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Anna Camp
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Anna Ragsdale Camp
September 27, 1982 Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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Michael Mosley
(m. 2010; div. 2013)Skylar Astin
(m. 2016; div. 2019) |
Anna Ragsdale Camp (born September 27, 1982) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in popular movies and TV shows. You might know her as Aubrey Posen from the Pitch Perfect movies. She also played Sarah Newlin in the vampire drama True Blood. More recently, she appeared as two characters, Reagan and Maddie Lockwood, in the Netflix thriller You.
Anna Camp has also had important roles in several TV series. These include Mad Men, The Good Wife, and The Mindy Project. She also appeared in the movie The Help.
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Early Life and Education
Anna Camp was born in Aiken, South Carolina. Her mother, Dee, was a volunteer for the Democratic Party. Her father, Thomas Sewell Camp, worked as a bank executive.
Anna first started acting in second grade. She was in a play for a program called Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This experience helped her discover her love for acting. She later studied acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. After finishing college, she moved to New York City to pursue her acting career.
Acting Career Highlights
Anna Camp began her professional acting career in theater. In 2007, she was nominated for an award for her performance in the play The Scene. She made her debut on Broadway in 2008. She played Jill Mason in a play called Equus. This play also starred Daniel Radcliffe. Anna thought carefully about taking this role because it was very high-profile. She decided to take the risk, believing it would help her grow as an actor.
Television Roles
Anna Camp has appeared in many TV shows. In 2008, she had a role in the pilot episode of Cashmere Mafia. She became widely known for her role as Sarah Newlin in the HBO series True Blood. She was even nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the show.
She also made guest appearances on popular shows like The Office and Glee. She had recurring roles in Mad Men and The Good Wife. From 2012 to 2013, she was a main cast member in the first season of the sitcom The Mindy Project. She also played Deirdre Robespierre in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In 2024, she appeared in the series Hysteria!.
Film Appearances
Anna Camp is perhaps best known for her role as Aubrey Posen in the Pitch Perfect musical comedy films. She played this character in Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). For her role in the first Pitch Perfect movie, she won an MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment with her castmates.
She also had roles in other films, including The Help (2011) and Café Society (2016). In 2020, she starred with Nasim Pedrad in the movie Desperados. In 2022, she appeared in Jerry & Marge Go Large. Looking ahead, she is expected to appear in Scream 7 in 2026.
Personal Life
Anna Camp was married to actor Michael Mosley from 2010 to 2013. She later began dating her Pitch Perfect co-star, Skylar Astin, in 2013. They got married in 2016. However, they announced their divorce in 2019. As of 2025, Anna Camp is in a relationship with stylist Jade Whipkey.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Camp para niños
