Anna Chlumsky is an American actress who began her career as a child actress and she is best known for playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its 1994 sequel. As of February 2022, Anna Chlumsky is aged 41.

Anna Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Nancy (née Zuncic), a singer, actress, and former flight attendant, and Frank Chlumsky Jr., a chef and saxophone player. She was raised in a Roman Catholic family. Chlumsky is of Czech and Croatian descent.

Chlumsky entered Broadway at an early age, modeling with her mom in a publicizing effort, however, her jobs in My Girl (1991) and My Girl 2 (1994) brought her notoriety.

She was additionally featured in Trading Mom (1994) close by Sissy Spacek, as well as in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) with Christina Ricci. In the mid to late 1990s, she showed up or featured in a few TV movies and series.

Anna Chlumsky Daughters

Anna Chlumsky’s daughters are Penelope Joan So and Clara Elizabeth So. Penelope Joan So was born on July 18, 2013. Penelope is the first child for both Chlumsky and her entrepreneur husband Shaun So.

Anna’s second child, Clara, who happens to be her first daughter was also born on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

Even though the actress has had a successful career in Hollywood, Emmy-nominated Chlumsky previously revealed to the media that she didn’t know whether she’d want her children to follow in her footsteps.