Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Anna Theodora Chancellor (born 27 April 1965) is an English actress who has appeared widely on TV, film and in the theatre. She received a nomination for BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lix Storm in The Hour (2011–2012), and has twice been nominated for Olivier Awards, in 1997 for her performances in Stanley at the National Theatre, and again in 2014 for Private Lives at the Gielgud Theatre. She was also nominated for an award at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 2007 and for one at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2013. On television, she is also known for her roles in the ITV series Kavanagh QC (1995-1997) and Grantchester (2016); the BBC series Pride and Prejudice (1995), Tipping the Velvet (2002), Spooks (2005-2007), Pramface (2012–2014), Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Rain Dogs (2023); the Channel 5 series Suburban Shootout (2006–2007); the Netflix series The Crown (2017); the Epix series Pennyworth (2019–2021); and the BritBox series Hotel Portofino (2022). Her films include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and How I Live Now (2013).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
    Birthday
    27 April 1965
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
7.191
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral
6.8
St. Trinian's
St. Trinian's
5.929
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
3.5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.667
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little
6.382
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
6.4
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
6.41
Crush
Crush
5.7
Staggered
Staggered
5.3
Christmas at the Riviera
Christmas at the Riviera
4.2
How I Live Now
How I Live Now
6.652
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
5.3
The Real Jane Austen
The Real Jane Austen
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Private Lives
Private Lives
10
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
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Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
0
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
7.287
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
0
Stromboli
Stromboli
5.268
This Beautiful Fantastic
This Beautiful Fantastic
7.135
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
6.276
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
6.9
The Best Man
The Best Man
5.4
Breaking and Entering
Breaking and Entering
6.1
Century
Century
5.4
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
5.6
The Carer
The Carer
6.7
We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan
5.7
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
6.2
Roman Road
Roman Road
0
Longitude
Longitude
7.3
Love of My Life
Love of My Life
5.1
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer
6
Heart
Heart
5.5
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
6.3
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv
6.1
Hysteria
Hysteria
6.672
Critical Eye
Critical Eye
0
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
5.4
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks!
3.8
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
7.2
Come Away
Come Away
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Benjamin
Benjamin
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Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
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Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
10
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0
Inside No. 9: Sardines
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Playhouse Creatures
Playhouse Creatures
0
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
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