Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant as well as William Kendrick, a teacher. Her older brother is, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. She is from English, Irish, and Scottish descent.For her role in the show "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award (second youngest ever) and she also won a Drama Desk Award, and the Fany Award (best actress featured in a musical). She won the Drama League Award and Theatre World Award for her performance. She also had the pleasure of working alongside the director Scott Ellis and choreographer Susan Stroman at the New York City Opera House together with Jeremy Irons amongst many more celebrities, and played the part of "Fredrika" in "A Little Night of Music".Anna worked-shopped "Jane Eyre" & "The Little Princess" for Broadway and was a part of the feature film Camp (2003) with director Todd Graff.Was nominated in 1998's Broadway Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role Musical) for "High Society." Following the 1991 Tony winner Daisy Eagan, she was the second-youngest nominated. George Clooney ridiculed her at the NYC Opera House along with choreographer Susan Stroman. She also appeared in "Jane Eyre" and "The Little Princess" for Broadway. In 1998, Jason Reitman cast her in Up in the Air. It was following her performance on Rocket Science (2007). The only actress from the 'Twilight' Saga to be nominated for an Oscar. In the year 2010, she was nominated in the second and third installments of the series. (September 2013) She is the only person to have the accomplishment of having appeared on three major musicals on screen - Into the Woods (2014).






 

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