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Anna Camp is an American stage and television actress. She is known for her role as Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus and as Sarah Newlin in the second and sixth seasons of True Blood.

She has had recurring roles in the fourth season of Mad Men (2010) and the third season of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2011–2012), as well as a supporting role in The Help (2011) and Pitch Perfect (2012). She also had a recurring role in FOX comedy series The Mindy Project.

Early life

Camp was born in Aiken, South Carolina. Her mother, Dee (née Kornegay), is a Democratic Party volunteer, and her father, Thomas Sewell Camp, is a bank executive. She has an older sister, Saluda, also an actress. Camp grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She attended Meadowfield Elementary School and was cast in a Drug Abuse Resistance Education production in the second grade, introducing her to acting. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter.

Career

Camp played the role of Perfect in columbinus in 2005. She played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus at the Broadhurst Theatre, which starred Daniel Radcliffe as Alan Strang. Speaking about the role, Camp said, "I had a lot of thought; I didn't even know if I was going to do Equus because of the nudity and because of the high profile [aspect] of it. But you only live once and you have to take those risks because you'll only be a better person or actor because of it."

Anna appeared in Reinventing the Wheelers, a 2007 television pilot which was not ordered to series by ABC. In 2008 she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy Cashmere Mafia. She had a starring role as Sarah Newlin in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood, which earned her a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; Camp had earlier auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse.

She has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee (2009), Numb3rs (2010), and Covert Affairs (2010). She has had recurring roles in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men (2010) and the third season of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2011–2012) and How I Met Your Mother (2013).

In 2011, she starred in the premiere of All New People, a play written by Zach Braff and staged at Second Stage Theatre; the production was directed by Peter DuBois and also starred Justin Bartha, David Wilson Barnes and Krysten Ritter. Camp has a starring role in the Fox sitcom The Mindy Project, and played Aubrey Posen in the 2012 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect.

Personal life

Camp was engaged to fellow actor Michael Mosley by September 2008; the couple wed in 2010 but separated in 2013. Camp dated Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin, whom she was married to. They were dating since July 2013, and were engaged in January 2016. The pair divorced officially in August of 2019.

Discography

  • "Pitch Perfect [Soundtrack Album]" Released: September 25, 2012
  • "Starships" ft. Pitch Perfect Cast and Mike Tompkins Released: October 2012

Filmography

Appearances

Year Title Role
2007 "Marry Me" by Train MV Guest Leading Lady
2012 "Love is Louder" Video Advocacy Herself

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2007 And Then Came Love Kikki
2008 Pretty Bird Becca French
Just Make Believe Kristin Short film.
2009 8 Easy Steps Laura Short film.
2010 Bottleworld Chrissy
2012 Forgetting the Girl Adrienne Gilcrest
2011 The Help Jolene French
2012 Pitch Perfect Aubrey Posen MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment (shared with Pitch Perfect cast)
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment (shared with Pitch Perfect cast)
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit (shared with Hana Mae Lee, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson)
2013 Sequin Raze Jessica Short film.
2013 Autumn Wanderer Sara
2014 Goodbye to All That Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Roswell Stripper Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
2007 Reinventing the Wheelers Meg Wheeler Unaired pilot.
2008 Cashmere Mafia Brooke Adaire Episode: "Pilot"
2009 The Office Penny Beesly 2 episodes:
"Niagara: Part 1" (season 6: episode 4)
"Niagara: Part 2" (season 6: episode 5)
Glee Candace Dystra Episode: "Sectionals"
2010 Numb3rs Siouxsie Dark Episode: "Devil Girl"
Covert Affairs Ashley Briggs Episode: "Houses of the Holy"
Mad Men Bethany Van Nuys Multiple Guest Arc
– "Public Relations"
– "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"
– "The Summer Man"
2011–12 Love Bites Prudence Episode: "Stand and Deliver"
The Good Wife Caitlin d'Arcy Recurring role, 8 episodes.
2011 I Hate That I Love You Sarah Television movie.
2011 Romantically Challenged Erin Episode: "Perry Dates His Assistant"
2012 House of Lies Rachel Norbert Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments"
2012 Vegas Violet Mills Multiple Guest Arc
– "Two of a Kind"
– "Little Fish"
– "Hollywood Ending"
– "Scoundrels"
2009–13 True Blood Sarah Newlin Series regular, 16 episodes.
Satellite Award: Special Achievement Award (shared with True Blood cast)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with True Blood cast)
2013 Super Fun Night Felicity Episode: "Pilot: Multi-Camera Version"
2013 CollegeHumor Originals Dana Episode: "FOMO Horror Movie Trailer"
2013 How I Met Your Mother Cassie 2 Episodes: "Knight Vision", "The Lighthouse"
2012–
13
The Mindy Project Gwen Grandy Series regular; 14 episodes.
2013 Ground Floor Heather Episode: "Woman On Top"

Awards & Nominations

Year Award Category Work Outcome
2009 Satellite Awards Best Ensemble Acting in a Drama Series True Blood Won
2010 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance in Ensemble in a Drama Series True Blood Nominated
2013 MTV Movie Awards Best WTF Moment Pitch Perfect Nominated
2013 MTV Movie Awards Best Musical Moment (Shared with Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, and Hana Mae Lee) Pitch Perfect Won

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