ActorAnna Farisis so well-known for her comedic roles that she’s become almost typecast as the funny girl-next-door.

Though Faris found success onstage, being a movie star was never her first dream.

“At the last minute I decided to give myself a year in LA.

Anna Faris poses for the camera

If I was happy at the end of the year, great.

If not, I’d move to London,” she added.

Faris' dream of becoming a writer didn’t come out of left field.

Anna Faris in 2018

Per Useless Daily, she graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English literature.