Anna Faris

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Anna Faris (2013)

Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American actress , film producer , voice actress and singer .

life and career

Anna Faris grew up in Edmonds , Washington , north of Seattle . Her parents, Karen and Jack Faris, encouraged her to act from a young age. Faris made her acting debut at the age of nine at the Seattle Repertory Theater . After graduating from Edmonds Woodway High School, she studied English at the University of Washington .

She first gained acting fame through television series; for example, she was seen in a supporting role in the series Friends .

After her film debut in Lovers Lane (1999), Faris moved to Los Angeles . In the horror - spoof Scary Movie (2000) and its sequels Scary Movie 2 (2001), Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Scary Movie 4 (2006), she played the lead role and was in that role for the MTV Movie Award in two categories nominated. After portraying a simple-minded movie star in Lost in Translation (2003), she managed to show a serious side in Brokeback Mountain (2005).

In the films Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 (2009) and Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipbruch (2011), Faris spoke Jeanette in the English-language original versions. She also voiced the main female character of the animated films Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), Sam Sparks . In 2010 and 2011 Faris starred in the comedies Take Me Home Tonight , The Perfect Ex and Yogi Bear ; however, these were not a great commercial success. In 2012 she starred in the film The Dictator .

Faris gained greater prominence in the television landscape primarily through her guest role as Erica in the last season of Friends . This was followed by guest appearances on Entourage and Saturday Night Live , in which she portrayed herself. Since 2013 Anna Faris has played one of the leading roles in the television series Mom .

In 2004, Faris married fellow actor Ben Indra, whom she met on the set of Lovers Lane in 1999. On April 3, 2007, she filed for divorce. From 2009 to 2017 she was married to her fellow actor Chris Pratt for the second time . Their son also comes from this marriage.

In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography

As an actress

As a voice actress

Awards (selection)

  • 2003: Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actress, BOP Calvin Awards ( Lost in Translation )
  • 2005: Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actress, BOP Calvin Awards (Just Friends)
  • 2012: CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year

Web links

Commons : Anna Faris  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Edmonds actress having fun with 'Scary' movies, growing career” , article in The Seattle Times (English)
  2. ↑ Anna Faris Skipping Scary Movie 5?
  3. ^ Separation from Chris Pratt and Anna Faris. In: mirror-online. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Jennifer Garcia: Anna Faris Welcomes a Baby Boy. In: People . August 25, 2012, accessed December 18, 2012 .
  5. ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
  6. ↑ The Big Picture: Anna Faris: Awards, Quizzes, Recent and Upcoming Movies. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  7. ↑ The Big Picture: Anna Faris: Awards, Quizzes, Recent and Upcoming Movies. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Anna Faris Feted With CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year Award. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Faris, Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Faris, Anna Kay (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, film producer, voice actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland, United States