A Taste:

Whitney Houston

Anna Faris got to have some fun playing Observe and Report’s Brandi—makeup counter girl by day, party animal by night.

“Brandi is the worst character I’ve ever played,” laughs Anna. “That was such a joy though [Laughs]. It’s not that often that you get to be bad, especially me. I usually play pretty sweet girls. Brandi is awful in every way. It was definitely privilege.”

In person, Anna displays the same sweetness that most of her characters do—excluding Brandi of course. Also, Anna’s imbued many of her characters with quite a musical sensibility, which also extended Anna rocking out in a few scenes of Observe and Report.

She continues, “I love all kinds of music. I love indie rock. My fiancé loves country so I’m starting to listen to that. I love R&B. But I don’t know why I’m always singing in movies because I have the worst voice you could ever imagine [Laughs]. For some reason, people think it’s amusing. I used to think I could sing, but it turns out I can’t [Laughs].”

Singing talent aside, Anna decided to share her playlist selection with us in this exclusive feature. Check it out below!

Anna Faris’ Playlist:

1. Whitney Houston

“I guess if I could sing, I’d sing like Whitney Houston!”

Wouldn’t we all?

—Rick Florino
04.06.09