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Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a teacher. She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.
For her role as "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was nominated for a Tony Award (second youngest ever), a Drama Desk Award, and a Fany Award (best actress featured in a musical). Her spectacular performance landed her the Drama League and Theatre World Award.
She was a lead performer with Cabaret's Kit Kat Club at "Carnegie Hall Live" in My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (TV). She also had the privilege of working with director Scott Ellis and choreographer Susan Stroman at the New York City Opera House with Jeremy Irons amongst many more celebrity status actors, playing the role of "Fredrika" in "A Little Night Music".
Anna work-shopped "Jane Eyre" & "The Little Princess" for Broadway and starred in the feature film Camp (2003) with director Todd Graff.- Anna Kendrick is an actress and a jazz/pop singer/songwriter. She grew up in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, which is a small, rural town. Shortly upon graduating cum laude from R.I.C. with a B.A. in Liberal Arts for Theatre she moved to New York.
Anna has had success with leading and supporting roles in various indie feature films and has been a featured actress in many film and TV shows. Anna performs solo jazz/pop shows with various jazz artists and occasionally guest sings with other bands. She began as a guest singer in New York in 2002, but has since branched out on her own since 2009. Anna has sung at many notable New York music venues and continues to broaden her horizons.
Her 1st original jazz album "In Out Of The Rain" came out on 4/9/2013 under the name Anna Elizabeth Kendrick and made it to the 1st round ballot of the 56th Grammys in the jazz category.
Anna Kendrick is aka Anna Elizabeth Kendrick. - Anna Kendrick is known for War Room (2015) and Overcomer (2019).
- Anna Kendrick is known for Facing the Giants (2006).