Seemingly coming out of nowhere, actress Anna Faris made a name for herself in broad comedies, starting with the horror spoof-within-a-spoof "Scary Movie" (2000) - itself a send-up of other horror parodies like "Scream" (1996) and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997).
By the time she starred opposite Seth Rogen in the raunchy "Observe and Report" (2009), Faris had established herself as the go-to actress for Hollywood comedies.
After graduating from the University of Washington, where she earned her bachelor's in English literature, Faris made her feature debut in "Lover's Lane" (1999). Shortly after her first feature, she had her breakout role as the hapless Cindy Campbell in the Wayans Brothers' horror spoof feature, "Scary Movie" (2000).
Following "Scary Movie 3" (2003), in which her character deviated from parodying Neve Campbell to focus on Courteney Cox, Faris surprised many with her brief, but hilarious supporting turn as a vacuous actress who visits her lonely friend (Scarlett Johansson) in Japan in "Lost In Translation" (2003). Anna Kay Faris
Born:
Anna Kay Faris on November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Job Titles:
Actor
Brother: Bob Faris.
Father: Jack Faris.
Mother: Karen Faris.
Husband: Ben Indra. Husband: Chris Pratt. University of Washington, Seattle , Washington, Literature, Bachelors of Arts, B.A.
Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds , Washington
1999 Cast as Jannelle in the independent horror feature Lover s Lane
2000 Breakout role in the Wayan Brothers horror spoof Scary Movie
2001 Re-teamed with the original cast for the sequel Scary Movie 2
2002 Co-starred in the comedy feature The Hot Chick, which starred Rob Schneider
2003 Returned once again as Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie 3
2005 Had a supporting role as a pop-diva singer in director Roger Kumble s romantic comedy Just Friends
2006 Played Luke Wilson s love interest in the Ivan Reitman comedy My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006 Reprised her role as the hapless Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie 4
2007 Starred in the comedy Smiley Face with Adam Brody and John Cho
2008 Made producing debut with The House Bunny ; also starred as a retired Playboy bunny
2009 Co-starred with Seth Rogan in the mall cop comedy Observe and Report
2011 Starred in the romantic comedy What s Your Number opposite Chris Evans and real-life husband Chris Pratt
Raised in Seattle, WA