Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

60 · Born: Apr 27, 1965

Personal Details

BornApr 27, 1965 Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Parents
  • John Paget Chancellor
  • Mary Alice Jolliffe

Biography

Anna Chancellor is a well-recognized figure in the television and film industries, with a career spanning multiple notable roles. Perhaps her most iconic portrayal is that of Henrietta, affectionately known as Duckface, in the highly acclaimed British film "Four Weddings and a Funeral".

In addition to her film work, Chancellor has made a significant impact on television, with notable appearances in the Emmy award-winning miniseries "The Hour", where she played the role of Lix Storm. She has also shared the screen with Dominic Cooper in "Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond", and has appeared in the popular UK comedy "Pramface".

Furthermore, Chancellor has had recurring roles in several prominent television series, including "Downton Abbey", "Pride and Prejudice", and "Mapp & Lucia". Her versatility as an actress has also led her to star in three Agatha Christie adaptations, specifically "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Chocolate Box" (1993),"Agatha Christie's Marple: Murder is Easy" (2008),and "Ordeal by Innocence" (2018).

Career

2025
Outrageous
Outrageous as Sydney Bowles Mitford
2024
My Lady Jane
My Lady Jane as Lady Frances Grey
2023
Fifteen-Love
Fifteen-Love as And Woodward
Rain Dogs
Rain Dogs as Allegra
Compulsion
Compulsion as Sasha
Hotel Portofino
Hotel Portofino as Lady Latchmere
2021
The Watch
The Watch as Lord Vetinari
2020
Come Away
Come Away as Eleanor Morrow
2019
Benjamin
Benjamin as Tessa
2018
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks! as Clara Hargreaves
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince as Mrs. Arbuthnott
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence as Rachel Argyll
Trust
Trust as Penelope
2017
2016
The Carer
The Carer as Milly
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer as Stuffco president
New Blood
New Blood as Eleanor Davies
Shetland
Shetland as Phyllis Brennan
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth as Mrs. Leighton
Mapp & Lucia
Mapp & Lucia as Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
Fleming
Fleming as Second Officer Monday
2013
How I Live Now
How I Live Now as Aunt Penn
A Touch of Cloth
A Touch of Cloth as Hope Goodgirl
2012
We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan as Lucie Clayton
2011
Hysteria
Hysteria as Mrs. Bellamy
The Hour
The Hour as Lix Storm
Hidden
Hidden as Elspeth Verney
2010
2007
St. Trinian's
St. Trinian's as Miss Bagstock
2006
2005
Spooks
Spooks as Juliet Shaw
Roman Road
Roman Road as Maddy Bancroft
2003
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants as Glynnis Payne
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose as Professor's Daughter (voice)
Fortysomething
Fortysomething as Estelle Slippery
2002
The Real Jane Austen
The Real Jane Austen as Presenter / Narrator
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet as Diana Lethaby
2001
Crush
Crush as Molly Cartwright
The Cazalets
The Cazalets as Diana Mackintosh
2000
Longitude
Longitude as Muriel Gould
1999
Heart
Heart as Nicole Farmer
The Vice
The Vice as Dr. Christine Weir
1997
1996
Cold Lazarus
Cold Lazarus as Anna Griffiths
Karaoke
Karaoke as Anna Griffiths
1995
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice as Caroline Bingley
Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC as Julia Piper
1994
Staggered
Staggered as Carmen Svennipeg
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv as Woman
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo as Mrs. Peake
1993
Century
Century as Woman in Police Station