Anna Friel | |
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Born | Anna Louise Friel (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (age 48) Rochdale,Greater Manchester, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Partner(s) | David Thewlis (2001–2010) Rhys Ifans (2011–2014) |
Children | 1 |
Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is anEnglish actress. She began professionally acting at the age of 13. She first became notable for playing Beth Jordache in the soap operaBrookside (1993–95). Outside the UK, she became known for her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles in theABC seriesPushing Daisies (2007–09).
Friel's movie credits includeThe Land Girls (1998),A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999),Rogue Trader (1999),Sunset Strip (2000),Me Without You (2001),Timeline (2003),Goal! (2005),Bathory (2008),Land of the Lost (2009),London Boulevard (2010),You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010),Limitless (2011),The Look of Love (2013),The Cleanse (2016) andI.T. (2016).
Friel has also starred in many British and American television shows, such asThe Jury (2004),Odyssey (2015),The Girlfriend Experience (2017) andMarcella (2016–present). Her stage work includesPatrick Marber'sCloser (Broadway, 1999), andWest End productions ofBreakfast at Tiffany's (2009) andUncle Vanya (2012).
Friel was born inRochdale,Greater Manchester. She has dated actorsDavid Thewlis andRhys Ifans. She has a daughter, Gracie (born 2005), with Thewlis.[1]