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Anna Faris
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Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the Scary Movie films as Cindy Campbell.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Family life & education
- 1.2 Film career
- 2 Filmography
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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Biography
Family life & education
Faris, the daughter of Jack (of Scottish/Irish descent) and Karen (of German, English and French descent) and sister of Bob, grew up in Edmonds, Washington, north of Seattle. Her parents encouraged her to pursue acting when she was young and she gave her first professional acting performance at age 9 at the Seattle Repertory Theater. After attending Edmonds Woodway High School, she studied English literature at the University of Washington.
In 2004, Faris married
actor Ben Indra[1], whom she met while working on
Lovers Lane and whom she had dated since 1999.
[2] She filed for divorce on April 3, 2007, citing irreconcilable differences.
[3]
Film career
Her first significant film role was in the independent production Lovers Lane (1999). Her breakout role was the horror film parody Scary Movie (2000). The 5'5" Faris is a natural light brunette (as seen in the film May), but usually keeps her hair dyed blond. She dyed her hair black for the filming of Scary Movie.
Faris gained further popularity after becoming a recurring character in the final season of the popular American sitcom
Friends. She also was in the critically acclaimed film
Lost in Translation in 2003. In 2005, she appeared in
Just Friends with
Ryan Reynolds and
Amy Smart, playing a supporting role as a pop-diva singer named Samantha James. While the film received mixed reviews, it gained a small cult-following, and many fans praised Faris for her performance.
[citation needed] Faris starred with
Uma Thurman and
Luke Wilson in the
feature film My Super Ex-Girlfriend, released on
July 21,
2006. She will soon begin production on the comedy
Kids in America, playing
Topher Grace's twin sister,
[4] in addition to her upcoming films
Mama's Boy with
Jeff Daniels and
Diane Keaton, and
Smiley Face with
Adam Brody and
John Cho.
Filmography
References
- ^ Krug, Kurt Anthony, "Edmonds actress having fun with 'Scary' movies, growing career", The Seattle Times, April 21, 2006. Accessed August 12, 2006.
- ^ "Faris loved starring in 'awful movie'" contactmusic.com, January 23, 2004. Accessed August 12, 2006.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20033554,00.html
- ^ Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film Reuters, February 8, 2007.
