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Aliases: آنا چنسلور

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

Homepage: https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/anna-chancellor-71370/

Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 30


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

Spooks
Average
8

Spooks

(2002) Juliet Shaw
Inspector Morse
Average
8

Inspector Morse

(1987) Sally Smith
Downton Abbey
Average
8

Downton Abbey

(2010) Lady Anstruther
Waking the Dead
Average
7

Waking the Dead

(2001) Lucy Christie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Average
8

Agatha Christie's Poirot

(1989) Virginie Mesnard
Shetland
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0

Shetland

(2013) Phyllis Brennan
Casualty
Average
6

Casualty

(1986) Celia Morton
Rebus
Average
7

Rebus

(2000) Amanda Morrison

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Lady Frances Grey
2023 And Woodward
2022 Diane
Lady Dant
Sasha
Hellen
Lady Latchmere
2021 Lord Vetinari
2020 Eleanor Morrow
2019 Frances Gaunt
Carol
Henrietta
Tessa
2018 Clara Hargreaves
Mrs. Arbuthnott
Rachel Argyll
Penelope
2017 Grace
2016 Stuffco president
Lady Rosse
Mrs Bramble
Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
Milly
Eleanor Davies
Viv
2014 Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
Queen Victoria
Mrs. Leighton
Elizabeth
Second Officer Monday
2013 Amanda Prynne
Aunt Penn
Narrator
Phyllis Brennan
2012 Hope Goodgirl
N/A
Lucie Clayton
2011 Ciss Dacre
Self - Participant
Elspeth Verney
Lix Storm
Mrs. Bellamy
2010 Lady Anstruther
Laura
2009 N/A
2007 Diane
Miss Bagstock
Irene Adler
Judith Suskin
2006 Kate
Elizabeth Doring
N/A
2005 Anne Hathaway
Self
Dana
Questular Rontok
2004 Maddy Bancroft
Lydia Horton
Jo Kenworth
Wendy Stanton
2003 Professor's Daughter (voice)
Mother
N/A
Nicky Bowden
Glynnis Payne
2002 Presenter / Narrator
Diana Lethaby
Juliet Shaw
2001 Molly Cartwright
Diana Mackintosh
Lucy Christie
2000 Amanda Morrison
Muriel Gould
Muriel Gould
1999 Dr. Christine Weir
Nicole Farmer
1997 Barbara Ritchie
Peter Pan
1996 Anna Griffiths
Anna Griffiths
N/A
1995 Caroline Bingley
Julia Piper
1994 Mrs. Peake
Carmen Svennipeg
Woman
Henrietta
1993 Woman in Police Station
1990 N/A
1989 Barmaid
Virginie Mesnard
1987 Sally Smith
1986 Celia Morton
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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