The star of Netflix film Woman of the Hour has explained how she once claimed she 'forgot' one of her most iconic film roles. Anna Kendrick also made her directorial debut for the true crime release that examines a part of the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala. Kendrick plays the role of Cheryl Bradshaw who appeared on the Dating Game as a contestant opposite Alcala, and chose him for a date, without knowing he had taken the lives of at least three women.

However, the now 39-year-old has explained why she once posted on her social media account that she forgot she appeared in the popular Twilight franchise. Back in 2018, Kendrick posted: "Holy s**t, I just remembered I was in Twilight." She actually appeared in three out of the four films of the series including the original, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn: Part One, playing the role of Jessica Stanley, one of Bella Swan's, played by Kristen Stewart, school friends.

While appearing on podcast Call Her Daddy, she explained the post and its meaning in more detail to host Alex Cooper. She said: “A while ago, I had done a silly funny tweet..

..And people were like, ‘You didn’t forget that you were in Twilight.

' “The answer is truly yes and no. Obviously I didn’t forget the experience of making the movies..

. But those movies, especially at the time, took on such a life of their own, and they were such a kind of, for better or for worse, a kind of touchstone." Kendrick went on to say that the series, which earned mo.