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Anna Faris
Known for: ActingAnna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie films (2000–2026). Faris' film credits include May, The Hot Chick (both 2002), Lost in Translation (2003), Brokeback Mountain, Just Friends (both 2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Smiley Face (2007), The House Bunny (2008), What's Your Number? (2011), The Dictator (2012), and Overboard (2018). She also had voice-over roles in the film franchises Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009–2013) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2009–2015). On television, Faris played the recurring role of Erica in the tenth and final season of the NBC sitcom Friends (2004) and the co-lead of Christy Plunkett in the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2020). Outside of acting, she created and hosted the advice podcast Unqualified (2015–2023). She wrote a 2017 memoir of the same name, which became a New York Times bestseller.
Filmography 39
Scary Movie
as Cindy 
Primetime
as Mary Hansen 
Scary Movie
as Cindy 
Scary Movie 2
as Cindy 
Brokeback Mountain
as Lashawn Malone 
Movie 43
as Vanessa (segment "The Proposition") 
The Dictator
as Zoey 
Lost in Translation
as Kelly 
Scary Movie 3
as Cindy 
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as Jeanette (voice) 
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Sam Sparks (voice) 
The Emoji Movie
as Jailbreak (voice) 
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Sam Sparks (voice) 
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
as Jeanette (voice) 
Waiting...
as Serena 
My Spy The Eternal City
as Nancy 
Spa Weekend
as Sophie 
Scary Movie 4
as Cindy 
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Jeanette (voice) 
The House Bunny
as Shelley 
What's Your Number?
as Ally Darling 
The Hot Chick
as April 
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
as Hannah 
Just Friends
as Samantha James 
Yogi Bear
as Rachel 
Overboard
as Kate Sullivan 
I Give It a Year
as Chloe 
Take Me Home Tonight
as Wendy Franklin 
Smiley Face
as Jane F. 
The Estate
as Savanna 
I, Object
as Abigail 
Observe and Report
as Brandi 
Mama's Boy
as Nora Flannigan 
May
as Polly 
Lovers Lane
as Jannelle Bay 
Winter Break
as Justine 
Eden
as Dithy 
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)