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Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Birthday: 1965-04-27 | Place of Birth: Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

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 and for one at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2013. 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
My Brilliant Career

as    Señora Bossier

2025
Playhouse Creatures

as    Mrs Betterton

2025
Outrageous

as    Sydney Bowles Mitford

2024
My Lady Jane

as    Lady Frances Grey

2024
My Lady Jane: Early Access Screening

as    Lady Frances Grey

2022
Stromboli

as    Diane

2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

as    Lady Dant

2022
Compulsion

as    Sasha

2020
Come Away

as    Eleanor Morrow

2019
For Love or Money

as    Carol

2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

as    Henrietta

2019
Benjamin

as    Tessa

2018
Nativity Rocks!

as    Clara Hargreaves

2018
The Happy Prince

as    Mrs. Arbuthnott

2018
Trust

as    Penelope

2018
Ordeal by Innocence

as    Rachel Argyll

2017
Love of My Life

as    Grace

2017
This Beautiful Fantastic

as    Mrs Bramble

2016
New Blood

as    Eleanor Davies

2016
The Carer

as    Milly

2015
Testament of Youth

as    Mrs. Leighton

2014
Sardines

as    Elizabeth

2014
Inside No. 9 : Sardines

as    Elizabeth

2014
Inside No. 9: Sardines

as    Elizabeth

2014
Inside No. 9: Sardines

as    Elizabeth

2014
Mapp & Lucia

as    Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas

2014
Mapp and Lucia

as    Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas

2014
Fleming

as    Second Officer Monday