Biography

Name: Anna Louise Friel

Born: 12th July 1976

Height: 1.65 m

Place of Birth: Rochdale, Lancashire

Current residence: Windsor and Clerkenwell, London

First experiences of acting: Performed in 8 productions for the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Also appeared at Liverpool Empire, Oldham Colliseum, Duke Of York.

Television: In Their Shoes, 8:15 From Manchester, GBH, Coronation Street, Going Live, In Suspicious Circumstances, Medics, Brookside, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Holiday Programme, Cadfael, You Drive Me, Tales From The Crypt, Our Mutual Friend, The Fear, Fields of Gold, Watermelon.

Films: The Tribe, The Land Girls, St Ives (All For Love), The Stringer, Rogue Trader, Mad Cows, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Sunset Strip, An Everlasting Piece, The War Bride, Me Without You, TimeLine.

Plays: Look Europe (London), Closer (Broadway), Lulu (London & Washington)
Signed autographs
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Bid for a Anna designed teddy. Own an Anna Original
Anna has again lent her support to charity. She has signed and designed a unique T shirt for teddy bears in support of the Birth Defects Foundation.

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Fox Television

The Jury
Anna has just completed 9 episodes of 'The Jury' for Fox T.V. in New York.

The Jury premiered on June 8th 2004. Early US reviews single out Anna for particular praise.

The San Francisco Chronicle said the cast was "bolstered significantly by Anna Friel", while the Chicago Tribune described her performance as "very impressive" saying "She's a natural...and Anna Friel is ever more impressive".

The Daily News, New York added: "Friel is more sultry than your average lawyer" and Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Breezier moments come whenever Brit import Anna Friel is on screen".

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Perfect Strangers

 Perfect Strangers
At present Anna is filming 'Perfect Strangers' with Rob Lowe for one week in London, three in Toronto. 		    Awards: 1994 Best Newcomer (TV Quick Magazine)
1995 Best Actress (TV Times Awards)
1995 Best Actress (Smash Hits Poll Winners)
1999 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Award ) - for "Closer" on Broadway, New York.

  
     

(Closer's additional Broadway Production Awards were: Best Play - 1999 Tony Award® Nomination, Special Achievement Award to the cast of CLOSER for Ensemble Performance - 1999 Outer Circle Critics' Award, Best Foreign Play - New York Drama Critics' Circle Award 1999 )
(Our Mutual Friend (BBC) won 4 BAFTAs in 1999 for Design, Make Up/Hair, Sound and Best Drama Serial as well as being nominated for 5 other Awards. The series also won the 1998 Royal TV Society Award for Best Production Design & Drama, 2 1999 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (Best Actor & Drama Serial) and the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival Certificate of Merit for TV Drama Series.)

Agent:
 A.I.N. (UK)
C.A.A. (US)