Anna Chancellor
Born April 27, 1965 (Age: 60)
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Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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).
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).
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Filmography
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
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as Lady Dant
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Age: 57
Come Away
2020
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as Eleanor Morrow
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Age: 55
The Happy Prince
2018
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as Mrs. Arbuthnott
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Age: 52
The Carer
2016
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as Milly
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Age: 51
Testament of Youth
2015
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as Mrs. Leighton
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Age: 49
Sardines
2014
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as Elizabeth
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Age: 48
Hysteria
2011
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as Mrs. Bellamy
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Age: 46
St Trinian's
2007
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as Miss Bagstock
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Age: 42
Breaking and Entering
2006
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as Kate
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Age: 41
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
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as Questular Rontok
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Age: 40
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
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as Jo Kenworth
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Age: 38
The Dreamers
2003
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as Mother
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Age: 38
What a Girl Wants
2003
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as Glynnis Payne
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Age: 37
Longitude
2000
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as Muriel Gould
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Age: 34
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
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as Barbara Ritchie
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Age: 32
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
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as Peter Pan
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Age: 32
Princess Caraboo
1994
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as Mrs. Peake
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Age: 29
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
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as Henrietta
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Age: 28
Century
1993
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as Woman in Police Station
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Age: 28