Anna Friel

Anna Friel

Known for
Acting
Born
July 12, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Hear Me Roar

Hear Me Roar

Movie · as Ashley Bayston

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The Dream Lands

The Dream Lands

TV · as Jas · 1 ep

2026
My Sister's Bones poster

My Sister's Bones

Movie · as Sally Rafter

2026
The F Ward poster

The F Ward

TV · as Dr Gloria Wall · 6 eps

2025
Unforgivable poster

Unforgivable

Movie · as Anna McKinney

2023
Locked In poster

Locked In

Movie · as Nurse Nicky Mackenzie

2022
Monarch poster

Monarch

TV · as Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman · 11 eps

2021
Charming the Hearts of Men poster

Charming the Hearts of Men

Movie · as Grace Gordon

2021
The Box poster

The Box

TV · as Detective Sharon Pici · 7 eps

2021
The Age of Nature poster

The Age of Nature

TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

2021
Great British Photography Challenge poster

Great British Photography Challenge

TV · as Self - Expert · 1 ep

2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration poster

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Movie · as Self

2020
Sulphur & White poster

Sulphur & White

Movie · as Joanne Tait

2020
Books of Blood poster

Books of Blood

Movie · as Mary

2019
The Sea poster

The Sea

Movie · as Jenny

2019
Deep Water poster

Deep Water

TV · as Lisa Kallisto · 6 eps

2018
The Cleanse poster

The Cleanse

Movie · as Maggie

2018
I Am Urban poster

I Am Urban

Movie · as Greta

2018
Butterfly poster

Butterfly

TV · as Vicky Duffy · 3 eps

2017
Tomato Red poster

Tomato Red

Movie · as Bev Merridew

2017
Broken poster

Broken

TV · as Christina Fitzsimmons · 6 eps

2016
I.T. poster

I.T.

Movie · as Rose Regan

2016
Marcella poster

Marcella

TV · as Marcella Backland · 24 eps

2016
The Girlfriend Experience poster

The Girlfriend Experience

TV · as Erica Myles · 14 eps

2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with... poster

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
American Odyssey poster

American Odyssey

TV · as Odelle Ballard · 13 eps

2015
The Saboteurs poster

The Saboteurs

TV · as Julie Smith · 6 eps

2014
Good People poster

Good People

Movie · as Sarah

2014
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest poster

Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest

Movie · as Margery Booth

2013
The Look of Love poster

The Look of Love

Movie · as Jean Raymond

2013
Having You poster

Having You

Movie · as Anna

2013
The Psychopath Next Door poster

The Psychopath Next Door

Movie · as Eve Wright

2012
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 poster

Metamorphosis: Titian 2012

Movie · as Diana

2012
The Amazing Spider-Man T4 Premiere Special

The Amazing Spider-Man T4 Premiere Special

Movie

2012
Public Enemies poster

Public Enemies

TV · as Paula Radnor · 3 eps

2012
Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents

TV · as Jenny · 1 ep

2011
Limitless poster

Limitless

Movie · as Melissa

2011
Treasure Guards poster

Treasure Guards

Movie · as Victoria

2011
Neverland poster

Neverland

TV · as Captain Elizabeth Bonny · 2 eps

2011
Without You poster

Without You

TV · as Ellie Manning · 3 eps

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Movie · as Iris

2010
London Boulevard poster

London Boulevard

Movie · as Briony Mitchel

2010
Come Fly with Me poster

Come Fly with Me

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2009
Land of the Lost poster

Land of the Lost

Movie · as Holly

2009
Theatreland poster

Theatreland

Movie · as Self

2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
7 Days on the Breadline

7 Days on the Breadline

TV · 3 eps

2008
Bathory: Countess of Blood poster

Bathory: Countess of Blood

Movie · as Erzsébet Báthory

2007
Goal II: Living the Dream poster

Goal II: Living the Dream

Movie · as Roz Harmison

2007
Rubbish poster

Rubbish

Movie · as Isobel

2007
Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies

TV · as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles · 22 eps

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Irish Jam poster

Irish Jam

Movie · as Maureen Duffy

2006
Niagara Motel poster

Niagara Motel

Movie · as Denise

2006
The Street poster

The Street

TV · as Dee · 6 eps

2005
Goal! poster

Goal!

Movie · as Roz Harmison

2004
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

Movie · as Susie Wilding

2004
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · as Megan Delaney · 10 eps

2003
Timeline poster

Timeline

Movie · as Lady Claire

2003
Watermelon poster

Watermelon

Movie · as Claire Ryan

2002
Fields of Gold

Fields of Gold

Movie · as Lucia Merritt

2002
Last Rumba in Rochdale poster

Last Rumba in Rochdale

Movie · as Bodney (voice)

2002
Fields of Gold

Fields of Gold

TV · 2 eps

2001
Me Without You poster

Me Without You

Movie · as Marina

2001
The War Bride poster

The War Bride

Movie · as Lily

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
An Everlasting Piece poster

An Everlasting Piece

Movie · as Bronagh

2000
Sunset Strip poster

Sunset Strip

Movie · as Tammy Franklin

2000
Lum the Invader Girl

Lum the Invader Girl

TV · as Lum the Invader (voice) · 2 eps

1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Hermia

1999
Rogue Trader poster

Rogue Trader

Movie · as Lisa Leeson

1999
Mad Cows poster

Mad Cows

Movie · as Maddy

1998
The Land Girls poster

The Land Girls

Movie · as Prue (Prudence)

1998
St. Ives poster

St. Ives

Movie · as Flora Gilchrist

1998
The Tribe poster

The Tribe

Movie · as Lizzie

1998
The Stringer poster

The Stringer

Movie

1998
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as Bella Harmon / Bella Wilfer · 4 eps

1996
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Three Kisses and a Funeral poster

Three Kisses and a Funeral

Movie · as Self

1994
Cadfael poster

Cadfael

TV · as Sioned · 1 ep

1993
Shooting Stars poster

Shooting Stars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
G.B.H. poster

G.B.H.

TV · as Susan Nelson · 7 eps

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 1 ep

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Angelica / Leah · 1 ep

1982
Brookside poster

Brookside

TV · as Beth Jordache · 132 eps