--- title: Anna Kendrick Kate Spade: Actor Makes Getting Locked Out Look Fun description: Anna Kendrick, star of Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air, knows how to have fun, even when she's locked out of her apartment. canonical: https://time.com/3586461/anna-kendrick-kate-spade/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-14T22:34:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:14:38.781Z og:title: Anna Kendrick Kate Spade: Actor Makes Getting Locked Out Look Fun og:description: Anna Kendrick, star of Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air, knows how to have fun, even when she's locked out of her apartment. og:url: https://time.com/3586461/anna-kendrick-kate-spade/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Anna Kendrick Kate Spade: Actor Makes Getting Locked Out Look Fun twitter:description: Anna Kendrick, star of Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air, knows how to have fun, even when she's locked out of her apartment. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Anna Kendrick Makes Getting Locked Out Look Like Fun > Sponsored content. 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In a new ad for Kate Spade, the actress checks out her purchases while she waits to get back in. She tries on new clothes from the designer, chats on the phone and sips champagne with a straw. 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