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Actress · 2025
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Biography
Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She rose to fame in the United Kingdom as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), and later gained wider recognition for her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles in the series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Interesting facts
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Anna made her American stage debut in 1999 when she played the role of Alice in the theatrical production of Patrick Marber's Closer.
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Anna auditioned for the role of Nymphadora Tonks in "Harry Potter" when, after the sixth book, it was revealed that Tonks was in love with Remus Lupin, played by David Thewlis, with whom Anna is in a romantic relationship.
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Her stage debut in England came in 2001, in the play "Lulu" by Frank Wedekind.
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Full name: Anna Louise Friel.
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Anna is Irish by descent.
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Anna Friel has a daughter from her common-law marriage to David Thewlis: Gracie Ellen Mary Thewlis (07/09/05).
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