Biography
British actress Anna Friel first became a household name in her native country as a teenager on the serial "Brookside" (Channel 4, 1982-2003), where she enjoyed a revolutionary role playing British television's first lesbian character. She went on to appear in supporting roles in British and American film productions, including the star-studded "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1999) and "Rogue Trader" (1999) opposite Ewan McGregor, before making …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Appeared in the thriller "Limitless," opposite Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro | |
2009 | Starred in a West End adaptation of the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket | |
2009 | Co-starred with Will Ferrell in the big-budget feature adaptation of the 1970s series, "Land of the Lost" | |
2008 | Reprised role for "Goal! 2: Living the Dream" | |
2007 | Cast as Chuck in the ABC series, "Pushing Daisies"; earned a Best Actress Golden Globe (2008) nomination | |
2006 | Played the love interest of a professional soccer player in Danny Cannon's "Goal! The Dream Begins" | |
2003 | Cast in Richard Donner's "Timeline" | |
2002 | Appeared in the independent feature "Me Without You" alongside Michelle Williams | |
2001 | Made West End stage debut in Frank Wedekind's production of "Lulu" | |
1999 | Played Hermia in the all-star remake of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | |
1999 | Cast opposite Ewen McGregor in the Nick Leeson biopic, "Rogue Trader" (premiered in the US on HBO) | |
1999 | Made Broadway debut playing Alice in Patrick Marber's "Closer" | |
1998 | Feature acting debut, "The Land Girls" | |
1998 | Engendered controversy for her nude scenes in the BBC-2 movie "The Tribe" | |
1998 | Had featured role of Bella Wilfer in the BBC adaptation of "Our Mutual Friend" | |
1996 | Appeared in the second and third installments of "Cadfael" (shown in the US on PBS' "Mystery!") | |
1996 | Appeared in an episode of HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" | |
1993 | Played Beth Jordache, the first openly lesbian character on British TV, in "Brookside" | |
1991 | Made TV acting debut as Michael Palin's daughter in an episode of the British series "G.B.H." | |
| Moved with family to Rochdale, England | ||
| Raised in Donegal, Ireland | ||
Awards
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Pushing Daisies |