Anna Maria Chlumsky is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known for playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl and its 1994 sequel.

Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky’s career entered a hiatus while she attended college.

Anna was best known for her role which she played during her childhood days as the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its 1994 sequel.

She was said to have gone off acting for a while whiles she attended college but retuned after completing school to work on many movies like Blood Car (2007) and In the Loop (2009).

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.

Career Works

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Uncle Buck School Child
1991 My Girl Vada Sultenfuss
1994 My Girl 2
Trading Mom Elizabeth Martin
1995 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Jody Salerno
2005 Wait Cara Short film
2007 Blood Car Lorraine
2008 Eavesdrop Chelsea
2009 In the Loop Liza Weld
The Good Guy Lisa
My Sweet Misery Chloe
2010 Civil Unions: A Love Story Unnamed Short film
2011 The Pill Nelly
2012 Bert and Arnie’s Guide to Friendship Sabrina
2015 The End of the Tour Sarah
2019 Hala Shannon Taylor
TBA Untitled John Logan film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 A Child’s Wish Missy Chandler Television film
Miracle in the Woods Gina Weatherby / Field Pea
1998 Cupid Jill Episode: “Meat Market”
Early Edition Megan Clark Episode: “Teen Angels”
2007 Eight Days a Week Riley McGann Unaired series
30 Rock Liz Lemler Episode: “The Fighting Irish”
2007
2010		 Law & Order Mary Calvin,
Lisa Klein		 “Charity Case”
“Innocence”
2009 House Rules Scotty Fisher Television film
Cupid Josie 4 episodes; reworking of original Cupid series
12 Men of Christmas Jan Lucas Television film
2010 The Quinn-tuplets Rachel Quinn Unsold pilot
Covert Affairs Vivian Long Episode: “I Can’t Quit You Baby”
2011 Lights Out Charlie Episodes: “Headgames”, “The Shot”
Three Weeks, Three Kids Jennifer Mills Television film
White Collar Agent Melissa Matthews Episodes: “Where There’s a Will”, “Countdown”
2012–2019 Veep Amy Brookheimer 65 episodes;
Main role (Seasons 1–7)
2012 Army Wives Jessica Anderson Episode: “Tough Love”
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jocelyn Paley Episode: “Twenty-Five Acts”
2013–2014 Hannibal Miriam Lass 4 episodes
2016 Robot Chicken Kelly / Nurse (voice) Episode: “Western Hay Batch”
2017 Halt and Catch Fire Dr. Katie Herman 5 episodes
2021 Rugrats Charlotte Pickles (voice) Main role
2022 Inventing Anna Vivian Kent Main role; Journalist

Does Anna Chlumsky have a Daughter?

Yes, Anna Chlumsky is said to be a proud mother of two beautiful daughters born in July 2013 and August 2016 by the names of Clara Elizabeth So and Penelope Joan So.