Anna Kendrick started off on Broadway before she was even a teenager and has a long list of film and TV credits to her name, including Into the Woods, the Pitch Perfect films, the Twilight series and Up in the Air. Here are 8 of the best facts about one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood today.
1. Some of her favourite movies include Hot Fuzz (2006), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and The Women (1939)
2. She absolutely loves Taco Bell and sometimes goes by herself late at night and eats the food alone in her car
3. The role of Natalie in Up in the Air was written especially for her, though the film’s producer Jason Reitman didn’t tell her this so as not to pressure her
4. She found out she’d received an Oscar nomination for this role while out jogging at 5am; her roommate called her to tell her the news
5. She’s a huge baking fan and one time when she had two weeks off, she decided to spend her time working in a pastry shop
6. One of her closest friends is former American Idol contestant and singer Adam Lambert
7. She became the second youngest Tony Award nominee when she was nominated for her performance in the Broadway musical High Society at the age of 12
8. She was only 10 when she got on a bus with her brother to travel from Portland, Maine, to NYC so she could audition for High Society
