Full Name: Anna Faris
Date of Birth: November 29, 1976
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Claim to Fame: Janelle in Lover's Lane and best known
for Cindy Campbell, in Scary Movie.
Education: High School, University of Washington.
Occupation: Actress
Anna Faris. Does she sound familiar? To some, well,
she's their favorite actress. But to others, it doesn't
ring any bells. Well, Anna Faris, is destined to become
famous, more famous then she already is. With 1 blockbuster
movie (Scary Movie which had the largest opening for
an R rated movie, and earned over 140 million dollars
at the box office), and many other performances under
her belt, Anna Faris will become a household name sooner
then you and she may expect.
Anna grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she was raised
by her mom, Karen and her Dad. Her family encouraged
Anna to act and even bought her a video camera to tape
herself on. Soon, at the age of 9, Anna started her
acting career with commercials and theatrical performances
in her town, and was paid for performance at Seattle
Repertory Theater. She loved it and did other plays
and other readings.
After Anna graduated from High School she moved on
to college. She attended the University of Washington
and graduated in English Literature. After getting her
diploma, Anna decided to move to London to work and
write. But after filming Lover's Lane and the short
film, Skanks, at the age of 21, Anna decided to give
Los Angeles at try.
She signed up with an agent, (the Gersh Ageny) then
started getting scripts. When trying to get cast for
the Waayan's brothers new film, "Scary Movie",
Anna sent in a video tape of herself from Seattle. Soon,
after narrowing out thousands of girls, Anna was cast
as Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie.
Scary Movie launched Anna's career tremendously. Not
only did she start getting interviewed (cover of Raygun
magazine), but she also was getting more fans. This
will not be the last you see of Anna, she has a lot
in the works. She finished shooting the indie film Love's
Unlimited Orchestra with Gretchen Mol and Denise Richards,
which whom she plays a junkie. Anna also has a pilot
for NBC's Summer 2001 lineup, called Dog Days. The show
is about Anna and her dog, and there are live characters
as well as voice overs for the dogs.
The biggest thing coming up for Anna is the sequel
to Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2. Shooting began in early
February and is set to be released July 4th, 2001. After
that she began shooting May, on June 11th. The indie-picture
had a tight 3 week shooting schedule.
Anna also starred in an indie short called "Saphron
Burrows", soon after Scary Movie. Her mom said
"she did the film for her friends because it was
run on a very low budget."
Anna never takes anything for granted and definitely
has her head on her shoulders. She takes all of her
fans to heart and tries to thank all of the reporters.
With her career boosting everyday, Anna has a lot to
look forward to. Hopefully, she will stay the way she
is, which is real.
"I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing
for granted." - Anna Faris.
