Actress/singer Kidzworld Bio!
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Anna Kendrick comes from Portland, Maine, her mother is an ant and her father is a history teacher. She has one older brother Michael Cooke Kendrick (they both appeared in the film Looking for an Echo.) Anna kicked off her career at a young age, taking a bus to New York City when she was just ten years old for auditions. At 12 she got her first gig in a Broadway musical called High Society, for which she received a Theater World Award and was also nominated for a Tony! It was clear she had some talent from the start.
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Anna became well known for her work in theater as a young actress, but it was winning the role of Jessica Stanley in Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World as the lead character's sister, Stacey Pilgrim.
Anna started acting at ten years old
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Amid all the great reviews she was getting for her work on screen, many people didn't realize that Anna was an accomplished singer, but she truly got to show off her great set of pipes when she won the role of Beca, a rebellious college student who finds her groove when she s an a-cappella singing group in Rebel Wilson. Anna is even featured on the soundtrack and she's managed to climb up the Billboard charts!
Anna played a rebellious college student in Pitch Perfect
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It has been recently confirmed that Anna will be playing Cinderella in the movie adaptation of the musical Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim, set for release in 2014!
Check out Anna singing "Cups" from Pitch Perfect on The Late Show with David Letterman!
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