Anna Camp
Anna Ragsdale Camp (born September 27, 1982) is an American actress. She portrayed the villainous Sarah Newlin in the HBO vampire drama True Blood (2009, 2013–2014), Aubrey Posen in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017), and the dual role of Reagan and Maddie Lockwood in the Netflix thriller You (2025). 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 films The Help (2011) and 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.
What was Anna Camp's early life like?
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. Camp attended Meadowfield Elementary School, where she was introduced to acting through a Drug Abuse Resistance Education production in the second grade. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. After graduation, she moved to New York City shortly thereafter.
What's Next for Anna Camp After Her Iconic Roles in "True Blood" and "The Hunger Games"?
Camp played Perfect in columbinus in 2005 and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in off-Broadway play The Scene in 2007. She then starred as Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Equus at the Broadhurst Theatre, opposite Daniel Radcliffe. Reflecting on the role, Camp said she was initially hesitant due to nudity and high profile but ultimately took the risk. In television, Camp appeared in the 2007 pilot Reinventing the Wheelers, which did not get picked up by ABC. She also had a role in the 2008 pilot Cashmere Mafia for ABC. In 2010, she landed a starring role as Sarah Newlin on HBO's True Blood, earning a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Camp has made guest appearances on The Office (2009), Glee (2009), Numbers (2010), and Covert Affairs (2010). She had recurring roles on Mad Men (2010) and The Good Wife (2011-2012), as well as How I Met Your Mother (2013). She starred in the 2011 premiere of All New People, a play written by Zach Braff, and appeared in Pitch Perfect (2012), reprising her role in Pitch Perfect 2 and Pitch Perfect 3. Camp was part of the main cast for The Mindy Project's first season and had a recurring role on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Deirdre Robespierre. Camp also starred alongside Nasim Pedrad in Desperados and will appear in Scream 7, set to be released in December 2024.
What's Happening in Anna Camp's 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. As of 2025, Camp is in a relationship with stylist Jade Whipkey.
What musical roles has Anna Camp played beyond her on-screen work?
The Barden Bellas, an all-girl college a cappella group, were first introduced in Pitch Perfect (2012). Led by Aubrey Posen, they struggle to regain their competitive edge after being humiliated at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. When a new recruit, Fat Amy, joins the group, she brings her own unique style and energy, helping them to reclaim their title. In Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), the Barden Bellas are invited to compete in the World Championships, but they face stiff competition from an all-girl group from Germany. As they prepare for the biggest performance of their lives, they must also navigate personal struggles and rivalries within the group. Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) takes the Barden Bellas on tour, performing at various venues around the world. Along the way, they face new challenges, including a decline in popularity and the threat of being replaced by a new generation of a cappella performers. As the group's members prepare to graduate and move on with their lives, they must come together one last time for a final performance that will prove their legacy as a true phenomenon in the world of a cappella music.