Anna Faris
Full Name: Anna Kay Faris
Nickname: Anna Banana
Height: 5’5” (1.65m)
Date of birth: November 29th, 1976
Current age: 29
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Eye colour: Dark blue
Favourite movies: To kill a Mockingbird, Cujo and Scream 3
Favourite Food: Italian
Education: University of Washington
Family: Mother – Karen Faris
Father – Jack Faris
Brother – Robert Faris
Celebrity Relationships: Ben Indra (Actor and producer)
Occupation: Actress
Filmography: Smiley Face (2007)
My Super ex-girlfriend (2006) playing Hannah
Scary Movie 4 (2006) playing Cindy Campbell
Just friends (2005) playing Samantha James
3 & 3 (2005) playing Jane Connelly
Brokeback Mountain (2005) playing LaShawn Malone
Waiting … (2005) playing Serena
Southern Belles (2005) playing Belle
Spelling Bee (2004) playing Jane Connelly
Scary movie 3 (2003) playing Cindy Campbell
Lost in Translation (2003) playing Kelly
Winter Break (2003) playing Justine
The Hot Chick (2002) playing April Thomas
May (2002) playing Polly
Scary Movie 2 (2001) playing Cindy Campbell
Scary Movie (2000) playing Cindy Campbell
Lovers Lane (1999) playing Jannelle Bay
Eden (1996) playing Dithy
Her family History: Her parents always encouraged Anna to act and even gave her unlimited access to the family video camera when she was younger to record herself and so that she could set up her own plays with the neighbourhood children. They also encouraged her to read and use her imagination.
Interesting facts about Anna:
Her name is
actually pronounced “Ahhna”
Anna blasted
claims in 2003 that her annoying character in ‘Lost in translation’ is based on
Cameron Diaz saying “I
think that rumour started with some early review of a European tabloid, and I
feel really bad because I really like Cameron Diaz and it feels like I've
insulted this woman I really admire. I never wanted to imitate anybody”
Anna takes all of her fans to heart and tries her best to thank all of the
reporters
Her natural hair colour is dark blonde, she had to die it black during the
production of ‘Scary Movie’ to give her character a
Neve Campbellish look
Anna kicked off
her acting career in her local theatre when she was 9 years old, this was also
her first paid acting job at the Seattle Repertory Theatre
She was
originally cast for the role of Buffy Gilmore in ‘Scary Movie’ before she ended
up being put in the role of Cindy Campbell
Anna wasn’t even
sure if acting was something she wanted to pursue, she just took a role in a
low-budget film for some extra spending money and experience
She worked at an
advertising agency when she was in University
She wants to
eventually play a vixen and she also wants to make our youth more educated and
encourage them to read
She was nominated for best kiss in ‘Scary Movie’ in 2001 at the MTV Movie awards
which she shared with Jon Abrahams
Anna was
nominated for Breakthrough Female performance at MTV Movie awards in 2001 for
‘Scary Movie’
She was raised in Seattle, Washington, USA
She has been
married to Actor and producer Ben Indra since 1999
Anna studied a
Bachelors degree in English Literature at the University of Washington, she
graduated in 1999
Scary Movie, which she starred as Cindy Campbell had the largest opening for an
R rated movie in the
US
and earned over $140,000,000 at the box office
Anna has played
a part in many commercials and theatrical performances in her home town
Anna originally
moved to London to work and write but after filming ‘Lover’s lane’ and the short
film ‘Skanks’ at the age of 21 Anna decided to give Los Angeles a try
Her agent when
she moved to LA was the Gersh agency where she started getting scripts
When trying to get cast for ‘Scary Movie’ Anna sent in a video tape of herself
from Seattle,
finally after narrowing out thousands of girls, Anna was cast as Cindy Campbell
Anna shooted
projects such as ‘ Love’s unlimited Orchestra’, ‘Saphron Burrows’ and ‘Dog days’
but neither production aired as they all fell through
Anna has made several TV appearances and had a role in Friends playing Birth
mother Erica
Anna was ranked
#57 on the Maxim Hot 100 list of 2004
Anna is of
Scottish, Irish, English, German and French descent
Anna’s Personal Quotes:
"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.' Do you mind if we come in?" I mean, it's so awkward.”
About playing Cindy Campbell - “I love it. She is one of my favorite characters because she has such great intentions but she's too crazy to follow through with them”
"May" was really fun to make- I only worked about four days on it, so it wasn't anything like making a studio film - but it was fun. It was very low-budget. I kept thinking "I wonder what this film is going to be like?" I wanted to play a role that was different than anything I'd ever done before. It was such a surprise when it got into Sundance and then it sold the first night. You should have seen the Sundance audience though - they were crazy - they laughed the whole way through. Angela Bettis is great - she's so talented and I really like Lucky.”
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