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Kay Cannon

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Kay Cannon
Cinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with. Our heroine is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow, but with the help of her Fab G, she is able to persevere and make her dreams come true.
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Kay Cannon is a screenwriter, actress and producer, best known for Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). She is also known for her work on NBC's 30 Rock (2006) and the Netflix Original Series Girlboss (2017).

Cannon has won three Writers Guild of America Awards and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
BornAugust 21, 1974
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BornAugust 21, 1974
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, and Nicholas Galitzine in Cinderella (2021)
    Cinderella
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Blockers (2018)
    Blockers
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2018
    Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
    Pitch Perfect 2
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Untitled Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • One Attempt Remaining
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • My Ex-Friend's Wedding
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Invisible Women
      • executive producer
      • In Development
      • TV Series
    • Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, and Hailee Steinfeld in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
      Pitch Perfect 3
      5.8
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
      Girlboss
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
      Pitch Perfect 2
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • Cristela Alonzo in Cristela (2014)
      Cristela
      6.7
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2014
    • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
      New Girl
      7.8
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2012–2014
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • co-producer
      • 2009–2012
    • Rebecca Drysdale in Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better (2011)
      Rebecca Drysdale: It Gets Better
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
      Baby Mama
      6.0
      • co-producer
      • 2008
    • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
      UCB Comedy Originals
      5.3
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Untitled Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo Project
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • One Attempt Remaining
      • screenplay
      • Post-production
    • My Ex-Friend's Wedding
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Sarah Hyland, Lera Abova, Flula Borg, Adam Devine, and Jameela Jamil in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (2022)
      Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
      6.4
      TV Series
      • based on characters created by
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, and Nicholas Galitzine in Cinderella (2021)
      Cinderella
      4.4
      • written for the screen by
      • 2021
    • Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Shameik Moore, Mitchell Hope, Isabela Merced, Liv Hewson, Jacob Batalon, and Matthew Noszka in Let It Snow (2019)
      Let It Snow
      5.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2019
    • Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, and Hailee Steinfeld in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
      Pitch Perfect 3
      5.8
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2017
    • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
      Girlboss
      6.9
      TV Series
      • created for television by
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2017
    • Inside Edition (1988)
      The 2015 ESPY Awards
      1.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
      Pitch Perfect 2
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Cristela Alonzo in Cristela (2014)
      Cristela
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2014–2015
    • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
      New Girl
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012–2013
    • Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect (2012)
      Pitch Perfect
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story editor
      • executive story editor
      • 2007–2012

    Actress

    • Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids (2020)
      Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids
      Podcast Series
      • Comet
      • 2022
    • Esther Povitsky and Benji Aflalo in Alone Together (2018)
      Alone Together
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Daniella
      • 2018
    • Leslie Mann, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, and Rebel Wilson in How to Be Single (2016)
      How to Be Single
      6.1
      • Woman Giving Birth
      • 2016
    • Barely Famous (2015)
      Barely Famous
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 2015
    • Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Chrissie Fit, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
      Pitch Perfect 2
      6.4
      • Newscaster Connie
      • 2015
    • Cristela Alonzo in Cristela (2014)
      Cristela
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Rhonda
      • 2014
    • The Little Tin Man (2013)
      The Little Tin Man
      6.0
      • Miller
      • 2013
    • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
      New Girl
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Melissa
      • 2012
    • The official poster for David Wendelman's short film "I'm Here. Where R U?", starring "30 Rock" writers John Riggi and Kay Cannon, and comedian/screenwriter Steve Rudnick.
      I'm Here. Where R U?
      Short
      • Candy
      • 2012
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Wife
      • Human Table
      • Young Woman
      • 2007–2009
    • Mystery Team (2009)
      Mystery Team
      6.6
      • Destiny
      • 2009
    • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
      UCB Comedy Originals
      5.3
      TV Series
      • 2007–2020
    • The Shaft (2001)
      The Shaft
      4.7
      • Woman in elevator #2 (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Official First Look Trailer
    The Little Tin Man
    Trailer 2:22
    The Little Tin Man
    Mystery Team
    Trailer 2:06
    Mystery Team
    The Watchlist With Kay Cannon
    Video 1:29
    The Watchlist With Kay Cannon
    Kay Cannon on Writing 'Pitch Perfect 3'
    Video 3:25
    Kay Cannon on Writing 'Pitch Perfect 3'

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Instagram
    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • August 21, 1974
      • Illinois, USA
    • Spouses
        Eben RussellJanuary 1, 2012 - present (1 child)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      (October 9, 2013) Welcomed her first child, a daughter named Evelyn Rose Russell, with Eben Russell.
    • Nickname
      • Kay Bo

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