Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a teacher. She has an older brother,
Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.
For her role as "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award (second youngest ever), a Drama Desk Award, and a Fany Award (best actress featured in a musical). Her spectacular performance landed her the Drama League and Theatre World Award.
She was a lead performer with Cabaret's Kit Kat Club at "Carnegie Hall Live" in Great Performances: My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (1999) (TV). She also had the privilege of working with director Scott Ellis and choreographer Susan Stroman at the New York City Opera House with Jeremy Irons amongst many more celebrity status actors, playing the role of "Fredrika" in "A Little Night Music".
Anna work-shopped "Jane Eyre" & "The Little Princess" for Broadway and starred in the feature film Camp (2003) with director Todd Graff.
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Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
After a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
Pitch Perfect 3
Following the success of helming “ Pitch Perfect 2 ,” Elizabeth Banks is set to return as the director of the next installment in the Universal and Circle of Confusion musical-comedy, sources tell Variety.
Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson have already closed deals to return, with Kay Cannon on board to pen the script. The studio recently dated the film to bow on Aug. 4, 2017, but at the time Banks was weighing other projects to direct and hadn’t committed to return.
The multi-hyphenate is currently attached to helm Uni’s “ Red Queen” adaptation and Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, but both films are still in development.
The 2012 original grossed $113 million worldwide, while “ Pitch Perfect 2 ″ has more than doubled that, grossing $286 million worldwide to date on a $29 million budget.
The original film was adapted from Mickey Rapkin’s book “ Pitch Perfect : The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory.
Dad's Army (2016)
'Dreams do come true!' Taylor Swift meets with young cancer sufferer backstage at her Atlanta concert
What a night: Taylor Swift's mom made a young cancer sufferer's dream come true when she arranged for the 6-year-old to meet with the singer backstageTaylor Swift gave one of her young fans a night to remember on Saturday.
Taylor Rayburn, who is suffering with a rare form of kidney cancer, was spotted in the audience by the singer's mother Andrea and given quite the VIP experience during Swift's Atlanta concert.
Andrea Swift, who is also suffering from cancer, plucked the six-year-old out of the crowd to sit with her during a song before arranging a backstage meet and greet with the songstress herself.
Little Taylor was pictured getting a hug from Swift, 25, which the girl's mother posted on her Facebook page Project Team Taylor writing: 'Thanks Ms. Andrea, dreams really do come true!!!!'
Allison Rayburn also explained that she had surprised her daughter with tickets to the show after she spent her birthday receiving treatment in hospital.
'Our seats happened to be close to where Taylor Swift's entourage was. Taylor Swift's mom noticed Taylor and let Taylor sit next to her for a song and at the end of the concert took us backstage to meet Taylor Swift!!!!' she excitedly explained.
Female Title Characters
All of these characters have their first name in the title of their film, which character do you prefer? This is part one of two polls this looks at A-J characters.
Alice
Alice in Wonderland (1951), Kathryn Beaumont
Alice Hyatt
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Ellen Burstyn
Amélie Poulain
Amélie (2001), Audrey Tautou
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (2012), Greta Garbo
Annie
Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982), Aileen Quinn
Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977), Diane Keaton
Baby Jane Hudson
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Bette Davis
Barbarella
Barbarella (1968), Jane Fonda
Bonnie Parker
Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Faye Dunaway
Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Renée Zellweger
Carrie White
Carrie (1976), Sissy Spacek
Cinderella
Cinderella (1950), Ilene Woods
Coffy
Coffy (1973), Pam Grier
Coraline Jones
Coraline (2009), Dakota Fanning
Cristina
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Scarlett Johansson
Daisy Werthan
Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Jessica Tandy
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich (2000), Julia Roberts
Eve Harrington
All About Eve (1950), Anne Baxter
Eve White
The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Joanne Woodward
Frida Kahlo
Frida (2002), Salma Hayek
Gilda
Gilda (1946), Rita Hayworth
Gloria Swenson
Gloria (1980), Gena Rowlands
Grace Trevethyn
Saving Grace (2000), Brenda Blethyn
Gretel
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Gemma Arterton
Hanna
Hanna (2011), Saoirse Ronan
Heidi
as played by Shirley Temple in Heidi (1937)
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown (1997), Pam Grier
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (2011), Mia Wasikowska
Jasmine
Blue Jasmine (2013), Cate Blanchett
Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969),
Maggie Smith
Jessica Stein
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001), Jennifer Westfeldt
Juliet
Romeo + Juliet (1996), Claire Danes
Juno MacGuff
Juno (2007), Ellen Page
The Hunger Games (2012)
San Andreas (2015)
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Carlton Cuse (screenplay), Andre Fa...
Which of these album do you find hard to forget
Which of these album do you find hard to forget? Discuss the list here
Quincy Jones
And various artists for album "Back on the Block". 1991
Natalie Cole
"Unforgettable... with Love". 1992
Eric Clapton
"Unplugged". 1993
Whitney Houston
"The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album". 1994
Tony Bennett
"MTV Unplugged". 1995
Alanis Morissette
"Jagged Little Pill". 1996
Céline Dion
"Falling into You". 1997
Bob Dylan
"Time out of Mind". 1998
Lauryn Hill
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". 1999
Santana
"Supernatural". 2000
Steely Dan
"Two Against Nature". 2001
Dan Tyminski
Various artists album from film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000), including Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Harry McClint…
Norah Jones
"Come Away with Me". 2003
Outkast
"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below". 2004
Ray Charles
And various artists for album "Genius Loves Company". 2005
U2
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb". 2006
Dixie Chicks
"Taking the Long Way". 2007
Herbie Hancock
"River: The Joni Letters". 2008
Robert Plant
And Alison Krauss for album "Raising Sand". 2009
Taylor Swift
"Fearless". 2010
Arcade Fire
"The Suburbs". 2011
Adele
"21". 2012
Mumford & Sons
"Babel". 2013
The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2015
The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2015
According to Forbes, these are 2015 Top 35 Highest-Paid Celebrities. Whose work do you think worth every penny? Discuss them here.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
$300M
Manny Pacquiao
$160M
Katy Perry
$135M
One Direction
$130M
Howard Stern
$95M
Garth Brooks
$90M
James Patterson
$89M
Robert Downey Jr.
$80M
Taylor Swift
$80M
Cristiano Ronaldo
$79.5M
Rush Limbaugh
$79M
Ellen DeGeneres
$75M
Lionel Messi
$74M
Eagles
$73.5M
Phil McGraw
$70M
Roger Federer
$67M
Calvin Harris
$66M
LeBron James
$65M
Justin Timberlake
$63.5M
David Copperfield
$63M
Sean Combs
$60M
Gordon Ramsay
$60M
Ryan Seacrest
$60M
Fleetwood Mac
$59.5M
Lady Gaga
$59M
The Rolling Stones
$57.5M
Ed Sheeran
$56M
Jay Z
$57M
Beyoncé Knowles
$54.5M
Kevin Durant
$52M
Elton John
$53.5M
Toby Keith
$53M
Kim Kardashian West
$52.5M
Jennifer Lawrence
$52M
Paul McCartney
$51.5M