Acting

Anna Friel

Born 1976-07-12 · Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She rose to fame in the UK as Beth Jordache on the Channel 4 soap Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to wider prominence through her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

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The F Ward
as Dr Gloria Wall
2026
My Sister's Bones
as Sally Rafter
2026
Unforgivable
as Anna McKinney
2025
Locked In
as Nurse Nicky Mackenzie
2023
Monarch
as Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman
2022
The Box
as Detective Sharon Pici
2021
The Age of Nature
as Narrator
2021
Charming the Hearts of Men
as Grace Gordon
2021
Great British Photography Challenge
as Self - Expert
2021
Books of Blood
as Mary
2020
Sulphur & White
as Joanne Tait
2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
as Self
2020
Deep Water
as Lisa Kallisto
2019
The Sea
as Jenny
2019
Butterfly
as Vicky Duffy
2018
The Cleanse
as Maggie
2018
I Am Urban
as Greta
2018
Broken
as Christina Fitzsimmons
2017
Tomato Red
as Bev Merridew
2017
I.T.
as Rose Regan
2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self
2016
The Girlfriend Experience
as Erica Myles
2016
Marcella
as Marcella Backland
2016
American Odyssey
as Odelle Ballard
2015
The Saboteurs
as Julie Smith
2015
Good People
as Sarah
2014
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
as Margery Booth
2014
The Psychopath Next Door
as Eve Wright
2013
Having You
as Anna
2013
The Look of Love
as Jean Raymond
2013
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012
as Diana
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man T4 Premiere Special
2012
Playhouse Presents
as Jenny
2012
Public Enemies
as Paula Radnor
2012
Without You
as Ellie Manning
2011
Neverland
as Captain Elizabeth Bonny
2011
Treasure Guards
as Victoria
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
2011
Limitless
as Melissa
2011
Come Fly with Me
as Herself
2010
London Boulevard
as Briony Mitchel
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Iris
2010
7 Days on the Breadline
2009
Land of the Lost
as Holly
2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self
2009
Theatreland
as Self
2009
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as Erzsébet Báthory
2008
Pushing Daisies
as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles
2007
Rubbish
as Isobel
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Goal II: Living the Dream
as Roz Harmison
2007
The Street
as Dee
2006
Niagara Motel
as Denise
2006
Irish Jam
as Maureen Duffy
2006
Goal!
as Roz Harmison
2005
Perfect Strangers
as Susie Wilding
2004
The Jury
as Megan Delaney
2004
Timeline
as Lady Claire
2003
Watermelon
as Claire Ryan
2003
Fields of Gold
as Lucia Merritt
2002
Fields of Gold
2002
Last Rumba in Rochdale
as Bodney (voice)
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
Me Without You
as Marina
2001
The War Bride
as Lily
2001
An Everlasting Piece
as Bronagh
2000
Sunset Strip
as Tammy Franklin
2000
Lum the Invader Girl
as Lum the Invader (voice)
2000
Mad Cows
as Maddy
1999
Rogue Trader
as Lisa Leeson
1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Hermia
1999
The Tribe
as Lizzie
1998
The Land Girls
as Prue (Prudence)
1998
The Stringer
1998
Our Mutual Friend
as Bella Harmon / Bella Wilfer
1998
St. Ives
as Flora Gilchrist
1998
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
1996
TFI Friday
1996
Three Kisses and a Funeral
as Self
1995
Cadfael
as Sioned
1994