Anna Friel
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
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Brookside
1982
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
The Girlfriend Experience
2016
TFI Friday
1996
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Pushing Daisies
2007
Playhouse Presents
2012
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Cadfael
1994
The Word
1990
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Brookside
as Beth Jordache · 1982
Tales from the Crypt
as Angelica / Leah · 1989
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest · 2011
The Girlfriend Experience
as Erica Myles · 2016
TFI Friday
· 1996
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self · 2009
Pushing Daisies
as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles · 2007
Playhouse Presents
as Jenny · 2012
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self · 2001
Cadfael
as Sioned · 1994
The Word
· 1990
Shooting Stars
as Self · 1993
Marcella
as Marcella Backland · 2016
Limitless
as Melissa · 2011
Without You
as Ellie Manning · 2011
Land of the Lost
as Holly · 2009
American Odyssey
as Odelle Ballard · 2015
The Street
as Dee · 2006
The Jury
as Megan Delaney · 2004
Monarch
as Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman · 2022
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self · 2016
The Saboteurs
as Julie Smith · 2015
Timeline
as Lady Claire · 2003
Good People
as Sarah · 2014
Our Mutual Friend
as Bella Harmon / Bella Wilfer · 1998
Come Fly with Me
as Herself · 2010
Goal!
as Roz Harmison · 2005
Neverland
as Captain Elizabeth Bonny · 2011
Broken
as Christina Fitzsimmons · 2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Hermia · 1999
Goal II: Living the Dream
as Roz Harmison · 2007
Locked In
as Nurse Nicky Mackenzie · 2023
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self · 1996
I.T.
as Rose Regan · 2016
G.B.H.
as Susan Nelson · 1991
London Boulevard
as Briony Mitchel · 2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Iris · 2010
Butterfly
as Vicky Duffy · 2018
Books of Blood
as Mary · 2020
My Sister's Bones
as Sally Rafter · 2026
The Box
as Detective Sharon Pici · 2021
Deep Water
as Lisa Kallisto · 2019
The Look of Love
as Jean Raymond · 2013
The F Ward
as Dr Gloria Wall · 2026
The Stringer
· 1998
Bathory: Countess of Blood
as Erzsébet Báthory · 2008
Rogue Trader
as Lisa Leeson · 1999
Public Enemies
as Paula Radnor · 2012
The Cleanse
as Maggie · 2018
Charming the Hearts of Men
as Grace Gordon · 2021
7 Days on the Breadline
· 2009
Perfect Strangers
as Susie Wilding · 2004
Me Without You
as Marina · 2001
The Amazing Spider-Man T4 Premiere Special
· 2012
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
as Self · 2020
The Dream Lands
as Jas
Sulphur & White
as Joanne Tait · 2020
Tomato Red
as Bev Merridew · 2017
The Land Girls
as Prue (Prudence) · 1998
Lum the Invader Girl
as Lum the Invader (voice) · 2000
Sunset Strip
as Tammy Franklin · 2000
Treasure Guards
as Victoria · 2011
An Everlasting Piece
as Bronagh · 2000
Niagara Motel
as Denise · 2006
The Age of Nature
as Narrator · 2021
Theatreland
as Self · 2009
The Psychopath Next Door
as Eve Wright · 2013
Mad Cows
as Maddy · 1999
Irish Jam
as Maureen Duffy · 2006
Having You
as Anna · 2013
Great British Photography Challenge
as Self - Expert · 2021
Unforgivable
as Anna McKinney · 2025
Fields of Gold
· 2002
I Am Urban
as Greta · 2018
The Tribe
as Lizzie · 1998
Fields of Gold
as Lucia Merritt · 2002
Three Kisses and a Funeral
as Self · 1995
The War Bride
as Lily · 2001
St. Ives
as Flora Gilchrist · 1998
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
as Margery Booth · 2014
Hear Me Roar
as Ashley Bayston
Watermelon
as Claire Ryan · 2003
Last Rumba in Rochdale
as Bodney (voice) · 2002
The Sea
as Jenny · 2019
Rubbish
as Isobel · 2007
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012
as Diana · 2012