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Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 27, 1965 (60)
Birthplace Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

Known For

Filmography

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

as Lady Dant

Come Away

Come Away

2020

as Eleanor Morrow

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

2019

as Carol

Benjamin

Benjamin

2019

as Tessa

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

2019

as Henrietta

Nativity Rocks!

Nativity Rocks!

2018

as Clara Hargreaves

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018

as Mrs. Arbuthnott

Love of My Life

Love of My Life

2017

as Grace

The Carer

The Carer

2016

as Milly

This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016

as Mrs Bramble

The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer

2016

as Stuffco president

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2014

as Mrs. Leighton

Private Lives

Private Lives

2013

as Amanda Prynne

How I Live Now

How I Live Now

2013

as Aunt Penn

We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

2012

as Lucie Clayton

Hysteria

Hysteria

2011

as Mrs. Bellamy

Critical Eye

Critical Eye

2010

as Laura

Christmas at the Riviera

Christmas at the Riviera

2007

as Diane

St. Trinian's

St. Trinian's

2007

as Miss Bagstock

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

2006

as Elizabeth Doring

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006

as Kate

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

as Questular Rontok

The Best Man

The Best Man

2005

as Dana

Roman Road

Roman Road

2004

as Maddy Bancroft

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

2003

as Mother

What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003

as Glynnis Payne

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003

as Professor's Daughter (voice)

The Real Jane Austen

The Real Jane Austen

2002

as Presenter / Narrator

Crush

Crush

2002

as Molly Cartwright

Longitude

Longitude

2000

as Muriel Gould

Heart

Heart

1999

as Nicole Farmer

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

as Barbara Ritchie

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Peter Pan

Staggered

Staggered

1994

as Carmen Svennipeg

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

as Henrietta

Tom & Viv

Tom & Viv

1994

as Woman

Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

1994

as Mrs. Peake

Century

Century

1993

as Woman in Police Station

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Julia Piper

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jan 03, 1995

Spooks

as Juliet Shaw

Episodes: 14

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Frances Gaunt

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jul 28, 2019

The Hour

as Lix Storm

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jul 19, 2011

Flowers

as Viv

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Apr 25, 2016

Trust

as Penelope

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 25, 2018

That Dirty Black Bag

as Hellen

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 10, 2022

My Lady Jane

as Lady Frances Grey

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 27, 2024

New Blood

as Eleanor Davies

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 09, 2016

Pride and Prejudice

as Caroline Bingley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 24, 1995

The Vice

as Dr. Christine Weir

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 04, 1999

The Cazalets

as Diana Mackintosh

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 2001

Hotel Portofino

as Lady Latchmere

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 27, 2022

Fifteen-Love

as And Woodward

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 21, 2023

The Watch

as Lord Vetinari

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 03, 2021

Outrageous

as Sydney Bowles Mitford

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Unknown

Karaoke

as Anna Griffiths

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 28, 1996

Hidden

as Elspeth Verney

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 06, 2011

Fleming

as Second Officer Monday

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 29, 2014

Compulsion

as Sasha

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 12, 2022

Cold Lazarus

as Anna Griffiths

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 1996

Shetland

as Phyllis Brennan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 10, 2013

Mapp and Lucia

as Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 29, 2014

Ordeal by Innocence

as Rachel Argyll

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 2018

Inspector Morse

as Sally Smith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

A Touch of Cloth

as Hope Goodgirl

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 26, 2012

Waking the Dead

as Lucy Christie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

Tipping the Velvet

as Diana Lethaby

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 2002

Longitude

as Muriel Gould

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2000

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Lydia Horton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Virginie Mesnard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Rebus

as Amanda Morrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2000

Inside No. 9

as Elizabeth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Hustle

as Wendy Stanton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 2004

Casualty

as Celia Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Downton Abbey

as Lady Anstruther

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

The Crown

as Lady Rosse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Lewis

as Judith Suskin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2007

Death in Paradise

as Ciss Dacre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2011

The Girlfriend

as Lilith

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Unknown

Jupiter Moon

Episodes: 150

First Aired: Mar 27, 1990

Suburban Shootout

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Mar 22, 2006

Pramface

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 23, 2012

Fortysomething

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 29, 2003

Silent Witness

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Law & Order: UK

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2011

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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2025 2 8 16 2
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