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Anna Friel
Anna Friel is an English actor who is best known for her performance as 'Beth Jordache' in the series 'Brookside' (1993–1995). Apart from her performance in the series, her lesbian kiss in it brought her prominence. Friel eventually appeared in a few more controversial projects that had elements of nudity and adult content. She has several projects from the British entertainment industry to her name but earned international fame with the portrayal of 'Charlotte "Chuck" Charles' in 'Pushing Daisies' (2007–2009). Friel has proved her brilliance not only on screen but on stage, too, and has received several accolades, including an 'International Emmy Award,' a 'BAFTA Award' nomination, a 'Drama Desk Award,' a 'Golden Globe Award' nomination, a 'Genie Award' nomination, a 'National Television Award,' and an 'RTS Award.'
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Born
July 12, 1976
Birth Place
Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
Nationality
British
Sun Sign
Cancer
Also Known As
Anna Louise Friel
Famous As
Actress
Height
5'5" (165 cm)
Education
Holy Cross College (UK)
Partner
David Thewlis (2001–2010), Rhys Ifans (2011–2014)
Father
Desmond, Desmond "Des" Friel
Mother
Julie
Siblings
Michael
Children
Gracie Ellen Mary Friel
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Anna Friel: ‘I thought acting would be a hobby – never a job’

I don’t know which memory came first: falling down the stairs and knocking down our Christmas tree, being bought my first nail varnish and getting it on my Wonder Woman pyjamas, or accidentally setting my brand-new parka on fire the first day I wore it. Each probably reveals something about my soul.
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Anna Friel to Lead TV Adaptation of Thriller The Perfect Girlfriend

Anna Friel to Lead TV Adaptation of Thriller The Perfect Girlfriend. After receiving acclaim for her roles in Marcella and Butterfly, Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel is gearing up for the small screen once again as she has signed on to star in the series adaptation of Karen Hamilton’s thriller novel The Perfect Girlfriend, of which she previously narrated the audiobook iteration, according to Deadline.
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Anna Friel to play The Perfect Girlfriend

The and Marcella alum will lead the TV adaptation of Karen Hamilton’s novel of the same name, about an attractive, confident and driven woman who's training to be a flight attendant for the airline where her pilot ex-boyfriend works. She'll try to lure him away from his new girlfriend by making herself out to be the perfect girlfriend. The Perfect Girlfriend will be shopped around.
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TALK OF THE TOWN: Who dished the dirt on Anna Friel? Marcella star still manages to look glamorous in her dyed blonde locks as she shares a behind-the-scenes snap from her ITV crime drama

Fame can be a dirty business… and it looks like Anna Friel has been the victim of some particularly aggressive mud-slinging. This snap, shared by her online, comes from behind the scenes of her ITV crime drama, Marcella. Despite being covered in muck, Anna, 44, still manages to look glamorous...
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Anna Friel recalls a ‘supernatural experience’

London, Jan 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Anna Friel claims she had a supernatural experience when she was a child. The actress, now 44, has insisted that she encountered the spiritual world when she was just seven years old. Back then, she watched her "little brass bear" move across a table without anyone touching it, femalefirst.co.uk reported.
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Anna Friel believes in ghosts: I had a supernatural experience as a child

Anna Friel believes in ghosts after having a “supernatural experience” as a child, in which she saw her "little brass bear" move across a table without touching it. Anna Friel believes in ghosts after having a “supernatural experience” as a child. The 44-year-old actress has claimed she encountered the spiritual...
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Who is Anna Friel and what has the actress starred in?

ANNA Friel burst onto the British TV scene when she starred in the classic soap Brookside. Since then she's gone on to enjoy success on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, the actress is wowing fans in the gripping ITV drama Marcella. Here's Anna's story and a reminder of what else you might have seen her in...
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Anna Friel: 'I Attract Dark, Controversial Roles'

From being one half of TV’s first pre-watershed female same-sex kiss in Brookside, to playing the mother of a trans child in Butterfly, Anna Friel has always pushed boundaries. Marcella, returning to screens this month, has cemented that reputation. Written by Scandi crime behemoth Hans Rosenfeldt (the brains behind The Bridge), her portrayal of a hardboiled cop suffering from a neurological condition called dissociative fugue – causing her to black out during times of stress – has sparked countrywide conversations, not just over whodunnit but about mental health and PTSD. Anna won an International Emmy for good measure.