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Anna Kendrick is a noted American actress who has been acting now for twenty-five years. Her first prominent role was in the Broadway musical High Society, and she is best known for starring in the Pitch Perfect movie franchise.

Anna Kendrick Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Anna Kendrick was born on August 9, 1985 (Anna Kendrick’s age: 37) in Portland, Maine to William and Janice Kendrick. Her mother was an accountant, while her father was a history teacher who’d also dabbled in finance. Kendrick is of English, Scottish, and Irish descent. Her older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, is also an actor who has appeared in the drama film Looking for an Echo.

Kendrick graduated from Deerling High School in 2003 and attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. At just twelve years old, Anna was auditioning all over New York City hoping to secure a role in theater production.

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Exclusive: Anthony Hemingway has a sweet tooth about a very serious subject.

The Emmy-winning director and his Anthony Hemingway Productions shingle has joined the documentary Sugar Daddy as a producer. Directed by long time cinematographer Michael Cooke and executive producer Anthony J Davis, Sugar Daddy focuses on the devastating health consequences of sugar overconsumption targeted at Black Americans.

Currently raising preliminary funds through an online campaign and working with healthcare veterans, the film is scheduled to start production this summer. To put the stakes in perspective, sugar overconsumption is the #1 cause of diabetes, which Black Americans are diagnosed with 60 more than adult White Americans.

“I founded Anthony Hemingway Productions to tell stories that have the power to galvanize a community, educate people, and change lives,” Hemingway told Deadline today. “That’s what we plan to do as we investigate and highlight the disproportionate impact of sugar on the health of Black Americans,...

Exclusive: United Talent Agency is trimming its personnel with cuts in several departments. According to sources, mostly admin/support staff are impacted, with the total number of layoffs in the low single digits as a percentage of the company’s overall workforce.

“We’ve grown a great deal over the last several years, and as a result decided to make some adjustments,” a spokesperson for the agency said in a statement to Deadline. “We’re unfortunately parting ways with a small number of colleagues and are grateful for everything they’ve contributed.”

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