely panned fantasy comedy Rapture-Palooza.

At the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, Kendrick was featured in three films. She played leading roles in the comedy-drama Happy Christmas and the horror comedy The Voices, which both received generally favorable reviews from critics, as well as a supporting role in the zombie comedy Life After Beth. Both Happy Christmas and Life After Beth received limited releases later in 2014, while The Voices was given a limited release in early 2015.

At the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014, Kendrick was featured in two films. She starred opposite Jeremy Jordan in the musical romance The Last Five Years, an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical of the same name. While the film itself received mixed reviews, Kendrick garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance. She also played a supporting role in the comedy-drama Cake starring Jennifer Aniston. Cake was eventually given a wide release in January 2015, while The Last Five Years received a limited release in February 2015.

Kendrick was next seen playing Cinderella in Into the Woods (2014), director Rob Marshall’s film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical of the same name. Kendrick was a part of the large ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Chris Pine, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp, and more. The film became a major commercial success and received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Kendrick played a supporting role in Digging for Fire, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release in August of that year. In May 2015, she reprised her role of Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), which emerged as a major box office blockbuster and surpassed the success of the original Pitch Perfect.

Kendrick starred in the action comedy Mr. Right, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on April 8, 2016. She also starred in The Hollars, a comedy-drama directed by and starring John Krasinski, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Upcoming projects

In 2016, Kendrick is set to star in the coming-of-age film Get a Job opposite Miles Teller, the comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates alongside Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, and Aubrey Plaza, and the action thriller The Accountant with Ben Affleck. She has also lent her voice to the animated film Trolls and completed work on the comedy Table 19. She has also confirmed that she will be returning to play Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 3, slated for release in 2017.

Personal life

In 2009, Kendrick began a relationship with director Edgar Wright after meeting on the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The couple split in early 2013. Kendrick resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Camp	Fritzi Wagner
2007	Rocket Science	Ginny Ryerson
2008	Twilight	Jessica Stanley
2009	Elsewhere	Sarah
2009	Marc Pease Experience, TheThe Marc Pease Experience	Meg Brickman
2009	Twilight Saga: New Moon, TheThe Twilight Saga: New Moon	Jessica Stanley
2009	Up in the Air	Natalie Keener
2010	Twilight Saga: Eclipse, TheThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Jessica Stanley
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Stacey Pilgrim
2011	50/50	Katherine McKay
2011	Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, TheThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1	Jessica Stanley
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Rosie Brennan
2012	ParaNorman	Courtney Babcock (voice)
2012	End of Watch	Janet Taylor
2012	Pitch Perfect	Beca Mitchell
2012	Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, TheThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2	Jessica Stanley	Credits only
2012	The Company You Keep	Diana
2013	Drinking Buddies	Jill
2013	Rapture-Palooza	Lindsey Lewis
2014	Happy Christmas	Jenny
2014	Life After Beth	Erica Wexler
2014	The Voices	Lisa
2014	The Last Five Years	Cathy Hiatt
2014	Cake	Nina Collins
2014	Into the Woods	Cinderella
2015	Digging for Fire	Alicia
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	Beca Mitchell
2016	Mr. Right	Martha
2016	The Hollars	Rebecca
2016	Get a Job	Jillian Stewart
2016	The Accountant	Dana Cummings
2016	Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates	Alice	In post-production
2016	Trolls	Princess Poppy (voice)	In post-production
2017	Table 19	Eloise	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Mayor	Sadie Winterhalter	Television film
2007	Viva Laughlin	Holly	Episode: "What a Whale Wants"
2009	Fear Itself	Shelby Johnson	Episode: "The Spirit Box"
2012	Family Guy	Nora (voice)	Episode: "Internal Affairs"
2013	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Episode: "Anna Kendrick Wears A Patterned Blouse & Burgundy Pants"
2014	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	Episode: "Anna Kendrick/Pharrell Williams"
2015	Billy on the Street	Herself	Episode: "Anna Kendrick's Tinder In Real Life Lightning Round!"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2010	"Pow Pow"	LCD Soundsystem
2012	"Do it Anyway"	Ben Folds Five
2013	"Cups (When I'm Gone)"	Herself

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	High Society	Dinah Lord	St. James Theatre
2003	A Little Night Music	Fredrika Armfeldt	New York City Opera

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US	AUS	AUT	CAN	IRE	NZ	UK
"Cups"	2013	6	44	75	12	26	26	71	RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Pitch Perfect (Soundtrack)
"—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Album
1999	"Throwing A Ball Tonight"	High Society (Original Cast Recording)
	"Little One"
	"I Love Paris"
	"She's Got That Thing"
	"Let's Misbehave"
2003	"The Ladies Who Lunch"	Camp: Music from the Motion Picture
2009	"Time After Time"	Up in the Air
2013	"Bellas Regionals: The Sign / Eternal Flame / Turn the Beat Around"	Pitch Perfect (soundtrack)
	"Party in the U.S.A."
	"Cups"
	"Riff Off: Mickey / Like a Virgin / Hit Me with Your Best Shot, S&M / Let's Talk About Sex / I'll Make Love to You / Feels Like the First Time / No Diggity"
	"Pool Mashup: Just the Way You Are / Just a Dream"
	"Bellas Finals: Price Tag / Don't You (Forget About Me) / Give Me Everything"
2014	"On the Steps of the Palace"	Into the Woods (soundtrack)
	"No One Is Alone"
	"A Very Nice Prince"
	"Prologue: Into the Woods"
	"Your Fault"
2015	"Still Hurting"	The Last Five Years (soundtrack)
	"See I'm Smiling"
	"A Part of That"
	"A Summer in Ohio"
	"The Next Ten Minutes"
	"A Miracle Would Happen / When You Come Home to Me"
	"Climbing Uphill"
	"I Can Do Better Than That"
	"Goodbye Until Tomorrow"
	"Kennedy Center Performance: We Got the World / Timber / America the Beautiful / Wrecking Ball"	Pitch Perfect 2 (soundtrack)
	Winter Wonderland / Here Comes Santa Claus
	"Riff Off: Thong Song / (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty / Low / Bootylicious / Baby Got Back / Live Like You Were Dying / Before He Cheats / A Thousand Miles / We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together / What's Love Got to Do with It / This Is How We Do It / Doo Wop (That Thing) / Poison / Scenario / Insane in the Brain"
	"Convention Performance: Promises / Problem"
	"Back to Basics: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy / You Can't Hurry Love / Lady Marmalade / MMMBop / My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
	"Cups ("When I'm Gone")"
	"World Championship Finale 2: Run the World (Girls) / Where Them Girls At / Lady Marmalade / We Belong / Timber / Flashlight"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]