Anna Chancellor
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-04-27 in 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).
Most Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Virginie Mesnard
Death in Paradise
as Ciss Dacre
The Crown
as Lady Rosse
Downton Abbey
as Lady Anstruther
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lydia Horton
Silent Witness
Shetland
as Phyllis Brennan
Casualty
as Celia Morton
Inside No. 9
as Elizabeth
Spooks
as Juliet Shaw
Lewis
as Judith Suskin
Inspector Morse
as Sally Smith
Waking the Dead
as Lucy Christie
Pride and Prejudice
as Caroline Bingley
Hustle
as Wendy Stanton
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Frances Gaunt
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Trust
as Penelope
The Girlfriend
as Lillith Greenway
