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Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Acting·1965·52 films

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.

Filmography

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)Questular Rontok
The Dreamers
The Dreamers (2003)Mother
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)Henrietta
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants (2003)Glynnis Payne
How I Live Now
How I Live Now (2013)Aunt Penn
Hysteria
Hysteria (2011)Mrs. Bellamy
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth (2015)Mrs. Leighton
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)Jo Kenworth
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)Barbara Ritchie
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)Lady Dant
St Trinian's
St Trinian's (2007)Miss Bagstock
This Beautiful Fantastic
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)Mrs Bramble
Come Away
Come Away (2020)Eleanor Morrow
Breaking and Entering
Breaking and Entering (2006)Kate
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (2018)Mrs. Arbuthnott
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)Peter Pan
Benjamin
Benjamin (2019)Tessa
The Best Man
The Best Man (2005)Dana
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer (2016)Stuffco president
For Love or Money
For Love or Money (2019)Carol
Crush
Crush (2002)Molly Cartwright
Stromboli
Stromboli (2022)Diane
The Carer
The Carer (2016)Milly
Longitude
Longitude (2000)Muriel Gould
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv (1994)Woman
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)Henrietta
We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan (2012)Lucie Clayton
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo (1994)Mrs. Peake
Love of My Life
Love of My Life (2017)Grace
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)Irene Adler
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks! (2018)Clara Hargreaves
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003)Nicky Bowden
Staggered
Staggered (1994)Carmen Svennipeg
Heart
Heart (1999)Nicole Farmer
Christmas at the Riviera
Christmas at the Riviera (2007)Diane
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)Anne Hathaway
Century
Century (1993)Woman in Police Station
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee (2013)Narrator
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006)Elizabeth Doring
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother) (1989)Barmaid
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)Narrator (voice)
The Real Jane Austen
The Real Jane Austen (2002)Presenter / Narrator
Private Lives
Private Lives (2013)Amanda Prynne
Sardines
Sardines (2014)Elizabeth
Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (2014)Queen Victoria
Box of Frogs
Box of Frogs (2026)Anna
Critical Eye
Critical Eye (2010)Laura
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'
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' (2005)Self
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2016)Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
Roman Road
Roman Road (2004)Maddy Bancroft
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (2003)Professor's Daughter (voice)
Playhouse Creatures
Playhouse Creatures (2025)Mrs Betterton