Anna Kendrick began her career on Broadway, before making her way to the screen with independent films. After over a decade in the business, she’s still doing indie movies, but she’s also got a few blockbusters under her belt, alongside some buddy comedies, critical hits, and movies the entire family can enjoy, and has become overall internet-beloved.
With a wide variety of movie types comes a wide variety of characters. Kendrick has the range to play ambitious debate team members, Santa’s naive daughter, and a mommy blogger with an edge. Each of her roles is so different from one another that, despite having some of the same mannerisms and inflections when she’s in character, they probably wouldn’t run in the same circles at Hogwarts. Given the chance to attend Harry Potter’s school for magic, these characters would make for one eclectic group of witches.
Noelle (Noelle): Hufflepuff
One of Anna Kendrick’s most recent roles is for the holiday movie Noelle on DisneyPlus. In it, she plays the title character, daughter of Santa Claus, and someone who went most of her life simply being a cheerleader for others. Her determination and her work ethic sort her into Hufflepuff.
Noelle spent her childhood supporting her father, and then her brother, in every way possible. She believed in the magic of Christmas, and that her brother would one day take over the Santa hat. As a result, she made herself responsible for getting him ready, even traveling across the world to get him back when he ran. Noelle never stopped working to fix the problems around her and genuinely wanted to help, even if she didn’t always know the best way.
Ginny (Rocket Science): Slytherin
Rocket Science was one of the first movies to put Anna Kendrick on the Hollywood map. An indie film centered in the world of high school debate, the actors involved were praised for their realistic portrayals of teens.
Kendrick’s character Ginny was a competitive debater who would do anything to win. Smart and a serious schemer, Ginny would find her home in Slytherin. She was so committed to her win that she tricked a student with a stutter into becoming a member of the debate team right before she transferred schools, hoping it would cause her former team to lose against her new one. That’s not only cruel but also underestimated his commitment to getting revenge.
Natalie (Up In The Air): Ravenclaw
Up In The Air got a lot of awards show love for the performances given by Anna Kendrick, Vera Farmiga, and George Clooney. Kendrick played the naive Natalie who was supposed to work for a company looking to streamline their firing process.
Natalie wasn’t the artsy Ravenclaw we see in Luna Lovegood or the academically rounded Ravenclaw we see in Cho Chang, instead, she was more of a rigid by-the-book Ravenclaw. Natalie was incredibly intelligent and great at forming plans, but not great at planning for the emotional or social repercussions of her plans.
Cinderella (Into The Woods): Gryffindor
Most iterations of Cinderella are easily classified as a Hufflepuff. She’s hardworking, doesn’t abandon the stepmother that treats her horribly, and befriends anyone she meets. While that could all apply to this version of Cinderella, in Into The Woods, the audience gets more of the story.
Cinderella realized that being content with palace life isn’t going to be a reality for her. Instead of accepting her old dream and hiding out with the royals when weird things start happening in her neck of the woods, Cinderella journeys to see how she can help. She teams up with the Baker to go up against giants and witches, showing how brave she really is. In this version of the story, Cinderella is a Gryffindor.
Poppy (Trolls): Hufflepuff
Anna Kendrick has completed a few animated projects over the years, and one of her recent forays into the medium was in Trolls. Here, she voiced one of the titular creatures, the princess Poppy.
Poppy was a troll fully committed to her community. She wanted nothing more than for her people to have their freedom and be able to celebrate it without consequence. As a result, Poppy spent a lot of her early time in the story partying it up. Once she realized that wasn’t enough, she set to work to save her people from danger, but her story is less about bravery and more about loyalty and connection. She’s certainly a Hufflepuff.
Alice (Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates): Slytherin
In the buddy comedy Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza teamed up as a pair of friends scheming for a free trip to Hawaii. The titular Mike and Dave advertised for their need for nice, polite girls to take to their sister’s wedding.
Alice is a party girl who enjoyed causing a little chaos with her best friend, so the two jump at the chance to pretend to be perfect angels for a free vacation. Their scheming is a pretty Slytherin way to go, but they also use their abilities for good in the end, helping save the wedding that they almost ruined.
Jessica (Twilight Franchise): Gryffindor
Jessica wasn’t one of the biggest characters in the Twilight franchise. She was a teenage human who wasn’t privy to the world of the supernatural creatures she lived alongside, after all. She wasn’t exactly brave in the way Bella was, but Jessica still regularly put herself out there and had some other very quintessential Gryffindor traits.
Jessica was someone who followed her heart. She allowed her feelings for Mike to color her judgment when it came to Bella, though she did grow to care about Bella as a friend. She even tried to connect with Bella when she begins to worry about her, but the two grow apart. In the movies, Jessica was the character who ended up as the valedictorian, encouraging her fellow students to experience the world, make mistakes, and just get out there, which is a very Gryffindor speech to give.
Cathy (The Last Five Years): Hufflepuff
One of the many musicals Kendrick has done over the last decade, The Last Five Years adapts the story of a man and woman whose relationship falls apart as they climb the artistic ladder of success.
Cathy was an actress who never seemed to catch a break. Her auditions always ended in a, “thanks, we’ll let you know,” that never worked out for her. When she met Jaime, he’s a writer who charms her right away. Though her relationship with him saw its ups and downs as he becomes famous, Cathy keeps pursuing an acting career, working just as hard, if not harder than him. She sticks by his side as long as she can, but eventually, even her Hufflepuff loyalty wore out.
Stephanie (A Simple Favor): Ravenclaw
With all of its twists and turns, and with so many hidden secrets, it’s easy to think of every character in A Simple Favor as a Slytherin. Stephanie, with all of her own secrets, still sorts into Ravenclaw.
Kendrick’s character was a parenting blogger who ended up caught in a dangerous friendship. When her new best friend goes missing, Stephanie doesn't give up on her. Even in her grief after a body is found, Stephanie sets out to figure out exactly what happened. She’s the one who unravels the mystery and sets up a way to get justice. Stephanie’s detective work is exactly what a Ravenclaw would do.
Beca (Pitch Perfect Trilogy): Slytherin
The Pitch Perfect trilogy has become the movies Anna Kendrick is best known for. Appearing as Beca, the reluctant member of a university singing group who just wanted to make music, she led all three movies to the top of the box office when they opened.
Most members of the Barden Bellas in the movies are easily Hufflepuffs, but Beca stands apart. She isn’t a member of the group for the team spirit, but because it was a stepping stone in a music career. As much as she loves her teammates, Beca’s ambition often overrides her sense of loyalty.