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Kay Cannon

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Kay Cannon
Cinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with. Our heroine is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow, but with the help of her Fab G, she is able to persevere and make her dreams come true.
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Kay Cannon is a screenwriter, actress and producer, best known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). She is also known for her work on NBC's 30 Rock (2006) and the Netflix Original Series Girlboss (2017).

Cannon has won three Writers Guild of America Awards and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
BornAugust 22, 1974
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BornAugust 22, 1974
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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Kay Cannon in The IMDb Show (2017)
Kay Cannon in The IMDb Show (2017)
Kay Cannon
Kay Cannon, Jeff Hiller, Aaron Beelner, and Emmanuel Munoz Maldonado in The Little Tin Man (2013)
Kay Cannon, Zooey Deschanel, and June Diane Raphael in New Girl (2011)
Kay Cannon, Zooey Deschanel, and June Diane Raphael in New Girl (2011)
Kay Cannon
Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, Kay Cannon, John Cena, Gideon Adlon, and Geraldine Viswanathan at an event for Blockers (2018)
Leslie Mann, Kay Cannon, Stacey Schroeder, and Irene Marquette at an event for Blockers (2018)
Kay Cannon at an event for Blockers (2018)
Kay Cannon, Elliot Page, and Saoirse Ronan in The IMDb Show (2017)
Kay Cannon, Jeff Hiller, and Aaron Beelner in The Little Tin Man (2013)

Known for

Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
30 Rock
8.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, and Nicholas Galitzine in Cinderella (2021)
Cinderella
4.3
  • Writer
  • 2021
Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Blockers (2018)
Blockers
6.2
  • Director
  • 2018
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 2
6.4
  • Producer
  • 2015

Credits

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Producer

  • My Ex-Friend's Wedding
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
    Pitch Perfect 3
    • co-producer
    • 2017
  • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
    Girlboss
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
    Pitch Perfect 2
    • co-producer
    • 2015
  • Cristela Alonzo in Cristela (2014)
    Cristela
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
    New Girl
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • supervising producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2012
  • Rebecca Drysdale in Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better (2011)
    Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
    Baby Mama
    • co-producer
    • 2008
  • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
    UCB Comedy Originals
    • co-producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008

Writer

  • My Ex-Friend's Wedding
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Sarah Hyland, Lera Abova, Adam Devine, Flula Borg, and Jameela Jamil in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (2022)
    Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
    • based on characters created by
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, and Nicholas Galitzine in Cinderella (2021)
    Cinderella
    • written for the screen by
    • 2021
  • Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Shameik Moore, Mitchell Hope, Isabela Merced, Liv Hewson, Jacob Batalon, and Matthew Noszka in Let It Snow (2019)
    Let It Snow
    • screenplay by
    • 2019
  • Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
    Pitch Perfect 3
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 2017
  • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
    Girlboss
    • created for television by
    • written by
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Inside Edition (1988)
    The 2015 ESPY Awards
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
    Pitch Perfect 2
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Cristela Alonzo in Cristela (2014)
    Cristela
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
    New Girl
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect (2012)
    Pitch Perfect
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    • executive story editor
    • story editor
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2012

Additional Crew

  • Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
    Pitch Perfect 2
    • developer: characters (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    • executive story editor
    • story editor
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2009
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos7

Ep. 106 Kay Cannon, 'Juno' Turns 10, and Your Favorite Female Movie Friendships
Full Episode 11:03
Ep. 106 Kay Cannon, 'Juno' Turns 10, and Your Favorite Female Movie Friendships
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:41
Official Trailer
Official First Look Trailer
Trailer 0:30
Official First Look Trailer
The Little Tin Man
Trailer 2:22
The Little Tin Man
Mystery Team
Trailer 2:06
Mystery Team
The Watchlist With Kay Cannon
Video 1:29
The Watchlist With Kay Cannon
Kay Cannon on Writing 'Pitch Perfect 3'
Video 3:25
Kay Cannon on Writing 'Pitch Perfect 3'

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • August 22, 1974
    • Illinois, USA
  • Spouses
      Eben RussellJanuary 1, 2012 - present (1 child)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    (October 9, 2013) Welcomed her first child, a daughter named Evelyn Rose Russell, with Eben Russell.
  • Nickname
    • Kay Bo

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