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.


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.
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.


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

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.


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.

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).
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.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.

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.

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.


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.
