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Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, born to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl
My Girl (film)

My Girl is a 1991 in film coming-of-age dramatic comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in her feature film debut....
 and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2
My Girl 2

My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson....
.

msky graduated from Walther Lutheran High School. Chlumsky also graduated from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago. Although an older university by the same name existed prior to its founding, the modern University of Chicago credits its founding to the oil magnate John D....
 in 2002 and had worked in New York City as a researcher for Zagat, a restaurant review company, for a short while.

In October 2007, Chlumsky announced her engagement to an Army reserve member who served in Afghanistan, with the date of the wedding being in March 2008.

A recent interview in the London magazine; The Thespian, quotes Anna as saying in a Feb.






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Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, born to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl
My Girl (film)

My Girl is a 1991 in film coming-of-age dramatic comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in her feature film debut....
 and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2
My Girl 2

My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson....
.

Personal

Chlumsky graduated from Walther Lutheran High School. Chlumsky also graduated from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago. Although an older university by the same name existed prior to its founding, the modern University of Chicago credits its founding to the oil magnate John D....
 in 2002 and had worked in New York City as a researcher for Zagat, a restaurant review company, for a short while.

In October 2007, Chlumsky announced her engagement to an Army reserve member who served in Afghanistan, with the date of the wedding being in March 2008.

A recent interview in the London magazine; The Thespian, quotes Anna as saying in a Feb. 23rd interview: "I don't know...we really don't want to rush it, but as much as I am nervous I know he's ready, at least for now (Laughs)"

Career

She entered show business at an early age modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl
My Girl (film)

My Girl is a 1991 in film coming-of-age dramatic comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in her feature film debut....
 and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2
My Girl 2

My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson....
.

She was in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain is a 1995 in film drama film starring Christina Ricci and Anna Chlumsky. It takes place in the fictional town of Wheaton, Washington, but was filmed on location in Vancouver, Nelson, and Pemberton, British Columbia....
 with Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci is an Emmy Award-nominated United States actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values ....
, in which they "clown around" on a "haunted" mountain.

Columbia Pictures expressed serious interest in My Girl 3 (also known as Still My Girl
Still My Girl

Still My Girl is the third motion picture in the My Girl movie franchise, currently in development at Columbia Pictures. The latest update on the project is a 2003 interview Dan Aykroyd had with United Kingdom talk show host Parkinson where he stated Columbia had an interest in getting this off the ground and strong interest in Anna...
) and a script has been in development since 2003, according to Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd revealed in media outlets that Columbia was attempting to sign Anna for the role. The project is still in development stages, with no current updates in four years.

Chlumsky appeared on the March 8, 2007 episode of 30 Rock
30 Rock

30 Rock is an United States television comedy series created by Tina Fey that currently airs on NBC. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional Live television sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the GE Building where NBC Studios is located and which has the address "30 Rockefeller Pla...
 called "The Fighting Irish." She played the character "Liz Lemler". She also appeared as "Mary Calvin" in an episode of NBC drama series Law & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order is an United States police procedural and legal drama Television program created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990....
 (Season 17, Episode 12) first airing January 12, 2007.

Chlumsky stars in the Off-Broadway production of Unconditional
Unconditional

Unconditional may refer to:*Unconditional , a song by The Bravery*Unconditional , an album by Clay Davidson...
 by Brett C. Leonard at The Public Theater. It is being put up by Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American stage and film actor and director.Hoffman began his professional acting career in television in 1991, and the following year began appearing in films....
's theater group, LAByrinth Theater Company
LAByrinth Theater Company

LAByrinth Theater Company is a non-profit, Off-Broadway theater company based in New York City.An inclusive, multicultural ensemble of almost 100 established and emerging theater artists led by Artistic Directors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, LAByrinth Theater Company encourages all members to write, act, direct and design, support...
, which opened on February 2008.

She's also in BBC Films
BBC Films

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It has produced or co-produced some of the most successful United Kingdom films of recent years, including Stage Beauty, A Cock and Bull Story and Match Point ....
' political satire In The Loop
In The Loop

In The Loop is a radio show and podcast produced by Minnesota Public Radio in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The program combines elements of news, interviews, music, humor, and audience-generated content....
, co-starring with The Sopranos
The Sopranos

The Sopranos was an United States television drama series created and Executive producer#Television by David Chase. It was originally broadcast in the United States on the premium television cable television HBO from January 10, 1999 to June 10, 2007, spanning List of The Sopranos episodes....
' James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini

James J. Gandolfini, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his highly acclaimed role as Tony Soprano in the hit Home Box Office television program The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and his career in the American Mafia....
 . She plays Liza, a State Department assistant in the movie directed by Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci is a Scotland comedian, writer, director, performer and radio producer....
 and scheduled to open in 2009.

Trivia

  • Screen tested for the part of 'Lex' in Jurassic Park
    Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Often considered a cautionary tale on unconsidered biological tinkering in the same spirit as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it uses the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its philosophical implications to explain the collapse of an amusement park showcasin...
     which eventually went to Ariana Richards
    Ariana Richards

    Ariana Richards is an American actor and professional painting. She is best known for her role as List of characters in Jurassic Park#Alexis Murphy in the film Jurassic Park ....


Selected filmography

  • My Girl
    My Girl (film)

    My Girl is a 1991 in film coming-of-age dramatic comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in her feature film debut....
     (1991
    1991 in film

    The year 1991 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • My Girl 2
    My Girl 2

    My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama film starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson....
     (1994
    1994 in film

    The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Trading Mom (1994
    1994 in film

    The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Golddiggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995
    1995 in film

    The year 1995 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • A Child's Wish (1997
    1997 in film

    The year 1997 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Wait
    Wait

    In computing, wait is a command which pauses until execution of a Background has ended....
     (2005
    2005 in film

    The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,The Devil's Rejects, Saw II, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, ''The Ring Two, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ''xXx: State of the Union, ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...
    )
  • Blood Car (2007
    2007 in film

    The year '2007 in film' saw major releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transformers , TMNT , Saw IV, and Live Free or Die Hard as well as releases of third installment films, such as: The Bourne Ultimatum , Pirates of the Caribbean:...
    )
  • 30 Rock
    30 Rock

    30 Rock is an United States television comedy series created by Tina Fey that currently airs on NBC. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional Live television sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the GE Building where NBC Studios is located and which has the address "30 Rockefeller Pla...
     "The Fighting Irish" (March 8, 2007)


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