Anna Friel's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Pushing Daisies Charlotte '… Without You (UK) Ellie Manning The Jury Megan Delaney

Main Movie Roles 2010 - You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2009 - Land of the Lost 2008 - Bathory 2007 - Goal II: Living the Dream 2003 - Timeline 2000 - An Everlasting Piece 1999 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999 - Rogue Trader

BIOGRAPHY:

Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She rose to fame in the UK as Beth Jordache on Channel 4 soap Brookside, and has worked consistently in film and TV since. born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, She attended Crompton House Church of England High School, in High Crompton, Shaw and Crompton. She then attended Holy Cross College in Bury. Friel became interested in acting at an early age and received frequent praise for her work at local talent shows, following the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, Friel was offered six pilots but declined all six roles in favour of focusing on her movie career.some being, London Boulevard,Angel Makers,You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,Neverland,Treasure guards,Limitless a 2011 American techno-thriller film directed by Neil Burger and starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro .


TRIVIA:

• Was one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the world (2008).
• Living with partner actor 'David Thewlis' (qv)
• (9 July 2005) Gave birth to a baby girl, named Gracie Ellen Mary. This is her first child with actor 'David Thewlis' (qv). Gracie was born at London's Portland Hospital and weighed 7lb 4oz.
• Is of Irish descent.
• With boyfriend 'David Thewlis' (qv), became The Faces Of Mulberry for Spring 2002.
• Made her American stage debut at New York City's Music Box in 1999 as Alice in 'Patrick Marber' (qv)'s "Closer".
• Made her British stage debut in off-West End London production of "Lulu" by 'Frank Wedekind' (qv) in 2001.
• Ranked #21 in Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV list (March 2008).