Anna Faris

Anna Faris
Faris in 2013
Born
Anna Kay Faris

(1976-11-29) November 29, 1976 (age 47)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • podcaster
Years active1985–present
Spouses
  • Ben Indra
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    (m. 2004; div. 2008)​
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    (m. 2009; div. 2018)​
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    (m. 2021)​
Children1

Anna Kay Faris (/ˈɑːnə ˈfærɪs/ AH-nə FARR-is;[1] born November 29, 1976)[2] is an American actress. Known for playing comedic roles, she rose to prominence with the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie film series (2000–2006). Her film credits include The Hot Chick (2002), Lost in Translation (2003), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Just Friends (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Smiley Face (2007), The House Bunny (2008), What's Your Number? (2011), The Dictator (2012), and Overboard (2018).

Faris has had voice-over roles in the film series Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009–2013) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2009–2015), and in The Emoji Movie (2017). On television, she had a recurring role as Erica in the final season of the NBC sitcom Friends (2004) and starred as Christy Plunkett in the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2020).

In 2015, Faris launched Unqualified, an advice podcast, and in 2017, her memoir of the same name was published, which became a New York Times Best Seller.

  1. ^ Sellers, John (August 11, 2008). "The Hot Seat: Anna Faris". Time Out. New York. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019". United Press International. November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020. ...actor Anna Faris in 1976 (age 43)