Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky ( born December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American actress. She became famous by the role of Vada Sultenfuss in the youth cult film My Girl - My first love (1991).

Life

Chlumsky was already as an infant for commercials in front of the camera. In 1989, she played a small role in the movie Uncle Buck and so began her acting career. Her first leading role she played in the youth film My Girl - My first love (1991 ) alongside Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film was an international box office success. Chlumsky was awarded, among others, an MTV Movie Award. Due to the success of the film she has been a sought-after child star. However, a television series, which should be tailored to them, they refused as well as from roles in A dog named Lassie and Beethoven.

In 1994, she appeared in the sequel My Girl My Girl 2 - My great love again before the camera and played a major role in the comedy Mommy Market - In search of the dream mother. In 1995, she starred opposite Christina Ricci in the movie The Secret of Bear Mountain. In 1996, she auditioned for the role of Lex in Jurassic Park, but had opposite Ariana Richards left behind.

Because Chlumsky got no interesting offers more, she distanced herself in the late 1990s by the drama profession. She studied at the University of Chicago and in 2002 made her Bachelor of Arts. From then on she worked for several years as a restaurant critic. Finally she decided to return to acting and attended the "Atlantic Acting School " in Manhattan.

In 2005, she stood for the short film Wait for the first time on camera. In the following years she was seen primarily as a guest star, among others in the series Law & Order and 30 Rock (both 2007).

In 2009 she was seen in politics satire out of control cabinet next to James Gandolfini. In addition Chlumsky was always on the theater stage, including 2005 in the play Balm in Gilead on "American Theatre of Actors " in New York and 2012 in the 3C " Rattle Stick Playwrights Theater" in New York.

In 2011 she played a guest role in two episodes of the series White Collar on the side of Matt Bomer. Since 2012 she plays a recurring role in the series Veep - The Vice-President with Julia Louis -Dreyfus. For her performance she received a nomination for the 2013 television Emmy Award in the category " Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ".

Personal

Anna Chlumskys mother Nancy played roles in the films My Girl - My first love and Mommy Market - In search of the dream mother. She is also her coach and her manager. My father owns a restaurant.

In March 2008, she married her longtime partner Shaun Sun In July 2013 their daughter was born.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Emmy Awards

  • 2013: nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for Veep - The Vice-President

Chlotrudis Awards

  • 2010: Award in the category "Best Ensemble Cast" for cabinet out of control

MTV Movie Awards

Young Artist Awards

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