Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her childhood role in My Girl (1991), its 1994 sequel, and for her starring role in the HBO series Veep.
Chlumsky abandoned her acting career in 1999 to study at the University of Chicago, and pursued other work before returning to acting in her late 20s, starring in independent films such as Blood Car (2007) and In the Loop (2009). As of 2012, Chlumsky has a starring role in the HBO series Veep, for which she has received three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Career 1
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1989–1998: Early career 1.1
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1999–2005: Hiatus from acting 1.2
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2006–present: Return 1.3
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Personal life 2
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Filmography 3
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Awards and nominations 4
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References 5
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External links 6
Career
1989–1998: Early career
Chlumsky entered show business at an early age, modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign, though her roles in My Girl (1991) and My Girl 2 (1994) brought her fame. She also starred in Trading Mom (1994) alongside Sissy Spacek, as well as in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain with Christina Ricci. In the mid to late 1990s, she appeared or starred in several television film and series.
1999–2005: Hiatus from acting
As a child Chlumsky considered working with horses or in paleontology. Once she reached adulthood, roles became scarce and she began to consider other careers. She attended the University of Chicago, graduating in 2002 with a BA in International Studies. After graduation she worked as a fact-checker for the Zagat Survey and served as an editorial assistant for a HarperCollins science fiction-fantasy imprint. She found this work unsatisfying and decided to return to acting. She went to the Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan to receive formal training.[1]
2006–present: Return
Chlumsky appeared in the 30 Rock episode, "The Fighting Irish" as Liz Lemler. She appeared as Mary Calvin in a season 17 episode of Law & Order, first airing on January 12, 2007; and as Lisa Klein in a season 20 episode, first airing March 15, 2010. She was in four episodes of the ABC dramedy Cupid.[2]
She starred in the Off Broadway production of Unconditional by Brett C. Leonard at The Public Theater, which opened on February 2008; it was produced by the LAByrinth Theater Company, She also starred in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead in November 2005 at the American Theatre of Actors in New York City.[3]
In June 2012 she starred in the world premiere of David Adjmi's 3C at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. She appeared in Armando Iannucci's BBC Films political satire In The Loop, co-starring with Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, and Mimi Kennedy, a quasi-spinoff of Iannucci's BBC TV series The Thick of It.[4] She plays Liza, a State Department assistant in the movie. Chlumsky currently plays the campaign manager to Julia Louis-Dreyfus's now-President in HBO's Veep, also produced by Iannucci.[5]
Dan Aykroyd, who played her father in the two My Girl films, has said that a script for a third film has been in development since 2003.[6] In April 2012 Chlumsky "put to rest" any rumors that such a film was in development.[7] In addition to her role on Veep, Chlumsky has appeared in multiple television series between 2011 and 2013, including White Collar, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and NBC's adaptation of Hannibal.[2]
Chlumsky has appeared on Broadway in You Can't Take It with You, and beginning in April 2015 as editor Iris Peabody in the comedy Living on Love, with Renee Fleming, Jerry O'Connell and Douglas Sills.
Personal life
Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Nancy (née Zuncic), a singer, actress, and former stewardess, and Frank Chlumsky, Jr., a chef and saxophone player.[8][9][10]
Chlumsky's parents are both of Czech descent. She is from a Catholic family.[11][12] She graduated from Walther Lutheran High School, and in 2002 from the University of Chicago. In October 2007, she announced her engagement to Army Reserve member Shaun So.[13] They married on March 8, 2008, in Brooklyn, New York, and have a daughter named Penelope Joan So, who was born on July 11th 2013.[14]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
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^ Caro, Mark (May 19, 2010). My Girl' star Anna Chlumsky all grown up"'".
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^ a b Staff. "Anna Chlumsky: Actress". IMDB.com. Amazon. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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^ "Anna Chlumsky to Star in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead Off-B'way", broadway.com; accessed May 14, 2014.
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^ Chlumsky, Gandolfini in 'In The Loop'"""". Ew.com. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
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^ Bentley, Jean (December 3, 2010). "Congress Bans Loud Commercials, 'Dora the Explorer' Actress Withdraws Lawsuit and More". TV Squad. AOL.com. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
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^ "My Girl 3"Dan Aykroyd Switches Gears and Starts Push for . ScrapeTV.com. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
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^ "Anna Chlumsky Declines My Girl 3". YouTube. April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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^ Profile, FilmReference.com; accessed May 14, 2014.
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^ Obituary for Frank Chlumsky, Jr., legacy.com; accessed May 14, 2014.
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^ Pearlman, Cindy (January 26, 1992). "The minors become a major force on the screen". Chicago Sun-Times.
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^ YouTube. youtube.com.
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^ "My Girl's Anna Chlumsky Engaged". PEOPLE.com.
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^ "My Girl's Anna Chlumsky Engaged". People. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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^ Saad, Nardine (18 July 2013). "Anna Chlumsky of 'Veep' toasts Emmy nomination, 1-week-old baby girl".
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^ "2013-14 Season".
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