Thursday, May 14, 2009

Confusion over the two Anna Kendricks

Hi to all! I would like to clarify that I am a singer/songwriter and an actress, but I am not the Anna Kendrick who had a supporting role in last year's hit vampire movie "Twilight."
Unfortunately, there are two performers with this name, myself and her. 

At the time I found out that there was another Anna Kendrick I wasn't sure if I needed to change my name or not, since at the time she had not done much recent work since her role in "Camp," but it has become clear to me now that I should add a middle name for myself in order to differentiate between the two of us and in an attempt to try to avoid confusion. 

I had joined SAG before the other Anna Kendrick did, but it didn't seem to matter much, because she had already joined AFTRA and EQUITY before me using just the name Anna Kendrick. So, when I joined AFTRA I gave myself a middle name of Elizabeth, because I had to, even though my birthname is simply Anna Kendrick. 

I'm listed on IMDB as Anna Kendrick (II), because I have not yet done professional work with my new stage name. Once I do, I am able to apply for a name change with IMDB.

Anyways, the long and the short of it is that I've chosen Anna Elizabeth Kendrick as my stage name to try to establish myself as a separate artist and to try to avoid confusion. And, in my opinion, there is room for everyone with talent in the performing arts, no matter what or how similar their names are. I wish the other Anna Kendrick the best of luck with her career. It looks as though she will do phenomenally! ;)

Anna Elizabeth Kendrick