Anna Chancellor
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 a
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).
Born
Apr 27, 1965
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
54 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
The Dreamers
2003
as Mother
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Questular Rontok
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
as Henrietta
What a Girl Wants
2003
as Glynnis Payne
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Lady Dant
St Trinian's
2007
as Miss Bagstock
Come Away
2020
as Eleanor Morrow
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
as Jo Kenworth
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Barbara Ritchie
How I Live Now
2013
as Aunt Penn
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