Anna Friel
Milestones
- Birthplace: Rochdale, Lancashire
- Birthday: July 12, 1976
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2007
Cast as Chuck in the ABC series, Pushing Daisies ; earned a Golden Globe (2008) nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
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2006
Starred as the love interest of a professional soccer player in Danny Cannon s Goal! The Dream Begins
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2003
Cast in Richard Donner s Timeline
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2002
Appeared in the independent feature Me Without You alongside Michelle Williams
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2001
Portrayed Lulu in Frank Wedekind s plays at the Almeida Theater in London
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1999
Broadway debut alongside Natasha Richardson, Rupert Graves and Ciaran Hinds in Closer
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1999
Cast opposite Ewen McGregor in the Nick Leeson biopic, Rogue Trader (premiered in the US on HBO)
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1999
Played Hermia in the all-star remake of A Midsummer Night s Dream
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1998
Engendered controversy for her nude scenes in the BBC-2 movie The Tribe
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1998
Feature acting debut, The Land Girls
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1998
Had featured role of Bella Wilfer in BBC adaptation of Our Mutual Friend
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1996
Appeared in an episode of HBO s Tales From the Crypt
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1993 to 1995
Played Beth Jordache, the first openly lesbian character on British TV, in the Channel 4 serial Brookside
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1991
TV acting debut as Michael Palin s daughter in an episode of the British series GBH (Channel 4)
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Had role in the second and third installments of Cadfael (shown in the USA on PBS Mystery! )
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Moved with family to Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Raised in Donegal, Ireland