Age, Biography and Wiki
Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, and began her acting career at a young age. She gained recognition for her role in the Broadway musical "High Society" at just 12 years old, earning a Tony Award nomination. Kendrick's transition to film and television led to notable roles in "The Twilight Saga," "Pitch Perfect," and "Trolls," showcasing her versatility as an actress and singer.
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| Date of Birth | 9 August 1985 |
| Age | 39 Years |
| Birth Place | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Leo |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: Anna Kendrick stands at approximately 5 feet 4 inches (162.56 cm) tall.
- Weight: Her weight is typically reported around 110 lbs (50 kg).
- Measurements: Specific body measurements are not commonly detailed in public sources.
| Height | 5 feet 4 inches |
| Weight | 110 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
As of recent reports, Anna Kendrick is single. There has been limited information about her current relationship status, as she tends to keep her personal life private.
Kendrick competed in the first season of Lip Sync Battle against John Krasinski, one of the show's executive producers, in an episode aired in April 2015. She first performed "Steal My Girl" by One Direction, in which she jokingly revealed the object of her affection to be Krasinski's newlywed wife, Emily Blunt. Kendrick also performed "Booty" by Jennifer Lopez, in which Lopez herself made a surprise appearance at the end of the song. The audience declared Kendrick the winner. The episode garnered over 1.75 million U.S. viewers.
Alex Vo of Rotten Tomatoes said her career has been "defined by steady versatility", and she particularly excels in hybrid comedies and musicals. Her public profile grew from starring in a series of high-profile musical films, with Pitch Perfect cementing her as "one of her generation’s most adept 20-something actresses", according to Asawin Suebsaeng of Mother Jones. Film critic Ty Burr called her "the first great movie musical star of her generation". Citing Pitch Perfect, The Last Five Years and Into The Woods as examples, Helen Whitaker of Glamour found musicals "to be the only constant" in her diverse filmography. Up in the Air director Jason Reitman said Kendrick "talks like someone from the 1940s", and the actress confirmed some of her favorite films are from this era. Meanwhile, Gilbey said she is "a crisp dramatic actor with a facility for screwball, as well as a knack ... for being adorable without lapsing into kookiness". Burr felt Kendrick "might have been a valued triple threat" similar to Ginger Rogers had she been famous during the studio era. She has been described as having a soprano vocal range.
She began dating English filmmaker Edgar Wright in 2009, after they met while filming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. They split up in March 2013. She began dating English cinematographer Ben Richardson in February 2014, after they met while filming Drinking Buddies. They split in 2020. She dated actor Bill Hader from 2020 to 2022.
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Net Worth and Salary
Anna Kendrick's net worth is reported to be between $15 million and $25 million as of 2025, depending on the source . Her wealth primarily comes from her successful acting career, including notable roles in "Pitch Perfect" and "The Twilight Saga."
Kendrick said she would rather celebrities use their privilege to amplify more educated experts on social issues, rather than discuss them herself. She has spoken about experiencing gender bias in Hollywood, specially times when she has been forced to wait for a film's male characters to be cast before she is seriously considered for a role. Kendrick donated her Woman of the Hour salary to various charities.
Career, Business and Investments
Anna Kendrick's career began on Broadway, where she earned a Tony Award nomination for her role in "High Society." She transitioned to film with roles in "Camp" (2003) and "Rocket Science" (2007), before gaining widespread recognition for her part in "The Twilight Saga" (2008–2011). Her breakout role as Beca Mitchell in the "Pitch Perfect" series (2012–2017) solidified her status as a versatile actress and singer. Kendrick was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in "Up in the Air" (2009). She has also expanded her creative pursuits by making her directorial debut with "Woman of the Hour" (2023) and reprising her role in "Another Simple Favor" (2025).
Kendrick started her career at age 12 in a supporting role in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, which earned her a Theater World Award and nominations for Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards. She went on to a supporting role in the 2003 New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music.
In 2012, Kendrick featured as part of the ensemble cast of What to Expect When You're Expecting, loosely based on the pregnancy guide of the same name. Also that year, she lent her voice to the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman, starred in the commercially successful crime drama End of Watch, and appeared in Robert Redford's political thriller The Company You Keep.
Kendrick starred in the action comedy Mr. Right, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on April 8, 2016. She also starred in The Hollars, a comedy-drama directed by and starring John Krasinski, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in August 2016. She was then seen in the coming-of-age film Get a Job, which received a limited release in March 2016 after being delayed since 2012.
Helen Barlow of The New Zealand Herald and Mary Pols of Time agreed that Kendrick was often cast as mean characters early in her film career. In addition to contributing comedic relief in supporting roles, she became known for playing neurotic yet warm, endearing women in a range of genres. According to Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian, she is drawn towards tenacious and hyper-confident characters, although the actress admitted she is much less assertive than the characters she plays, describing her work as "wish-fulfilment". Gilbey described her artistic trademark as "that moment when her characters undergo a revelatory or disorienting change". For a period of time after her breakthrough, Kendrick rejected a handful of specific roles to avoid being typecast. The Philippine Star said Kendrick's versatility and commitment to ultimately resulted in her becoming the first main Twilight cast member nominated for an Oscar. However, in 2020, writer Mary Elizabeth Williams opined that she had struggled to transition "into more diverse, complicated roles".
Throughout her career, for her work on screen and stage, Kendrick has received several awards and nominations. Among them, she is one of the few actors to have been nominated for an Oscar, Emmy and Tony in acting categories, labeled the "Triple Crown of Acting".
Social Network
Anna Kendrick is active on social media platforms, including Instagram and Twitter, where she engages with fans and shares updates about her projects.
In 2019, Kendrick co-starred in the satirical crime comedy The Day Shall Come and played the titular character in the Disney+ Christmas comedy Noelle. Kendrick also voiced a character in the Facebook Watch adult animated comedy series Human Discoveries. Also in 2019, it was announced that Kendrick would star as a state trooper with irreversible hearing loss in Unsound, directed by Bharat Nalluri.
Kendrick herself has said that she is perceived as quirky and relatable on the internet, and journalists have often commented on the outspokenness, wit, relatability, and self-awareness she presents across interviews and social media. However, she described herself as too "snarky" to interact directly with fans in fear of offending them. Although some publications have called her "America's Sweetheart", Kendrick has said she has no interest in embracing the title. Emma Stefansky of Vanity Fair declared her one of the funniest women in Hollywood, whereas Sadaf Ahsan of the National Post said Kendrick has cultivated an image that is charming, endearing, and precocious both on and off-screen, comparing her to Shirley Temple. In 2016, Allison P. Davis of The Ringer remarked that Kendrick has remained likeable by avoiding backlash commonly associated with overexposure. In 2017, Elle writer Antonia Blyth described the actress as warm, friendly, and honest "with none of the typical celebrity reserve", despite her growing fame. The Globe and Mail film critic Barry Hertz said the actress has spent much of her career since Pitch Perfect perfecting "the funny-perky-nerdy-but-cool-girl image", finally breaking it with 2023's Alice Darling.
Education
Anna Kendrick started her education by attending the Deering High School in Portland, Maine. Her early involvement in theater led her to pursue a career in acting rather than formal higher education.
In summary, Anna Kendrick is a highly versatile and successful actress who has built a substantial net worth through her diverse career in film, television, and theater. Her continued involvement in various projects and her expansion into directing further cement her status as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. She began performing in community theater at the age of six. Her older brother, Michael (b. 1983), is also an actor; he appeared in the drama film Looking for an Echo (2000). She attended Deering High School.
Her film debut in the musical Camp as nerdy Fritzi Wagner earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. She played an ambitious high school debater in Rocket Science (2007), earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female.
She then starred alongside George Clooney in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air (2009). Critics praised her performance as an ambitious college graduate, saying that she "grabs every scene she's in". It brought her nominations for several Best Supporting Actress awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTA Awards. Kendrick has been a member of the Actors' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2010.
Kendrick's most successful film of 2012 was the musical comedy Pitch Perfect, loosely based on the non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Kendrick played Beca Mitchell, a rebellious college freshman who joins an a cappella group called the Barden Bellas and finds that her more modern approach to music clashes with the traditional approach of the group's leader. The film emerged as a major commercial success. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who called Kendrick's performance "splendid", saying that she "hits just the right note between pithy and chummy".
Kendrick played a supporting role in Digging for Fire, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release in August of that year. In May 2015, she reprised her role of Beca Mitchell in Pitch Perfect 2. The film, which followed Mitchell in her senior year of college as the co-president of the Barden Bellas, emerged as a major box office blockbuster and surpassed the success of the first film.
