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Anna Chlumsky Biography

Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Began modeling when she was 10 months old
  • As a teenager, wanted to be a paleontologist
  • Breakout role came playing Vada Sultenfuss, a precocious 11-year-old daughter of a mortician in 1991's My Girl
  • Took a seven year hiatus from acting to attend college and pursue a writing career
  • Has appeared in several off-Broadway plays, including Measure for Measure and The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero

Awards

  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated

Relationships

  • Penelope Joan So -- Daughter
  • Frank Chlumsky -- Father
  • Shaun So -- Husband
  • Nancy Chlumsky -- Mother