Anna Faris Biography

Anna Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the Scary Movie films.

Biography

Anna Farisgrew up north of Seattle, Washington to Jack Faris (of Scottish/Irish descent) and Karen (of German, English and French descent). Her parents encouraged Anna to pursue her acting ambition when she was young and she did her first professional acting performance at age 9 at the Seattle Repertory Theater. After attending Edmonds-Woodway High School in Edmonds, WA, she studied English literature at the University of Washington and lived in London for awhile.

Anna Faris's first significant film role was in the independent production Lovers Lane (1999). Her "breakout" role was the horror film parody Scary Movie (2000).

Trivia

Anna Faris stands 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) in height. She is a natural blonde but had to dye her hair black for the filming of Scary Movie leading to the misconception she is a brunette.
As of 2004, she is married to actor Ben Indra, whom she met while working on Lovers Lane and had dated since 1999.

Film List

Smiley Face (2007)
Mama's Boy (2006)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) ... as Hannah
Scary Movie 4 (2006) ... as Cindy Campbell
Just Friends (2005) ... as Samantha James
Brokeback Mountain (2005) ... as LaShawn Malone
Southern Belles (2005) ... as Belle
Waiting... (2005) ... as Serena
Friends (2004) ... as Erica (TV)
Lost in Translation (2003) ... as Kelly
Scary Movie 3 (2003) ... as Cindy Campbell
The Hot Chick (2002) ... as April
Sheer Bliss (2002) ... as Justine
May (2002) ... as Polly
Scary Movie 2 (2001) ... as Cindy Campbell
Scary Movie (2000) ... as Cindy Campbell
Lovers Lane (1999) ... as Janelle
Eden (1996) ... as Dithy
Deception: A Mother's Secret (1991) .... as Liz