Date of Birth
29 November 1976, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Birth Name
Anna Kay Faris
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini Biography
Anna started acting
very young but, of course, not professionally. She loved watching plays and
eventually produced her own with all the neighborhood children. She was always
encouraged with the emphasis that she wasn't just "pretending" but
rather being an unpaid producer, director, writer and actor.
Her first paid job was at the Seattle Repretory theatre at age nine. She loved it and did other local plays and readings. After graduating from the University of Washington in English Literature, she decided to leave for London to work and write, but after filming (the less than wonderful) Lovers Lane (2000) and a short for the Seattle Film Festival, she decided to give Los Angeles a try. She signed with up with a wonderful management agency and before, she could catch her breath, Keenen Ivory Wayans casted her in Scary Movie (2000).
She never takes anything for granted and just feels so very fortunate to have been given a chance.( An example was her trying to thank all the journalists and photographers that came to the New York premiere.)
Her first paid job was at the Seattle Repretory theatre at age nine. She loved it and did other local plays and readings. After graduating from the University of Washington in English Literature, she decided to leave for London to work and write, but after filming (the less than wonderful) Lovers Lane (2000) and a short for the Seattle Film Festival, she decided to give Los Angeles a try. She signed with up with a wonderful management agency and before, she could catch her breath, Keenen Ivory Wayans casted her in Scary Movie (2000).
She never takes anything for granted and just feels so very fortunate to have been given a chance.( An example was her trying to thank all the journalists and photographers that came to the New York premiere.)
Trivia
- Is a natural blonde. She dyed her hair black during the production of Scary Movie (2000) and Scary Movie 2 (2001) so she could give her character, "Cindy Campbell", a "Neve Camp bellish-look".
- Her parents are Karen and Jack Faris. Has one brother named Robert.
- Was rated #57 on the Maxim Hot 100 of 2004 list.
- Graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English Literature
- Of Scottish, Irish, English, German, and French descent.
- Spoofs Charlie's Angels (2000) in two films: first, in Scary Movie 2 (2001), as Cindy Campbell, (poking fun at Drew Barrymore's chair escape scene) and again in Lost in Translation (2003), as starlet Kelly (in the press conference for her action movie with "Keanu").
- Grew up in Edmonds, Washington.
- Had only done dramatic plays/films, before she get her role in Scary Movie (2000).
- Engaged to Chris Pratt [January 29, 2009].
- Was recommended for the role of Erica on "Friends" (1994) by Matthew Perry who was a fan of her work in Lost in Translation (2003).
- Is a fan of Parker Posey.
- Is two years older than Topher Grace who plays her twin brother in Take Me Home Tonight (2011).
- She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Washington.
- Not related to Sean Faris.
- Grew up in the same neighborhood as her The House Bunny (2008) co-star, Katharine McPhee, but never met until filming began.
- Met husband Chris Pratt on the set of Take Me Home Tonight (2011).
- Voted No. 44 on the 2011 Maxim list "Hot 100" women.
- She is also a singer.
- Was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Is of Scottish, French, German, Irish and English descent.
- Has one brother, Robert, who is a sociologist.
- Her mother is a former special education instructor and her father is a sociologist.
- Anna and her husband, Chris Pratt, each had a dead bug collection before they met and they have since combined their collections.
