Anna Kendrick made her debut in the 2003 American musical comedy-drama film ‘Camp’ directed by Todd Graff. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. In 2007, she appeared in the Jeffrey Blitz-directed American comedy-drama film ‘Rocket Science.’ Despite being warmly received by critics, the film failed to garner success at the box office. The following year, she played the role of ‘Jessica Stanley’ in the American romantic fantasy film ‘Twilight’ directed by Catherine Hardwicke. The film opened to a mixed reception but was a major commercial success, grossing over $407.1 million on a $37 million budget. She reprised her role of ‘Jessica Stanley’ in the 2009 American romantic fantasy film and the second installment in The Twilight Saga film series, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon.’ While the film was shot down by critics, it barely affected the box office collection of the film as it managed to gross over $709.8 million on a $50 million budget. That same year, she also starred as ‘Natalie Keener’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘Up in the Air’ directed by Jason Reitman. The film opened to critical acclaim and did decent business at the box office. Kendrick also received several awards nominations, including the Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations, for her performance in the film.Â
She next appeared in films like ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010), ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ (2010), ‘50/50’ (2011), ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ (2011), ‘The Company You Keep’ (2012), ‘Pitch Perfect’ (2012), ‘Drinking Buddies’ (2013), ‘Cake’ (2014), ‘Into the Woods’ (2014), ‘Life After Beth’ (2014), ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ (2015), ‘The Accountant’ (2016), ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ (2016), ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ (2017), ‘A Simple Favor’ (2018), ‘The Day Shall Come’ (2019), and ‘Trolls World Tour’ (2020). In 2021, she joined the cast of the American romantic comedy anthology streaming television series ‘Love Life’ created by Sam Boyd. The second season of the series premiered in October 2021. That same year, she also appeared in the Joe Penna-directed science fiction thriller drama film ‘Stowaway.’ The film received positive reviews from critics. She is all set to appear in the upcoming American-Canadian thriller film ‘Alice, Darling.’