ANNA Faris became popular among audiences for her roles in several film and TV productions.
From her leading role in Mom on CBS to the Scary Movie franchise, Anna continues to see mainstream success.
Born on November 29, 1976, Anna Faris is an American actress from Baltimore, Maryland.
Despite having professional ambitions in literature and the publishing industry, Anna began to see prominence in the early 2000’s decade.
Her mainstream breakthrough was courtesy of her starring role as Cindy Campbell in the Wayans brothers’ Scary Movie franchise.
The first film was released in July 2000 and grossed over $278million at the box office.
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Led by a cast that included Anna, Regina Hall, Charlie Sheen, as well as Shawn and Marlon Wayans, the original Scary Movie spawned four more sequels Anna received top billing in.
In 2004, she also landed a recurring role as the surrogate to Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry’s characters in the classic NBC sitcom Friends.
Anna’s fame continued to grow with parts in Lost in Translation, Brokeback Mountain, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, and The House Bunny.
In September 2013, the first season of her and Allison Janney’s sitcom Mom premiered on CBS.
The program was renewed for seven more seasons, Anna vacated her lead role in the series before production on the eighth and final season started.
For her work across motion pictures and network TV, Anna has been recognized by her industry peers on a number of occasions.
In 2001, she was nominated twice at that year’s MTV Movie Awards for her appearance in the first installment of Scary Movie.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the famed actress amassed an estimated fortune of $30million.
MTV nominated her again for her fight with Uma Thurman in My Super Ex-Girlfriend and a fourth time for Best Comedic Performance in The House Bunny.
On August 6, 2017, Anna and her then-husband, Chris Pratt, shared that they decided to go their separate ways.
On October 16, 2018, her divorce from the Guardians of the Galaxy alum was finalized.
On September 4, 2020, Anna revealed that she was exiting Mom in order to pursue other endeavors.
In a statement, the SAG-nominated star explained: “The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career.
“I’m so thankful to Chuck, the writers, and my amazing castmates for creating a truly wonderful work experience.
“While my journey as Christy has come to an end, allowing me to pursue new opportunities, I’ll be watching next season and rooting for my TV family.”
In the show’s final season, her character Christy Plunkett was written out of the series.
Outside of her on-screen career, Anna also produces her Unqualified podcast which first premiered in November 2015.
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On July 19, 2021, she updated her Unqualified listeners with news about her engagement to then-fiancé Michael Barrett.
She shared that the pair tied the knot earlier in the year at a courthouse in San Juan Island, Washington.
