Anna Chancellor

Acting

Anna Chancellor

Born April 27, 1965Richmond, Surrey, England, UK101 credits

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).

Known For

Filmography

Box of Frogs
2026Box of Frogs
as AnnaMovie
The Girlfriend
2025The Girlfriend
as Lillith GreenwayTV
Outrageous
2025Outrageous
as Sydney Bowles MitfordTV
Playhouse Creatures
2025Playhouse Creatures
as Mrs BettertonMovie
My Lady Jane
2024My Lady Jane
as Lady Frances GreyTV
Fifteen-Love
2023Fifteen-Love
as And WoodwardTV
Stromboli
2022Stromboli
as DianeMovie
Compulsion
2022Compulsion
as SashaTV
Hotel Portofino
2022Hotel Portofino
as Lady LatchmereTV
The Watch
2021The Watch
as Lord VetinariTV
Come Away
2020Come Away
as Eleanor MorrowMovie
Benjamin
2019Benjamin
as TessaMovie
Nativity Rocks!
2018Nativity Rocks!
as Clara HargreavesMovie
The Happy Prince
2018The Happy Prince
as Mrs. ArbuthnottMovie
Ordeal by Innocence
2018Ordeal by Innocence
as Rachel ArgyllTV
Trust
2018Trust
as PenelopeTV
Love of My Life
2017Love of My Life
as GraceMovie
The Last Dragonslayer
2016The Last Dragonslayer
as Stuffco presidentMovie
The Crown
2016The Crown
as Lady RosseTV
This Beautiful Fantastic
2016This Beautiful Fantastic
as Mrs BrambleMovie
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016National Theatre Live: The Seagull
as Irina Nikolaevna ArkadinaMovie
The Carer
2016The Carer
as MillyMovie
New Blood
2016New Blood
as Eleanor DaviesTV
Flowers
2016Flowers
as Aunty VivTV
Testament of Youth
2015Testament of Youth
as Mrs. LeightonMovie
Mapp and Lucia
2014Mapp and Lucia
as Emmeline 'Lucia' LucasTV
Sardines
2014Sardines
as ElizabethMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9
as ElizabethTV
Fleming
2014Fleming
as Second Officer MondayTV
Private Lives
2013Private Lives
as Amanda PrynneMovie
How I Live Now
2013How I Live Now
as Aunt PennMovie
Shetland
2013Shetland
as Phyllis BrennanTV
A Touch of Cloth
2012A Touch of Cloth
as Hope GoodgirlTV
We'll Take Manhattan
2012We'll Take Manhattan
as Lucie ClaytonMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradise
as Ciss DacreTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantTV
Hidden
2011Hidden
as Elspeth VerneyTV
The Hour
2011The Hour
as Lix StormTV
Hysteria
2011Hysteria
as Mrs. BellamyMovie
Downton Abbey
2010Downton Abbey
as Lady AnstrutherTV
Critical Eye
2010Critical Eye
as LauraMovie
St Trinian's
2007St Trinian's
as Miss BagstockMovie
Lewis
2007Lewis
as Judith SuskinTV
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Elizabeth DoringMovie
The Best Man
2005The Best Man
as DanaMovie
Roman Road
2004Roman Road
as Maddy BancroftMovie
Hustle
2004Hustle
as Wendy StantonTV
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Professor's Daughter (voice)Movie
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Dreamers
2003The Dreamers
as MotherMovie
Fortysomething
2003Fortysomething
as Estelle SlipperyTV
What a Girl Wants
2003What a Girl Wants
as Glynnis PayneMovie
The Real Jane Austen
2002The Real Jane Austen
as Presenter / NarratorMovie
Tipping the Velvet
2002Tipping the Velvet
as Diana LethabyTV
Crush
2002Crush
as Molly CartwrightMovie
Spooks
2002Spooks
as Juliet ShawTV
The Cazalets
2001The Cazalets
as Diana MackintoshTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Dead
as Lucy ChristieTV
Rebus
2000Rebus
as Amanda MorrisonTV
Longitude
2000Longitude
as Muriel GouldMovie
Longitude
2000Longitude
as Muriel GouldTV
The Vice
1999The Vice
as Dr. Christine WeirTV
Heart
1999Heart
as Nicole FarmerMovie
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Barbara RitchieMovie
Cold Lazarus
1996Cold Lazarus
as Anna GriffithsTV
Karaoke
1996Karaoke
as Anna GriffithsTV
Pride and Prejudice
1995Pride and Prejudice
as Caroline BingleyTV
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995Kavanagh Q.C.
as Julia PiperTV
Princess Caraboo
1994Princess Caraboo
as Mrs. PeakeMovie
Staggered
1994Staggered
as Carmen SvennipegMovie
Tom & Viv
1994Tom & Viv
as WomanMovie
Century
1993Century
as Woman in Police StationMovie
Jupiter Moon
1990Jupiter Moon
as Mercedes PageTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Virginie MesnardTV
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Sally SmithTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Celia MortonTV
M
My Brilliant Career
as Señora BossierTV