Anna Faris
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 Faris at the 84th Academy Awards red carpet, February 2012 |
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| Born | Anna Kay Faris November 29, 1976 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Indra (2004–2008) Chris Pratt (2009–present) |
| Children | Jack Pratt |
Anna Kay Faris[1] (pron.: /ˈɑːnə ˈfærɨs/; born November 29, 1976)[1] is an American actress and singer who is known for her comedic roles in the Scary Movie film series, Lost in Translation, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Dictator, Yogi Bear, The House Bunny and I Give It a Year.
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Early life [edit]
Faris was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] At age 6, she moved with her family to Edmonds, Washington.[2] Her mother, Karen, was a special education teacher[3] at Seaview Elementary School[2] in Edmonds. Her father, Jack Faris, is a sociologist who worked at the University of Washington as a vice president of internal communications[3] and later headed the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association.[3][4] She has an older brother, Robert, who is also a sociologist and a professor at the University of California, Davis.[4][5] Her parents encouraged her to pursue acting when she was young,[6] and she gave her first professional acting performance at age 9, in a three-month run of Arthur Miller's one-act play Danger: Memory! at the Seattle Repertory Theater. She went on to play Scout in a production of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Issaquah, Washington, Village Theatre, and played title character in Heidi and Rebecca in Our Town. At 14, while attending Edmonds-Woodway High School, she appeared in a frozen-yogurt TV commercial. After graduating from high school in 1994, Faris attended the University of Washington and earned a degree in English literature.[2] Around this time, "my third or fourth job was a training video for Red Robin, which is a burger chain out West. I play, like, the perfect hostess. And I think they still use it," she said in May 2012.[7]
Career [edit]
Her first film role came shortly after college, in the independent production Lovers Lane (1999), in which she played an ill-fated cheerleader. Her breakout role came the following year in the horror-film parody Scary Movie (2000). She gained further popularity after she received the role of the recurring character Erica, the mother whose twin babies are adopted by Chandler and Monica Bing, in the final season of the American sitcom Friends. She said she was "cast last-minute" in the film Lost in Translation (2003), in which she played an actress promoting an action movie.[8] She went on to supporting roles in films including Brokeback Mountain and My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and then starred in 2007's Smiley Face, in a role that won her "Stoner of the Year" at High Times magazine's Stony Awards, in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2007.[9] In 2008, she produced and starred in The House Bunny, about a retired Playboy bunny.[4] In the summer 2007 season of HBO's Entourage, Faris guest-starred as herself in three episodes. She also made an appearance as herself in a video on eatdrinkordie.com with Internet wine guru Gary Vaynerchuk. She voiced Sam Sparks in the 2009 animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and provided the voice of the computer-animated chipmunk Jeanette in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks features Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) and Chipwrecked (2011). She starred in and served as executive producer of the 2011 romantic comedy What's Your Number?.
In the media [edit]
Faris has appeared on the covers of Raygun, Playboy,[10] Self,[11] Cosmopolitan[12] and other magazines. She was listed as No. 57, No. 39, and No. 42 in Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" in 2004, 2009, and 2010 respectively. In 2009, she was ranked No. 60 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World", and ranked No. 96 in 2010. Ask Men featured her as No. 78 on "100 Most Desirable Women in the World" in 2009. In 2010, Cosmopolitan magazine named her "the Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Female of the Year" – stating that “She makes us laugh – and cringe – by pushing the limits of comedy in a way no other actress can”.[13] Tad Friend described her in The New Yorker as "Hollywood's most original comic actress".[6]
Personal life [edit]
While filming Lovers Lane in London, Faris met her first husband, Ben Indra.[2] They began dating in that year and were married in June 2004, but they divorced in April 2007, citing irreconcilable differences.[14] As part of their divorce agreement, which was finalized in February 2008, Faris agreed to pay Indra $900,000 in addition to other property and acting royalties.[15] Faris met her second husband, actor Chris Pratt, on the set of Take Me Home Tonight.[6] They became engaged in January,[16] and married on July 9, 2009 in a small ceremony in Bali.[17] The couple had a son, Jack (born on August 25, 2012).[18]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Deception: A Mother's Secret | Liz | TV movie |
| 2002–2004 | King of the Hill | Lisa / Stoned Hippie Chick / Teen Girl Hippie |
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| 2004 | Friends | Erica | Season 10
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| 2005 | Blue Skies | Sarah | TV movie |
| 2007 | Entourage | Herself | Season 4
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| 2008, 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Host with Musical Guest Duffy and Drake |
| 2013 [21] | Mom | Christy | Chuck Lorre Project |
Discography [edit]
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
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| 2003 | "Nobody Does It Better" | Lost in Translation | Emperor Norton Records |
| 2005 | "Forgiveness" | Just Friends | New Line Records |
| 2005 | "Love from Afar" | Just Friends | New Line Records |
| 2005 | "Just a Guy" | Just Friends | New Line Records |
| 2007 | "Old-Fashioned Girl" | Mama's Boy | Lakeshore Records |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Anna Faris Biography (1976–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Krug, Kurt Anthony (April 21, 2006). "Edmonds actress having fun with "Scary" movies, growing career". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c Wulff, Jennifer (July 23, 2001). "Scream Queen". People.
- ^ a b c Payne, Patti (August 31, 2008). "Anna Faris portrays an exiled Playboy playmate in the new movie, "The House Bunny"". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. "She has an older brother, Robert, 31, a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill."
- ^ "Robert Faris, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina". University of California, Davis. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c Friend, Tad (April 11, 2011). "Funny Like a Guy: Anna Faris and Hollywood's woman problem". The New Yorker (Condé Nast): 52–61. Retrieved September 17, 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ Lovece, Frank (May 10, 2012 online; May 13, print). "Fast Chat: Anna Faris' 'Dictator' role". Newsday. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Interview: Anna Faris". The A/V Club. April 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010.
- ^ "Seth Rogen is Stoner of the Year". Celebstoner.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008.
- ^ "Anna Faris Attacked For Not Going Nude". ShowbizSpy.com. September 28, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Anna Faris Looking VERY Fit on Self Magazine’s April Cover". bittenandbound.com. March 28, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Anna Faris Cosmopolitan US February 2010". MagXone.com. January 11, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Anna Faris: Cosmo's Fun Fearless Female of the Year". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ Finn, Natalie (April 3, 2007). "Scary Movie's Faris Haunted by Divorce". E! Online. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Anna Faris Finalizes Divorce". People. February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Katharine (January 30, 2009). "Anna Faris engaged to beau Chris Pratt". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ Garcia, Jennifer (August 12, 2009). "Anna Faris Is Married!". People. Archived from the original on March 28, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ Garcia, Jennifer (August 25, 2012). "Anna Faris Welcomes a Baby Boy". People. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ "Full cast and crew for Eden". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 29, 2012). "Relativity shifts Farrelly/Wessler comedy". Variety. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a479485/chuck-lorres-cbs-pilot-mom-to-get-series-order.html
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