Anna Friel

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Anna Friel

Acting 50 July 12, 1976

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 promine…

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Limitless

Limitless

7.2 2011 Movie
Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

5.5 2009 Movie
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2 2007 TV Show
Goal!

Goal!

6.8 2005 Movie
Timeline

Timeline

5.7 2003 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

5.9 2010 Movie
London Boulevard

London Boulevard

5.9 2010 Movie
Goal II: Living the Dream

Goal II: Living the Dream

6.0 2007 Movie
I.T.

I.T.

5.4 2016 Movie
The Girlfriend Experience

The Girlfriend Experience

7.0 2016 TV Show
Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies

7.9 2007 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The F Ward

    TV show Dr Gloria Wall

  2. 2026
    My Sister's Bones

    Movie Sally Rafter

  3. 2025
    Unforgivable

    Movie Anna McKinney

  4. 2023
    Locked In

    Movie Nurse Nicky Mackenzie

  5. 2022
    Monarch

    TV show Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman

  6. 2021
    The Box

    TV show Detective Sharon Pici

  7. 2021
    The Age of Nature

    TV show Narrator

  8. 2021
    Charming the Hearts of Men

    Movie Grace Gordon

  9. 2021
    Great British Photography Challenge

    TV show Self - Expert

  10. 2020
    Books of Blood

    Movie Mary

  11. 2020
    Sulphur & White

    Movie Joanne Tait

  12. 2020
    Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

    Movie Self

  13. 2019
    Deep Water

    TV show Lisa Kallisto

  14. 2019
    The Sea

    Movie Jenny

  15. 2018
    Butterfly

    TV show Vicky Duffy

  16. 2018
    The Cleanse

    Movie Maggie

More credits
  1. 2018
    I Am Urban

    Movie Greta

  2. 2017
    Broken

    TV show Christina Fitzsimmons

  3. 2017
    Tomato Red

    Movie Bev Merridew

  4. 2016
    I.T.

    Movie Rose Regan

  5. 2016
    John Bishop: In Conversation with...

    TV show Self

  6. 2016
    The Girlfriend Experience

    TV show Erica Myles

  7. 2016
    Marcella

    TV show Marcella Backland

  8. 2015
    American Odyssey

    TV show Odelle Ballard

  9. 2015
    The Saboteurs

    TV show Julie Smith

  10. 2014
    Good People

    Movie Sarah

  11. 2014
    Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest

    Movie Margery Booth

  12. 2013
    The Psychopath Next Door

    Movie Eve Wright

  13. 2013
    Having You

    Movie Anna

  14. 2013
    The Look of Love

    Movie Jean Raymond

  15. 2012
    Metamorphosis: Titian 2012

    Movie Diana

  16. 2012
    The Amazing Spider-Man T4 Premiere Special

    Movie

  17. 2012
    Playhouse Presents

    TV show Jenny

  18. 2012
    Public Enemies

    TV show Paula Radnor

  19. 2011
    Without You

    TV show Ellie Manning

  20. 2011
    Neverland

    TV show Captain Elizabeth Bonny

  21. 2011
    Treasure Guards

    Movie Victoria

  22. 2011
    The Jonathan Ross Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  23. 2011
    Limitless

    Movie Melissa

  24. 2010
    Come Fly with Me

    TV show Herself