Real Name : Anna Kay Faris
Birth : 29 November 1976, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height : 5' 5"
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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 (1999)_ (qv) 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' (qv) casted her in _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv). 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.)
Biography written by: Karen Faris (Mother), Todd C. & Miles of T.U.A.F.E.
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- 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV) [Herself] <35>
- 2008 MTV Movie Awards (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- 2009 MTV Movie Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) (voice) [Jeanette] <8>
- Anatomy of a Scene: Shark Attack (2006) (V) [Herself] <3>
- Blue Skies (2005) (TV) [Sarah] <1>
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) [Lashawn Malone] <7>
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) (voice) [Sam Sparks] <2>
- Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (2009) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself - Audience]
- Deception: A Mother's Secret (1991) (TV) [Liz] <29>
- Eden (1996) [Dithy] <20>
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) [Cassie] <4>
- Ghostbusters III (2012) (rumored)
- Girls Upstairs: Making of 'House Bunny' (2008) (V) [Herself]
- Golddigging 101 (2011)
- Guilty Hearts (2006) [Jane Conelly]
- Just Friends (2005) [Samantha James] <3>
- Lost in Translation (2003) [Kelly] <23>
- Lovers Lane (1999) [Jannelle Bay] <16>
- Making 'Scary Movie 3' (2004) (V) [Herself]
- Mama's Boy (2007) [Nora Flannigan] <4>
- May (2002) [Polly] <3>
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) [Hannah Lewis] <3>
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- Observe and Report (2009) [Brandi] <4>
- Private Benjamin (2012) [Pvt. Judy Benjamin - Judy Goodman]
- Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) [Herself]
- Scary Movie (2000) [Cindy Campbell] <9>
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) [Cindy] <19>
- Scary Movie 3 (2003) [Cindy] <8>
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) [Cindy] <1>
- Skanks (1999) [Dawn] <2>
- Smiley Face (2007) [Jane F.] <1>
- Southern Belles (2005) [Belle Scott] <1>
- Spelling Bee (2004) [Jane Connelly] <6>
- That Little Extra (2007) (V) [Serena] <2>
- The Cast of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) (V) [Herself] <4>
- The Hot Chick (2002) [April] <2>
- The House Bunny (2008) [Shelley Darlingson] <1>
- The Making of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) (V) [Herself] <6>
- The Spleenectomy (2008) [Danielle/Dr. Fields] <1>
- Untitled Comedy (2010) [Vanessa]
- Waiting... (2005/I) [Serena] <2>
- What's Your Number? (2011) [Ally Darling]
- Winter Break (2003) [Justine] <6>
- Yogi Bear (2010) (voice) [Rachel]
- Young Americans (2011) [Wendy Franklin] <2>
- "Access Hollywood" (1996) {(2007-11-23)} [Herself]
- "Comedy Central Canned Ham" (1996) {Scary Movie} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(#7.9)} [Herself] <3>
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2008-12-19)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2007-08-16)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-07-31)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-08-12)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2008-08-19)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-04-02)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-04-10)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-12-04)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-12-23)} [Herself]
- "Entourage" (2004) {No Cannes Do (#4.11)} [Anna Faris] <14>
- "Entourage" (2004) {Snow Job (#4.10)} [Anna Faris] <14>
- "Entourage" (2004) {The Young and the Stoned (#4.9)} [Anna Faris] <15>
- "Friends" (1994) {The Last One: Part 1 (#10.19)} [Erica] <8>
- "Friends" (1994) {The Last One: Part 2 (#10.20)} (credit only) [Erica] <8>
- "Friends" (1994) {The One Where Joey Speaks French (#10.13)} [Erica] <7>
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with Rachel's Going Away Party (#10.16)} [Erica]
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with the Birth Mother (#10.9)} [Erica]
- "HBO First Look" (1992) {Observe and Report} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(2003-10-22)} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(2006-07-19)} [Herself]
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(2009-04-02)} [Herself] <3>
- "King of the Hill" (1997) {Fun with Jane and Jane (#6.17)} (voice) [Lisa]
- "King of the Hill" (1997) {Phish and Wildlife (#8.12)} (voice) [Stoned Hippie Chick/Teen Girl Hippie]
- "Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002) {(2006-04-14)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) {(#1.111)} [Herself] <2>
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2008-08-14)} [Herself] <3>
- "Made in Hollywood" (2005) {(#5.3)} [Herself]
- "MADtv" (1995) {(#9.16)} [Herself]
- "Reel Comedy" (2003) {Observe and Report} [Herself]
- "Saturday Night Live" (1975) {Anna Faris/Duffy (#34.3)} [Herself - Host/Various] <14>
- "The Big Breakfast" (1992) {(2001-09-04)} [Herself]
- "The Girls Next Door" (2005) {House Bunnies (#5.0)} [Herself - Star of 'The House Bunny']
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) {(2001-06-21)} [Herself]
- "The New Tom Green Show" (2003) {(2003-08-17)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2008-08-05)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#2.49)} [Herself]
- "The Wayne Brady Show" (2002) {(2003-10-23)} [Herself]
- "Total Request Live" (1998) {(2003-10-23)} [Herself]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2008-08-21)} [Herself]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2009-04-07)} [Herself]
- "Xposé" (2007) {(#3.22)} [Herself]
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- 'Ben Indra' (qv) (3 June 2004 - 19 February 2008) (divorced)
- 'Chris Pratt (I)' (qv) (9 July 2009 - present)
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- "Playboy" (USA), September 2008, Vol. 55, Iss. 9, pg. 70-72, 126, by: Stephen Rebello, "20 Questions"
- "Widescreen" (Germany), 18 February 2004, Iss. 03/2004, pg. 34-35, by: Dörte Langwald, "Mein Leben ist ein einziger Scary Movie!"
- "Salon.com" (USA), 23 October 2003, by: Amy Reiter, "Just a regular It girl"
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- "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 10 April 2009, by: Ellen McCarthy, "'Observe and Report' Star Anna Faris Didn't Plan to be a Comedian"
- "The Washington Post" (USA), 10 April 2009, Vol. 132, Iss. 126, pg. 26+28 in Weekend section, by: Ellen McCarthy, "Anna Faris Wants You In on the Joke"
- "Self" (USA), April 2009, pg. 38+40, by: Erin Bried, "Finding The Funny"
- "Self" (USA), April 2009, pg. 14, by: staff, "Cover Look: The Star Next Door"
- "The Washington Post" (USA), 25 January 2007, Vol. 130, Iss. 51, pg. C1+C8, by: William Booth, "'Roll 'Em'? That's Just Movie Talk: After 'Scary Movie' and 'Brokeback,' Anna Faris Hits a Cinematic High"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 31 October 2003, Vol. 1, Iss. 735, pg. 42-43, by: Missy Schwartz, "Who's Afraid of Anna Faris?"
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- "Playboy" (USA), December 2008, Vol. 55, Iss. 12, pg. 75, by: Stephen Rebello, "Sex In Cinema 2008"
- "GQ" (UK), June 2001, "Young Hollywood"
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- "Cosmopolitan" (USA), February 2010, Vol. 248, Iss. 2
- "Self" (USA), April 2009
- "Playboy" (USA), September 2008, Vol. 55, Iss. 9
- "raygun" (Europe), 2002 January
- "Raygun" (USA), Sept/Oct 2000
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- (November 2003) Filming a number of episodes of _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv) in which she plays a guest role, giving up her baby for Chandler ('Matthew Perry (I)' (qv)) and Monica ('Courteney Cox' (qv)) to adopt.
- (December 2005) Filming _Scary Movie 4 (2006)_ (qv).
- (September 2009) Attended _Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)_ (qv) premiere and going on _"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003)_ (qv).
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- I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.
- I don't really like to go out to clubs or anything. It's just not my style. I'd much rather go to a dive bar or a local place. I just don't love feeling awful, having to tell people, "Hi, yeah, I was in _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv). Do you mind if we come in?" I mean, it's so awkward.
- I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.
- They've [the Scary Movie series] given me a career but they've also sort of boxed me in. What really surprised me when I first moved here is that the industry thought of actors as either comedic or dramatic. And I'm still confused. I understand that maybe some people are better at one or the other, but I can't understand why it's so divided. I've been able to chip away at that a bit; I think it gets easier as my body of work expands.
- 'Blythe Danner' (qv) is somebody whose career I admire. She's a great actress and does good work, but also has a life of her own. I love my job but, at the end of the day, I want to come home and watch a movie and drink a bottle of wine with my husband.
- [on doing another _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv) sequel] After _Scary Movie 3 (2003)_ (qv), I was like, 'no I'm done,' but then I had so much fun making [_Scary Movie 4 (2006)_ (qv)] that I think that I would. I would definitely be open to doing it.
- I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life!
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- Is a natural blonde. She dyed her hair black during the production of _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv) and _Scary Movie 2 (2001)_ (qv) so she could give her character, "Cindy Campbell", a "'Neve Campbell' (qv)ish-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)_ (qv) in two films: first, in _Scary Movie 2 (2001)_ (qv), as Cindy Campbell, (poking fun at 'Drew Barrymore (I)' (qv)'s chair escape scene) and again in _Lost in Translation (2003)_ (qv), as starlet Kelly (in the press conference for her action movie with "Keanu").
- Grew up in Edmonds, Washington.
- Had only done dramatic plays, before she get her role in _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv).
- Engaged to 'Chris Pratt (I)' (qv) [January 29, 2009].
- Was recommended for the role of Erica on _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv) by 'Matthew Perry (I)' (qv) who was a fan of her work in _Lost in Translation (2003)_ (qv).
- Is a fan of 'Parker Posey' (qv).
- Is two years older than 'Topher Grace' (qv) who plays her twin brother in _Young Americans (2011)_ (qv).
- She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Washington.
- Not related to 'Sean Faris' (qv).
- Grew up in the same neighborhood as her _The House Bunny (2008)_ (qv) co-star, 'Katharine McPhee (I)' (qv), but never met until filming began.
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