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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 |
Spouse(s) |
Michael Mosley
(m. 2010; div. 2013)Skylar Astin
(m. 2016; div. 2019) |
Anna Ragsdale Camp (born September 27, 1982) is an American actress who portrayed the villainous Sarah Newlin in the HBO vampire drama True Blood (2009, 2013–2014) and Aubrey Posen in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017).
Camp has had recurring roles in the television series Mad Men (2010), The Good Wife (2011–2016), The Mindy Project (2012–2013), and Vegas (2013). She also played Jane Hollander, a researcher for the fictitious News of the Week magazine, in the Amazon Prime series Good Girls Revolt (2016), and had minor roles in the drama The Help (2011) and the Woody Allen film Café Society (2016).
Camp made her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of The Country Girl and played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus. In 2012, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play All New People.
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Early life
Camp was born in Aiken, South Carolina. Her mother, Dee (née Kornegay), is a Democratic Party volunteer, and her father, Thomas Sewell Camp, is a bank executive. She has an older sister, Saluda.
Camp is of British (English, Scottish, and Welsh) descent, with smaller amounts of Dutch, French and Swedish ancestry, and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She attended Meadowfield Elementary School and was cast in a Drug Abuse Resistance Education production in the second grade, introducing her to acting. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter.
Career
Camp played the role of Perfect in columbinus in 2005. In 2007, she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her performance in the off-Broadway play The Scene. She played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus at the Broadhurst Theatre, which starred Daniel Radcliffe as Alan Strang. .....
She appeared in Reinventing the Wheelers, a 2007 television pilot which was not ordered to series by ABC. In 2008, she had a role in the pilot of the ABC television dramedy Cashmere Mafia. She had a starring role as Sarah Newlin in the second season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood, which earned her a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; Camp had earlier auditioned for the role of Sookie Stackhouse.
Camp has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee (2009), Numbers (2010), and Covert Affairs (2010). She has had recurring roles in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men (2010) and the third season of the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2011–2012) and How I Met Your Mother (2013).
In 2011, Camp starred in the premiere of All New People, a play written by Zach Braff and staged at Second Stage Theatre; the production was directed by Peter Dubois and also starred Justin Bartha, David Wilson Barnes and Krysten Ritter.
Camp was a member of the main cast in the first season of Fox sitcom The Mindy Project, and played Aubrey Posen in the 2012 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect, later reprising her role in the sequels Pitch Perfect 2 and Pitch Perfect 3.
She had a recurring role in Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Deirdre Robespierre and starred with Nasim Pedrad in Desperados.
Personal life
Camp was engaged to actor Michael Mosley by September 2008; they married in 2010 and filed for divorce in 2013. Camp began dating Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin in 2013. The couple were reported to be engaged in January 2016. They married on September 10, 2016. On April 19, 2019, the couple announced that they were filing for divorce. As of late August that year, the divorce was finalized.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | And Then Came Love | Kikki | |
2008 | Pretty Bird | Becca French | |
Just Make Believe | Kristin | Short film | |
2009 | 8 Easy Steps | Laura | Short film |
2010 | Bottleworld | Chrissy | |
2011 | The Help | Jolene French | |
2012 | Forgetting the Girl | Adrienne Gilcrest | |
Pitch Perfect | Aubrey Posen | MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment (shared with cast) Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best ... Moment (shared with cast) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit (shared with Hana Mae Lee, Brittany Snow, and Rebel Wilson) |
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2013 | Sequin Raze | Jessica | Short film |
2014 | Autumn Wanderer | Sara | |
Goodbye to All That | Debbie Spengler | ||
The Oven | Sally Butler | Short film | |
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Aubrey Posen | |
Caught | Sabrina | ||
2016 | Café Society | Candy | |
One Night | Elizabeth | ||
Brave New Jersey | Peg Prickett | ||
2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Mrs. Lutz | |
Pitch Perfect 3 | Aubrey Posen | ||
2018 | Egg | Kiki | |
2019 | The Wedding Year | Ellie | |
Here Awhile | Anna | ||
2020 | The Lovebirds | Edie | |
Desperados | Brooke | ||
2022 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Dawn | |
Murder at Yellowstone City | Alice Murphy | ||
2023 | A Little Prayer | ||
2023 | From Black | Cora | |
TBA | Bride Hard | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers | Meg Wheeler | Television film |
2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Brooke Adaire | Episode: Pilot |
2009, 2013–14 | True Blood | Sarah Newlin | Main role (seasons 2, 6–7), 23 episodes Satellite Award: Special Achievement Award (shared with cast) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with cast) |
2009 | The Office | Penny Beesly | Episode: "Niagara" |
2009 | Glee | Candace Dystra | Episode: "Sectionals" |
2010 | Numbers | Siouxsie Dark | Episode: "Devil Girl" |
2010 | Covert Affairs | Ashley Briggs | Episode: "Houses of the Holy" |
2010 | Mad Men | Bethany Van Nuys | 3 episodes |
2011 | I Hate That I Love You | Sarah | Television film |
2011 | Romantically Challenged | Erin | Episode: "Perry Dates His Assistant" |
2011 | Love Bites | Prudence | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
2011–16 | The Good Wife | Caitlin d'Arcy | 9 episodes |
2012 | House of Lies | Rachel Norbert | Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments" |
2012–13 | The Mindy Project | Gwen Grandy | Main role (season 1), 12 episodes |
2013 | Vegas | Violet Mills | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
2013 | Super Fun Night | Felicity | Unaired pilot |
2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Cassie | 2 episodes |
2013–15 | Ground Floor | Heather Doyle | 3 episodes |
2014 | The League | Penny | Episode: "The Heavenly Fouler" |
2014 | Key & Peele | Dr. Carol Roberts | Episode: "Strike Force Eagle 3: The Reckoning" |
2014–17 | Sofia the First | Princess Ivy (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014 | Damaged Goods | Nicole | Television film |
2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Pixie Empress (voice) | Episode: "Pixtopia" |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | Dorothy Bradford | Episode #1.1 |
2015 | Resident Advisors | Constance Renfro | Episode: "Conflict Resolution" |
2016–17 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Deirdre Robespierre | Recurring role (3 episodes) Nominated—Gold Derby Award for Best Comedy Guest Actress |
2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Herself / Celebrity Guest | Episode: "Anna Camp vs. Randall Park" |
2016 | Good Girls Revolt | Jane Hollander | 10 episodes |
2018 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Sender (voice) | Episode: "Love Notes (Season 1 Episode 10a)" |
2018 | Harvey Street Kids | Chevron (voice) | 3 episodes |
2019 | Vampirina | Bride of Frankenstein (voice) | Episode: "Franken-Wedding" |
2019–20 | Puppy Dog Pals | Donna (voice) | 2 episodes |
2019–20 | Perfect Harmony | Ginny | Main role, 13 episodes |
2020 | Creepshow | Irena Reid | Episode: "A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous" |
2023 | Is It Cake? | Herself / Judge | Episode: "That 90's Cake" |
2024 | Hysteria! | Tracy Whitehead | |
2025 | You | Raegan and Maddie Lockwood | Main role (season 5), upcoming season |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | CollegeHumor Originals | Dana | Episode: "FOMO Horror Movie Trailer" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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2010 | "Marry Me" | Train |
2020 | "Love On Top" | Cast of Pitch Perfect |
Soundtrack appearances
- Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
- Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome |
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2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble Acting in a Drama Series | True Blood | Won |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | True Blood | Nominated |
2013 | MTV Movie Awards | Best ... Moment | Pitch Perfect | Nominated |
2013 | Best Musical Moment (Shared with Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, and Hana Mae Lee) | Pitch Perfect | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Anna Camp para niños