Anna Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She rose to international fame after her performance as Natalie Keener in
Up in the Air (2009), for which she received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She played Dinah Lord in the Broadway musical
High Society (1998), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her other notable roles include Fritzi Wagner in
Camp (2003), Jessica Stanley in
The Twilight Saga (2008–11), Stacey Pilgrim in
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Beca Mitchell in
Pitch Perfect (2012) and Janet in
End of Watch (2012). She will appear as Cinderella in
Into the Woods, which is set to be released on December 25, 2014.