Biography of Anna Faris
She was always encouraged with the emphasis that she wasn’t just “pretending” but rather being an unpaid producer, director, writer and actor.

Her first paid job was at the Seattle Repretory theatre at age nine. She loved watching plays and eventually produced her own with all the neighborhood children. Anna started acting very young but, of course, not professionally. She loved it and did other local plays and readings.


Anna Faris trivia

  • Graduated in 1990 from Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
  • Her Dreamsgirls (2006) character, Lorrell Robinson, is supposed to be the youngest of the trio, but in reality Anika is actually older than both Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson.
  • She appeared on a series of videos called “Dr. Mike” that is used in schools as character building tools. The videos have titles such as: Respect, Integrity, Responsibility, and Citizenship. She played Dr. Mike’s radio co-host, helping him sort out teen callers’ problems in school and life.

  • Has a BFA from University of Detroit. MFA from Wayne State University

  • Of Scottish, Irish, English, German, and French descent.

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