1965-04-27 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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Playhouse Creatures | Mrs Betterton | 2025-04-15 |
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Lady Dant | 2022-07-15 |
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Stromboli | Diane | 2022-11-03 |
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Come Away | Eleanor Morrow | 2020-11-12 |
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One Red Nose Day and a Wedding | Henrietta | 2019-03-15 |
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Benjamin | Tessa | 2019-03-15 |
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For Love or Money | Carol | 2019-03-15 |
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The Happy Prince | Mrs. Arbuthnott | 2018-04-12 |
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Nativity Rocks! | Clara Hargreaves | 2018-11-23 |
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Love of My Life | Grace | 2017-02-17 |
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The Carer | Milly | 2016-08-05 |
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National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina | 2016-10-08 |
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This Beautiful Fantastic | Mrs Bramble | 2016-10-20 |
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The Last Dragonslayer | Stuffco president | 2016-12-25 |
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Testament of Youth | Mrs. Leighton | 2015-01-16 |
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Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled | Queen Victoria | 2014-11-13 |
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Inside No. 9: Sardines | Elizabeth | 2014-02-13 |
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Confessions Of An Alien Abductee | Narrator | 2013-05-03 |
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How I Live Now | Aunt Penn | 2013-09-10 |
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Private Lives | Amanda Prynne | 2013-12-11 |
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We'll Take Manhattan | Lucie Clayton | 2012-01-26 |
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Hysteria | Mrs. Bellamy | 2011-06-06 |
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Critical Eye | Laura | 2010-03-09 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Irene Adler | 2007-03-25 |
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St. Trinian's | Miss Bagstock | 2007-12-21 |
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Christmas at the Riviera | Diane | 2007-12-23 |
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The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton | Elizabeth Doring | 2006-10-16 |
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Breaking and Entering | Kate | 2006-12-15 |
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-09-05 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Questular Rontok | 2005-04-28 |
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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets | Anne Hathaway | 2005-11-22 |
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The Best Man | Dana | 2005-07-09 |
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Roman Road | Maddy Bancroft | 2004-12-31 |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Jo Kenworth | 2004-03-12 |
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Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose | Professor's Daughter (voice) | 2003-12-26 |
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Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie | Nicky Bowden | 2003-04-30 |
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Narrator (voice) | 2003-11-29 |
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What a Girl Wants | Glynnis Payne | 2003-03-27 |
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The Dreamers | Mother | 2003-10-10 |
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Crush | Molly Cartwright | 2002-06-07 |
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The Real Jane Austen | Presenter / Narrator | 2002-12-30 |
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Longitude | Muriel Gould | 2000-01-02 |
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Heart | Nicole Farmer | 1999-01-01 |
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FairyTale: A True Story | Peter Pan | 1997-10-24 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Little | Barbara Ritchie | 1997-11-14 |
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Four Weddings and a Funeral | Henrietta | 1994-03-09 |
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Staggered | Carmen Svennipeg | 1994-07-08 |
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Tom & Viv | Woman | 1994-04-15 |
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Princess Caraboo | Mrs. Peake | 1994-09-16 |
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Century | Woman in Police Station | 1993-12-31 |
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Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) | Barmaid | 1989-09-01 |
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