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Also known as Anna Louise Friel

British actress

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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. Born Anna Louise Friel 12 July 1976 (age 35) Rochdale, Lancashire, England Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present Partner David Thewlis (2001–10) Rhys Ifans (2011-) Website http://www.annafriel.org <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Anna+Friel">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Born
Anna Louise Friel , ( 1976-07-12 ) 12 July 1976 (age 49) , Rochdale , England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1990–present
Partners
Darren Day (1994-1997) David Thewlis (2001–2010) Rhys Ifans (2011–2014)

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Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the British soap opera 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. In 2017, she won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character in the detective drama series Marcella (2016–2021). Her other accolades include a Drama Desk Award, an honorary degree, and a BAFTA nomination.

Friel made her feature film debut in 1998 with a leading role in The Land Girls. Subsequent credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), Me Without You (2001), Timeline (2003), Goal! (2005), Bathory (2008), Land of the Lost (2009), Limitless (2011), Books of Blood (2020), and Charming the Hearts of Men (2021). Her stage credits include Closer (Broadway, 1999), Breakfast at Tiffany's (West End, 2009), and Uncle Vanya (West End, 2012).

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