Anna Faris – biography, son, engage, husband, height and weight, net worth 2025

Biography of Anna Faris

Anna Kay Faris is an American actress who shot to fame with the comedy hit Scary Movie. She's made her mark in comedy, starring in popular projects like The Dictator, Movie 43, the TV series Mom, and a remake of Overboard. Her net worth is estimated at around $30 million (2021).

Her Childhood and Youth

Anna was born on November 29, 1976, in Baltimore, but grew up in Edmonds, a Seattle suburb. Her parents were both educators: her father, Jack Faris, taught sociology at the university, while her mother, Karen Faris, worked as a school teacher. Anna later described her parents as completely irreligious ultra-liberals, though the family atmosphere remained conservative and traditional.

Anna has a younger brother, Robert, who followed in his father's footsteps and pursued sociology. Mischievous and restless, Anna loved singing, dancing, and making her parents and neighbors laugh from an early age. Her mother immediately recognized her 6-year-old daughter's acting talent and enrolled her in a drama club. After classes, she and her friends would stage their own scenes in her room, and she'd sometimes imagine herself on a talk show, chatting with an imaginary host.

At age 9, Anna had already landed her first role on the local theater stage. She also starred in commercials (one of her most famous being a frozen yogurt ad) and gained acting experience before finishing school. At the age of 15, she played a small role in the TV drama Deception: A Mother's Secret.

After graduating from school in 1994, Anna did not dare to enter the theater university and became a student of Philology at the University of Washington, where her father lectured at that time. However, the world of theater and cinema still called to her. Alongside her studies, she hit up different studios, regularly auditioning for roles.

Her Acting Career

In 1996, Anna landed a small role in the movie Eden, which won awards at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1999, she starred in the low-budget horror slasher Lovers Lane, in which she played an ill-fated cheerleader.

At 23, Faris caught her big break. She played the lead role in the funny horror movie Scary Movie, which surprised everyone—including its creators, producers, and Anna—by becoming a massive hit with audiences.

A sequel was greenlit, and Faris—now blonde—became the franchise's breakout star. But despite the sudden money and fame, Anna realized she was trapped. She'd unwittingly become typecast—directors only wanted her for similar roles, and audiences saw her as nothing more than the ditzy Cindy Campbell.

After playing similar roles in low-budget comedies, Anna wasn't expecting dramatic opportunities—until she got the call to appear in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation. The lead roles were played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, but Anna's character, Kelly, was an important person in the movie (by the way, Cameron Diaz was the prototype of her character).

She nailed the performance and... went right back to playing ditzy comic relief in feel-good comedies. Meanwhile, she did voice work for animated films and posed for men's magazines, proving that funny women who don't take themselves too seriously can be just as sexy as anyone else.

In 2010, Anna was hailed as America's most fearless comedic actress and the genre's most original talent.

Anna Faris and Chris Evans in the movie "What's Your Number?"

In 2011, Faris received a record fee of $ 1.7 million for her lead role in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" in which Chris Evans was her partner. Audiences loved her character—the smart, easygoing, and optimistic Ally (basically Anna playing herself).

In 2012, she starred in an unusual image (with dark short hair) in the comedy The Dictator by Sacha Baron Cohen. She played social activist Zoey, who makes the tyrannical ruler of a fictional African nation fall for her and completely transforms his worldview.

A year later, the anthology black comedy Movie 43 was released. Anna and her husband Chris Pratt starred in sketch The Proposition. The movie was notorious for its outrageous humor—like Hugh Jackman's character sporting male anatomy on his chin.

In the same 2013, Anna Faris became a star of the TV series Mom, playing the role of the single mother Christy. Critics were more impressed by her on-screen mother Allison Janney, who snagged two Emmy Awards and multiple Golden Globe nominations. But the TV series had good ratings.

Over the next few years, Anna juggled TV series work, raising her son, and voicing animated characters: she had voice-over roles in The Emoji Movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and others.

In 2017, the actress released her autobiography Unqualified. The book received mixed reviews. Some critics called it painfully self-deprecating, crude, and unprofessional - just like Faris herself. Others praised Anna's memoir as sharp and observant, perfectly capturing the gender divide in Hollywood.

Spring 2018 saw the premiere of the comedy Overboard. This remake of the 1987 film flips the original's premise, where a working-class man convinced an amnesiac millionaire that they were married. In this gender-swapped version, Anna Faris plays a hairdresser who falls for an amnesiac millionaire (Eugenio Derbez).

Anna Faris in Overboard

In 2019, "Mom" - where Anna Faris had starred since 2013 - got renewed for two more seasons. The show became her primary focus and main project. Anna also hosts the podcast "Anna Faris is Unqualified," where she dishes on relationships and life advice while answering listener questions.

Personal Life of Anna Faris

Anna's personal life, unlike her characters' love stories, hasn't been as smooth and carefree as it might appear.

Despite her vibrant personality and talent, Faris wasn't popular at school: "I liked boys, but they didn't like me." She had her first boyfriend in the senior year.

Her first real love was the actor Ben Indra, who Anna met on the set of Lovers Lane. They married in 2004 but filed for divorce three years later due to irreconcilable differences. As compensation Faris paid her former husband $900,000.

Their divorce lasted nearly a year. During this time, Anna got breast implants. She told journalists: "It wasn't a career thing – it was a divorce thing."

Soon Faris appeared with a new boyfriend, actor Chris Pratt, in public. Their romance began on the set of Take Me Home Tonight (shot in 2007) and developed rapidly. They loved each other and married in 2009.

Back then, Chris Pratt wasn't the muscular heartthrob and Marvel star we know today – he was a struggling, overweight actor with a goofy face that made everyone laugh. But Anna didn't care about his looks – she saw a sensitive, intelligent man beneath the surface. And they had a passion for collecting insects.

Three years later, their son Jack was born, and Chris started gaining recognition with his role in the sitcom Parks and Recreation. The auditions for the role of Star-Lord in the blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy changed everything. Thanks to his great sense of humor, Chris landed the role and started training with professionals. A year later, it was difficult to recognize Pratt. He was well-known after the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy, and soon Anna Faris' husband became one of the most famous actors in Hollywood.

Despite the popularity, the idyll was still in their family. At least, that's how it appeared. At the end of 2017, the couple officially announced their divorce. Fans wondered what went wrong – was it Chris's rumored connection with Jennifer Lawrence at the Passengers premiere, or Anna's jealousy over her husband's skyrocketing career? Family friends told the press that Anna had always dreamed of a big family and wanted several children, but being three years older than Chris, she felt time was running out. Chris wanted to shoot as much as possible.

"We still love each other, even though there are conflicts we can't resolve. Jack still has two loving parents he can always count on," Anna said in an interview six months after the divorce, according to Zoomboola.com.

In 2018, the actress began dating 47-year-old cameraman Michael Barrett, with whom she worked on the movie Overboard. At the end of 2019, he proposed. In 2021, they had a secret wedding on San Juan Island.

Anna Faris Now

In 2021, Anna voiced one of the characters in the animated series HouseBroken (Chartreuse, Lil' Bunny). She's also set to star as the lead in James Mottern's comedy Summer Madness.

Rosa Stewart

She appeared in many cool comedies, but no one offered a good lead role...

2021-05-09 12:23:42
Nathaniel Jayden Rogers

Always liked Faris, especially her pretty face against the backdrop of Scream

2021-05-03 15:12:19
Doris Brewer

I used to watch comedies with her, those black comedies based on horror movies. I have not seen her anywhere else.

2021-04-11 23:13:14
Peter Walker

Cult actress of American parodies, such as Scream. She has filmed a lot of places.

2021-04-10 17:47:02
Veronica Joseph

Only in comedies I saw this actress, and even now I don`t even remember the name

2021-02-18 11:47:05

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Biography of Anna Faris

Her Childhood and Youth

Her Acting Career

Personal Life of Anna Faris

Anna Faris Now