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Anna Friel

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Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the British soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to wider prominence through her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2017, she won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character in the detective drama series Marcella (2016–2021). Her other accolades include a Drama Desk Award, an honorary degree, and a BAFTA nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Friel is the 7,670th most popular actor (down from 6,612th in 2024), the 5,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,844th in 2019) and the 864th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anna Friel ranks 7,670 out of 13,578. Before her are Jill Scott, Ethan Suplee, Jasper Pääkkönen, Lina Basquette, Anson Mount, and Rip Taylor. After her are Tatsuya Fujiwara, Caitlin Stasey, Mari Iijima, Tatyana Dogileva, Dolores Fuller, and Stefan Kapičić.

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Among people born in 1976, Anna Friel ranks 307. Before her are Evan McMullin, Martin Solveig, Cho Jin-woong, Avdullah Hoti, Djamel Belmadi, and Ethan Suplee. After her are Yui Horie, Tijana Dapčević, Tatyana Lebedeva, Peter Gade, Florence Kasumba, and Patrick Müller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anna Friel ranks 5,608 out of 8,785. Before her are Zadie Smith (1975), Steve Sumner (1955), Ian Watkins (1977), Alan Garner (1934), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), and Dennis Poore (1916). After her are Viv Anderson (1956), Bryan Sykes (1947), Hamish Harding (1964), Susan Bassnett (1945), Stuart Pearce (1962), and Henry De la Beche (1796).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Anna Friel ranks 864. Before her are Tulisa (1988), Gracie Fields (1898), Lucy Gordon (1980), Robin Sachs (1951), Clare Higgins (1955), and Regé-Jean Page (1988). After her are Wendy Barrie (1912), Cecil Parker (1897), Carmen Ejogo (1973), Emma Samms (1960), Antonia Thomas (1986), and Laura Donnelly (1982).

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