
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 height 5' 4" (1,63 m)) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her comedic roles in the Scary Movie film series, Lost in Translation, The House Bunny, Brokeback Mountain, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Yogi Bear, What's Your Number?, The Dictator, and I Give It a Year. Anna Kay Farisborn November 29, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her comedic roles in the Scary Movie film series, Lost in Translation, The House Bunny, Brokeback Mountain, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Yogi Bear, What's Your Number?, The Dictator, and I Give It a Year. Early life Faris was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her family moved to Edmonds, Washington when she was six years old Her father, Jack, was a sociologist who worked at the University of Washington as a vice president of internal communicationsand later headed the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association, and her mother, Karen, was a special education teacher at Seaview Elementary School in Edmonds. Faris has an older brother, Robert, who is also a sociologist and a professor at the University of California, Davis. Her parents encouraged her to pursue acting when she was young, and she gave her first professional acting performance at the age of 9 in a three-month run of Arthur Miller's one-act play Danger: Memory! at the Seattle Repertory Theater. She went on to play Scout in a production of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Issaquah, Washington, Village Theatre, and played the title character in Heidi and Rebecca in Our Town. While attending Edmonds-Woodway High School, Faris appeared in a frozen-yogurt TV commercial. After graduating from high school in 1994, Faris attended the University of Washington and earned a degree in English literature.Around this time, "my third or fourth job was a training video for Red Robin, which is a burger chain out West. I play, like, the perfect hostess. And I think they still use it," she said in May 2012. Personal life While filming Lovers Lane in London, Faris met her first husband, Ben Indra. They began dating in that year and were married in June 2004, but they divorced in April 2007, citing irreconcilable differences.As part of their divorce agreement, which was finalized in February 2008, Faris agreed to pay Indra $900,000 in addition to other property and acting royalties. Faris met her second husband, actor Chris Pratt, on the set of Take Me Home Tonight. They became engaged in January, and married on July 9, 2009 in a small ceremony in Bali. The couple has a baby boy named Jack.
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Movie | Overboard | Kate | 2018-05-03 |
Movie | Emoji - Der Film | Jailbreak (voice) | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Keanu - Her mit dem Kätzchen! | Herself (uncredited) | 2016-04-21 |
Movie | Alvin und die Chipmunks - Road Chip | Jeanette (voice) | 2015-12-17 |
Movie | 22 Jump Street | Anna (30 Jump Street: Flight Academy) | 2014-06-05 |
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Movie | Wolkig mit Aussicht auf Fleischbällchen 2 | Sam Sparks (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
Movie | Das hält kein Jahr ..! | Chloe | 2013-02-08 |
Series | Mom | Christy Jolene Plunkett | 2013-09-23 |
Movie | Der Diktator | Zoey | 2012-05-15 |
Movie | Take Me Home Tonight | Wendy Franklin | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | Der perfekte Ex | Ally Darling | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Alvin und die Chipmunks 3 - Chipbruch | Jeanette (voice) | 2011-12-14 |
Movie | Yogi Bär | Rachel | 2010-12-23 |
Movie | Shopping Center King - Hier gilt mein Gesetz | Brandi | 2009-04-10 |
Movie | Alvin und die Chipmunks 2 | Jeanette (voice) | 2009-12-21 |
Movie | The Spleenectomy | Danielle / Dr. Fields | 2008-10-14 |
Movie | Smiley Face | Jane F. | 2007-01-21 |
Movie | Mama's Boy | Nora Flannigan | 2007-12-14 |
Movie | Scary Movie 4 | Cindy | 2006-04-13 |
Movie | Guilty Hearts | Jane Conelly | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Brokeback Mountain | LaShawn | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | Southern Belles | Belle Scott | 2005-01-01 |
Series | Out of Practice | Hannah | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | AbServiert | Serena | 2005-10-07 |
Movie | Just Friends - No Sex | Samantha James | 2005-11-23 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Snow Job - Auf der Piste ist die Hölle los | Justine | 2003-03-22 |
Movie | Scary Movie 3 | Cindy Campbell | 2003-10-24 |
Series | The New Tom Green Show | Unknown | 2003-06-23 |
Movie | Lost in Translation | Kelly | 2003-08-31 |
Movie | May - Die Schneiderin des Todes | Polly | 2002-01-13 |
Movie | Hot Chick - Verrückte Hühner | April | 2002-12-13 |
Movie | Scary Movie 2 | Cindy Campbell | 2001-07-04 |
Movie | Lovers Lane - Straße des Grauens | Jannelle Bay | 2000-01-01 |
Series | Kong: The Animated Series | Shelley | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Scary Movie | Cindy Campbell | 2000-07-07 |
Series | King of the Hill | Unknown | 1997-01-12 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Eden | Dithy | 1996-01-01 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Friends | Erica | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Assignment Foreign Legion | Sam Sparks (voice) | 1956-09-21 |
Series | Westinghouse Studio One | Himself | 1948-11-07 |