Anna Faris

Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the Scary Movie trilogy.

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November 29 - 1976 - Baltimore, Maryland - USA - Actress - Scary Movie

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Faris grew up in Seattle, Washington. Her parents, Jack and Karen Faris, encouraged Anna to pursue her acting ambition when she was young and she did her first professional acting perfomance at age 9 at the Seattle Repertory Theater. She studied English Literature at the University of Washington and lived in London for awhile.

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Seattle, Washington - University of Washington - London

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Her first significant film role was in the independent production Lovers Lane (1999). Her "breakout" role was the horror film parody Scary Movie (2000).

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Film - Independent production - 1999 - Horror film - Parody - Scary Movie - 2000

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Faris stands 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) in height. She is a natural blonde but had to dye her hair black for the filming of Scary Movie leading to the misconception she is a brunette. As of 2004, she is married to actor Ben Indra, whom she met while working on Lovers Lane and had dated since 1999. She is of Scottish/Irish descent on her father's side and German, English and French descent on her mother's side.

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Height - Blonde - Brunette - 2004 - Married - Actor - Ben Indra - Scottish - Irish - German - English - French

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