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 Campfaris, 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 fariss. 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 Campfaris 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.