Anna Faris first appeared in the 1991 television drama film ‘Deception: A Mother's Secret’ directed by Sandor Stern. In 1996, she made her big-screen debut in the Howard Goldberg-directed drama film ‘Eden.’ The film holds a 5.7 out of 10 rating on IMDb. She next starred as ‘Jannelle Bay’ in the 1999 American independent slasher film ‘Lovers Lane’ directed by Jon Steven Ward. The film has a 29% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The following year, she portrayed ‘Cindy Campbell’ in the American comedy slasher parody film ‘Scary Movie’ directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. While the film received a mixed response from critics, it turned out to be a major commercial success and grossed over $278 million on a budget of $19 million. In 2001, she reprised her role as ‘Cindy Campbell’ in the American supernatural parody film and the second installment in the Scary Movie series, ‘Scary Movie 2’ directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film was panned by critics but managed to gross over $141.2 million on a $45 million budget. Faris continued to star in films like ‘May’ (2002), ‘The Hot Chick’ (2002), and ‘Winter Break’ (2003).Â
In 2003, she starred as ‘Kelly’ in the romantic comedy-drama film ‘Lost in Translation’ directed by Sofia Coppola. The film opened to critical acclaim and won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Original Screenplay.’ It also performed well at the box office, grossing over $118.7 million on a budget of $4 million. The same year, she was also seen in the American parody film ‘Scary Movie 3’ directed by David Zucker. The film was the third entry in the Scary Movie film series and grossed over $220.7 million on a $48 million budget. She next starred in films like ‘Southern Belles’ (2005), ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005), ‘Just Friends’ (2005), ‘Scary Movie 4’ (2006), ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ (2006), ‘Smiley Face’ (2007), ‘Mama's Boy’ (2007), ‘The House Bunny’ (2008), ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ (2009), and ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’ (2009). In 2010, she voiced ‘Rachel Johnson’ in the Eric Brevig-directed American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film ‘Yogi Bear.’ The film, despite being panned by critics, was a financial success and managed to gross over $203.5 million on a budget of $80 million. Faris went on to appear in films such as ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ (2011), ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ (2011), ‘The Dictator’ (2012), ‘Movie 43’ (2013), ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ (2013), ‘22 Jump Street’ (2014), ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ (2015), ‘Keanu’ (2016), ‘The Emoji Movie’ (2017), and ‘Overboard’ (2018). She last appeared in the American adult animated sitcom ‘HouseBroken’ in 2021.