Kay Cannon

American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress
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Kay Cannon

Summary

Kay Cannon is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Illinois[2]. She was born on August 22, 1974[3]. She worked as a screenwriter[4], actor[5], television actor[6], film producer[7], and television producer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,738 views/month, #4,436 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Illinois[2], Kay Cannon…
  • Kay Cannon was born on August 22, 1974[3].
  • Kay Cannon held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Kay Cannon's native language[11].
  • Kay Cannon worked as a screenwriter[4].
  • Kay Cannon's professions included actor[5].
  • Kay Cannon worked as a television actor[6].
  • Kay Cannon worked as a film producer[7].
  • Kay Cannon's professions included television producer[8].
  • Kay Cannon's professions included film director[12].
  • Kay Cannon's field of work was film screenwriting[13].
  • Kay Cannon was educated at Lewis University[14].
  • Kay Cannon was educated at Reed-Custer High School[15].
  • Kay Cannon received the Writers Guild of America Award[16].
  • Kay Cannon is recorded as female[17].
  • Kay Cannon's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kay Cannon's Commons category is recorded as Kay Cannon[19].
  • Kay Cannon's family name is recorded as Cannon[20].
  • Kay Cannon's given name is recorded as Kay[21].
  • Kay Cannon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Kay Cannon's writing language is recorded as English[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1974-08-22[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 59a3a489-3522-4ee4-851b-1ad14900b90c[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Illinois[2], Kay Cannon… she was born on August 22, 1974[3]. English was her native language[11].

Education

Educated at Lewis University[14], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1932[30] and Reed-Custer High School[15], a high school[31], in United States[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], actor[5], television actor[6], film producer[7], television producer[8], and film director[12]. Kay Cannon's field of work was film screenwriting[13].

Recognition

Kay Cannon received the Writers Guild of America Award[16].

Why It Matters

Kay Cannon ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,738 views/month, #4,436 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Kay Cannon born?

Kay Cannon's place of birth was Illinois[2].

What did Kay Cannon do for work?

Kay Cannon worked as screenwriter[4], actor[5], television actor[6], film producer[7], and television producer[8].

Where did Kay Cannon go to school?

Kay Cannon was educated at Lewis University[14] and Reed-Custer High School[15].

What awards did Kay Cannon receive?

Honors received include Writers Guild of America Award[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Kay
    Field of work film screenwriting
    Spouse Jason Sudeikis
    Family name Cannon
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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