Anna Faris Net Worth

What is Anna Faris' Net Worth and Salary?

Anna Faris is an American actress, comedian, and singer who has a net worth of $30 million. Anna Faris is an American actress, comedian, producer, author, podcaster, and singer who has a net worth of $30 million. Anna Faris is best known for playing Cindy Campbell in the "Scary Movie" franchise, a role that turned her into one of the most recognizable comedy actresses of the early 2000s. With her distinctive voice, fearless physical comedy, and ability to make even absurd material feel emotionally grounded, Faris built a long career in film, television, animation, and podcasting.

After the success of "Scary Movie," Faris became a go-to performer for broad studio comedies, appearing in movies including "The Hot Chick," "Just Friends," "The House Bunny," "Observe and Report," "What's Your Number?," "The Dictator," and "Overboard." She also earned strong reviews for supporting turns in more dramatic or offbeat projects, including "Lost in Translation" and "Brokeback Mountain." On television, Faris achieved sustained success as Christy Plunkett on the CBS sitcom "Mom," starring opposite Allison Janney from 2013 to 2020. She later expanded her career with the advice podcast "Anna Faris is Unqualified" and the 2017 memoir "Unqualified."

Early Life

Anna Kay Faris was born on November 29, 1976, in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father, Jack Faris, was a sociology professor, and her mother, Karen Faris, was a special education teacher. Her parents were originally from Seattle, but they were living in Maryland while Jack taught at Towson University. When Anna was six years old, the family moved back to Washington state and settled in Edmonds, where her father worked at the University of Washington and her mother taught elementary school.

Faris grew up in an academic and supportive household. Her older brother, Robert Faris, followed their father into sociology and became a professor at the University of California, Davis. Anna, meanwhile, gravitated toward performance from a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a children's drama class when she was six, and she quickly showed an interest in acting.

At age nine, Faris made her professional stage debut in a three-month run of "Danger: Memory!" at the Seattle Repertory Theater. She was paid $250 for the role, giving her an early introduction to the idea that acting could be both a passion and a profession. She later appeared in regional productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Heidi," and "Our Town."

Faris attended Edmonds-Woodway High School, where she was active in drama. During her teenage years, she also appeared in a frozen yogurt commercial and in a training video for the Red Robin restaurant chain. After graduating from high school in 1994, she attended the University of Washington, earning a degree in English literature in 1999. She initially planned to move to London after college, but changed course and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

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Early Career

Faris worked steadily in small roles before her major breakthrough. She appeared in the 1999 independent horror film "Lovers Lane," where she met actor Ben Indra, who later became her first husband. At that stage, Faris was still an unknown actress trying to find her place in Hollywood.

Her big break came almost immediately after she arrived in Los Angeles. In 2000, she was cast as Cindy Campbell in "Scary Movie," a horror-comedy parody that spoofed films like "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer." The movie became a massive commercial hit, grossing $278 million worldwide, and Faris' performance was central to its success. She played Cindy with the perfect mix of innocence, panic, weirdness, and comic timing, making the character more than just a parody of a horror heroine.

"Scary Movie" Success

The success of "Scary Movie" launched Faris into mainstream fame. She reprised Cindy Campbell in "Scary Movie 2," "Scary Movie 3," and "Scary Movie 4," becoming the face of the franchise. While the films varied in critical reception, they established Faris as a gifted comic performer with a rare willingness to look ridiculous on screen.

That fearlessness became one of her trademarks. Faris excelled at playing characters who were awkward, enthusiastic, insecure, delusional, or wildly out of their depth, but she rarely made them feel mean-spirited. Her best performances found humor in vulnerability, which allowed her to stand out in a period when studio comedies often leaned heavily on broad stereotypes.

Film Career

After "Scary Movie," Faris appeared in "The Hot Chick" and then delivered a memorable supporting performance in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation." Although her role in that film was relatively small, it showed that she could bring sharp comic energy to more sophisticated material. She later appeared in "Brokeback Mountain," further demonstrating that she was not limited to parody.

Still, comedy remained her strongest lane. Faris appeared opposite Ryan Reynolds in "Just Friends," starred as a former Playboy bunny turned sorority house mother in "The House Bunny," and appeared in "Observe and Report," "Take Me Home Tonight," "What's Your Number?," and "The Dictator." She also served as an executive producer on "What's Your Number?," giving her a more active role behind the scenes.

In 2018, Faris starred opposite Eugenio Derbez in "Overboard," a gender-swapped remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell comedy. She later appeared in "The Estate," a dark comedy co-starring Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Kathleen Turner.

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Voice Acting

Faris has also had a successful voice acting career. Her distinctive voice and comic rhythm made her a natural fit for animation. She voiced Sam Sparks in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2." She also provided voice work for the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise, including "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked."

Voice work became an important part of her career because it allowed her to bring the same high-energy comic instincts to family entertainment. Her animated roles also helped keep her visible to younger audiences who may not have known her from the "Scary Movie" franchise.

"Mom" Salary and Television Success

In 2013, Faris began starring as Christy Plunkett on the CBS sitcom "Mom." The series, created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gemma Baker, followed a single mother in recovery as she tried to rebuild her life and repair her relationship with her own mother, played by Allison Janney.

"Mom" gave Faris one of the most successful roles of her career. The show combined broad sitcom comedy with serious subject matter, including alcoholism, addiction, relapse, poverty, family trauma, and recovery. Faris' performance helped ground the series emotionally, while Janney's work earned widespread acclaim and multiple Emmy Awards.

For the early seasons of "Mom," Faris reportedly earned $125,000 per episode. Later in the run, her salary increased to around $200,000 per episode. By 2019, the series had produced enough episodes to qualify for syndication, an important financial milestone for a long-running network sitcom. Faris left the show before its eighth and final season, with her character written out as having gone to law school.

Podcast and Book

In 2015, Faris launched "Anna Faris is Unqualified," an advice and interview podcast that allowed her to connect with audiences outside of scripted entertainment. The format mixed celebrity conversations with listener calls about relationships and life problems. Faris' willingness to be candid, funny, self-deprecating, and emotionally open helped make the podcast a natural extension of her public persona.

In 2017, she published her memoir "Unqualified." The book covered her career, relationships, insecurities, cosmetic surgery, motherhood, divorce, and lessons learned from working in Hollywood. It further established Faris as a performer who was willing to be unusually frank about the gap between celebrity image and real life.

Personal Life

Faris married actor Ben Indra in 2004 after the two met while working on "Lovers Lane." She filed for divorce in 2007, and their divorce was finalized in 2008. As part of the settlement, Faris paid Indra $900,000, along with other property and royalty considerations.

She met Chris Pratt in 2007 during a table read for "Take Me Home Tonight." They began dating and married in 2009. Their son, Jack, was born in 2012, nine weeks premature, and spent time in intensive care after his birth. Faris and Pratt announced their separation in 2017, and their divorce was finalized in 2018.

Faris later began a relationship with cinematographer Michael Barrett, whom she met while working on "Overboard." She confirmed their engagement in 2020, and the couple married in 2021.

Real Estate

In 2014, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt paid $3.3 million for a home in the Hollywood Hills. The seller was Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and actress Jolene Blalock. After their separation, Faris and Pratt listed the 4,700-square-foot home for $4.995 million. The property featured a turret entry, wood-beamed ceilings, arched doorways and windows, oak paneling, a wet bar, a steam room, and custom closets. They ultimately sold the home in September 2020 for $4.75 million.

In October 2019, Faris paid just under $5 million for a home in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood. The property was destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfire events in Los Angeles history.

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