Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick was born in Portland,
Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant and William Kendrick, a teacher.
Michael Cooke Kendrick, her older brother, has also appeared in shows. She is
from English, Irish, and Scottish descent.For her performance in the role of
"Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was
nominated for the Tony Award (second youngest ever) as well as a Drama Desk
Award, and a Fany Award (best actress featured in the musical). Her stunning
performance earned her the Drama League and Theatre World Award.She was a lead
performer in Cabaret's Kit Kat Club at "Carnegie Hall Live" in Great
Performances: My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (TV). She also
had the opportunity of working alongside the director Scott Ellis and
choreographer Susan Stroman at the New York City Opera House along 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
also starred in the feature film Camp (2003) with director Todd Graff.Was
nominated for the 1998 Broadway Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role -
Musical) for her role in the musical "High Society." It was her
second nomination for the award in Tony history (after 1991's Tony winner,
Daisy Eagan). In Tony history, George Clooney made fun of her when she worked
with Scott Ellis and Susan Stroman at the New York Opera House. Anna was the
lead in Camp (2003) and was nominated in the 1998 Tony Award for the Best
Actress (Featured Role Musical) for the musical "High Society." In
2010, she was nominated between the second and third episodes of the series.
She has the unique distinction of having appeared in three large screen
musicals, including Into the Woods (2014),
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