How old is Anna Faris?

A charming American actress, Anna Faris is known for her breakout performance in the parody horror-comedy Scary Movie. She was born in 1976 in Maryland and spent most of her childhood in Washington, where she graduated from college. She had plans to move to the UK but at the last minute decided to move to California which then opened the door to her acting career.

In 2000 she starred in the box office hit Scary Movie which spawned three sequels in which she worked with Leslie Nielsen, Charlie Sheen, and other famous actors. Throughout the 2000s, she appeared in a range of successful films such as Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (with Scarlett Johanson and Bill Murray), Brokeback Mountain (with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal), Waiting and Just Friends (with Ryan Reynolds), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (with Uma Thurman), Smiley Face and The House Bunny. 

In the 2010s Faris expanded her presence on television, most prominently starring in the comedy series Mom. Her notable film credits from this period include What’s Your Number?, I Give It a Year, Keanu, and Overboard. Faris was married twice and has a son with American actor  Chris Pratt. The couple divorced in 2018. In the early 2020s Anna Faris became engaged to Michael Barrett, and they tied the knot in 2021. 

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