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44 years old (Born on December 03, 1980)

American actress; She is famous from My Girl (1991).

Her great-grandfather owned a trained bear that appeared in Three Stooges movies. Screen tested for Jurassic Park (1993). Also turned down Beethoven (1992), Lassie (1994) and a sitcom based around her life. Became engaged in 2007 to Chinese-American Shaun So, an Army reserve member who served in Afghanistan. Coincidentally the fathers of both members of the couple are chefs. Anna`s father is a restaurateur and a culinary instructor in Chicago at Kendall College and Shaun`s father owns a Chinese restaurant called China Town in Topsham, Maine. Formerly worked at HarperCollins Publishers as an editorial assistant. Once had an editorial position with Harper Collins.

Went to Walther Lutheran High School in Melrose Park, Illinois.

Wants a part alongside Winona Ryder, Robert Sean Leonard or Elijah Wood.

She currently lives in New York City where she is continuing her acting career. [2004]

Graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in International Studies. [2002]

Taking a break from acting between 1998 and 2002, she majored in international studies at the University of Chicago, but did appear in the college`s theatre productions of "Words, Words, Words," "Into The Woods," "Orestes" and "Nine," all at the University of Chicago Theatre.

Went to Walther Lutheran High School in Melrose Park, Illinois.

Wants a part alongside Winona Ryder, Robert Sean Leonard or Elijah Wood.

Very close to Elijah Wood. Was a model from the age of 10 months.

Her great-grandfather owned a trained bear that appeared in Three Stooges movies.

Graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in International Studies. [2002]

Her grandmother's prom dress was a costume for Frankenstein (1931).

Mother is Nancy L. Chlumsky, who is also her coach and manager.

She currently lives in New York City where she is continuing her acting career. [2004]

Has worked at HarperCollins Publishers as an editorial assistant.

Father Frank Chlumsky is a saxophone player and owns a restaurant in Wisconsin

Formerly a restaurant guide in the Manhattan area, and an aspiring food critic.

Has worked as a restaurant guide in the Manhattan area, and an aspiring food critic.

A co-worker of her mother, Nancy Chlumsky, at Eastern Airlines had children who did local modeling and suggested that Nancy list Anna with the agency when she was three months old. Anna modeled periodically for the next six or seven years, appearing in department store ads and the Sears catalog.

Went to Grace Lutheran Church and School in River Forest, Illinois for grade school.

Went to Grace Lutheran Church and School in River Forest, Illinois for grade school.

Desiring at one time to be a paleontologist, she once worked for the Museum of Natural History in Chicago, classifying fish.

Father Frank Chlumsky is a saxophone player and owns a restaurant in Wisconsin

Screen tested for Jurassic Park (1993). Also turned down Beethoven (1992), Lassie (1994) and a sitcom based around her life.