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Anna Faris
Birth name Anna Kay Faris
Born November 29, 1976 (1976-11-29) (age 30)
Flag of United States Baltimore, Maryland
Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an
American actress, best known for her leading role of Cindy Campbell in the
Scary Movie films.
Biography
Personal life
Faris, the daughter of Jack (of Scottish/Spanish descent) and Karen (of
italy, and sicily descent) and sister of Bob Faris, 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 blonde. She dyed her hair black for
the filming of Scary Movie so that her character more closely resembled Neve
Campbell, who played the equivalent character in Scream, one of the films
that Scary Movie was parodying.[4]
Faris gained further popularity after becoming recurring character Erica in
the final season of the popular American sitcom Friends. She also was in the
critically acclaimed film Lost in Translation—in which she plays an actress
promoting the fictional action movie Midnight Velocity.
Faris was in a movie called Waiting... with Ryan Reynolds and Justin Long.
In 2005, she appeared again with Reynolds in Just Friends, 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's role as the
motor mouthed LaShawn Malone in Brokeback Mountain (2005) brought her to the
attention of a much wider audience, her character being parodied by fans of
the movie on the internet. 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,[5] in addition to her upcoming films Mama's Boy with Jeff
Daniels and Diane Keaton, and Smiley Face with Adam Brody and John Cho. She
is also currently producing a yet-untitled film with Happy Madison
Productions about a retired Playboy bunny.[citation needed]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Deception: A Mother's Secret Liz
1996 Eden Dithy
1999 Lovers Lane Janelle
2000 Scary Movie Cindy Campbell
2001 Scary Movie 2 Cindy Campbell
2002 May Polly
The Hot Chick April
2003 Winter Break Justine
Lost in Translation Kelly
Scary Movie 3 Cindy Campbell
2004 Friends Erica 4 episodes
2005 Southern Belles Belle
Waiting... Serena
Brokeback Mountain LaShawn Malone
Just Friends Samantha James
2006 Scary Movie 4 Cindy Campbell
My Super Ex-Girlfriend Hannah
2007 Smiley Face Jane
Mama's Boy Nora Flannagan
Kids in America Wendy Franklin
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References
1. ^ Krug, Kurt Anthony, "Edmonds actress having fun with 'Scary' movies,
growing career", The Seattle Times, April 21, 2006. Accessed August 12,
2006.
2. ^ "Faris loved starring in 'awful movie'" contactmusic.com, January 23,
2004. Accessed August 12, 2006.
3. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20033554,00.html
4. ^ IMDB - Anna Faris' Biography.
5. ^ Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film Reuters, February 8, 2007.
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