Anna Kay Faris was born on November 29, 1976 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Karen (Bathurst), a special education teacher, and Jack Faris, a sociologist. She was raised in Edmonds, Washington. Her ancestry includes English, German, Scottish, French, Dutch, and Welsh.
Anna started acting very young but not professionally. She loved watching theatrical plays and eventually produced one of her own with all the neighborhood children, in her immediate environment. She was always encouraged with the emphasis that she wasn't just "pretending" but rather being an unpaid producer, director, writer and an actress.
Her first paid job was at the Seattle Repertory Theatre at age nine. She loved it and did other local plays and readings. After graduating from the University of Washington in English Literature, she decided to leave for London to work and write, but after filming (the less than wonderful) Lovers Lane (1999) and a short for the Seattle Film Festival, she decided to give Los Angeles a try. She signed up with a wonderful management agency and before she could catch her breath, Keenen Ivory Wayans cast her in heavy, hard, and comedic movie (To some people, it is almost too horrific.), Scary Movie (2000) and its sequels. She stars in the CBS sitcom Mom.
Anna Faris
November 29
Baltimore, Maryland








Anna Faris on the 65th Emmys Red Carpet


Television Academy Honors: Mom
From Executive Producer Chuck Lorre, Mom is a unique scripted half-hour comedy which addresses the issue of recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. The show centers on Christy and Bonnie (Allison Janney and Anna Faris), an alcoholic mother and daughter who have been reunited by sobriety. The show explores the impact of alcoholism on families when Christy discovers that her mother Bonnie has relapsed after two years of sobriety.
Executive Produced by Eddie Gorodetsky, Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay
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