Anna Chancellor
Acting
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
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tvThe Girlfriend
2025
Lillith Greenway
tvOutrageous
2025
Sydney Bowles Mitford
moviePlayhouse Creatures
2025
Mrs Betterton
tvMy Lady Jane
2024
Lady Frances Grey
tvFifteen-Love
2023
And Woodward
movieStromboli
2022
Diane
movieMrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
Lady Dant
tvCompulsion
2022
Sasha
tvHotel Portofino
2022
Lady Latchmere
tvThe Watch
2021
Lord Vetinari
movieCome Away
2020
Eleanor Morrow
tvPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
Frances Gaunt
movieBenjamin
2019
Tessa
movieNativity Rocks!
2018
Clara Hargreaves
movieThe Happy Prince
2018
Mrs. Arbuthnott
tvOrdeal by Innocence
2018
Rachel Argyll
tvTrust
2018
Penelope
movieThe Last Dragonslayer
2016
Stuffco president
tvThe Crown
2016
Lady Rosse
movieThis Beautiful Fantastic
2016
Mrs Bramble
movieNational Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
movieThe Carer
2016
Milly
tvNew Blood
2016
Eleanor Davies
tvFlowers
2016
Aunty Viv
movieTestament of Youth
2015
Mrs. Leighton
tvMapp and Lucia
2014
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
movieQueen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
2014
Queen Victoria
movieSardines
2014
Elizabeth
tvInside No. 9
2014
Elizabeth
tvFleming
2014
Second Officer Monday
moviePrivate Lives
2013
Amanda Prynne
movieHow I Live Now
2013
Aunt Penn
tvShetland
2013
Phyllis Brennan
tvA Touch of Cloth
2012
Hope Goodgirl
movieWe'll Take Manhattan
2012
Lucie Clayton
tvDeath in Paradise
2011
Ciss Dacre
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Self - Participant
tvHidden
2011
Elspeth Verney
tvThe Hour
2011
Lix Storm
movieHysteria
2011
Mrs. Bellamy
tvDownton Abbey
2010
Lady Anstruther
movieSt Trinian's
2007
Miss Bagstock
tvLewis
2007
Judith Suskin
movieThe Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006
Elizabeth Doring
movieThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
Questular Rontok
movieRoman Road
2004
Maddy Bancroft
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
Lydia Horton
tvHustle
2004
Wendy Stanton
movieWilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
Professor's Daughter (voice)
movie100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Dreamers
2003
Mother
tvFortysomething
2003
Estelle Slippery
movieWhat a Girl Wants
2003
Glynnis Payne
movieThe Real Jane Austen
2002
Presenter / Narrator
tvTipping the Velvet
2002
Diana Lethaby
movieCrush
2002
Molly Cartwright
tvSpooks
2002
Juliet Shaw
tvThe Cazalets
2001
Diana Mackintosh
tvWaking the Dead
2001
Lucy Christie
tvRebus
2000
Amanda Morrison
movieLongitude
2000
Muriel Gould
tvLongitude
2000
Muriel Gould
tvThe Vice
1999
Dr Christina Weir
movieHeart
1999
Nicole Farmer
movieThe Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Barbara Ritchie
movieFairyTale: A True Story
1997
Peter Pan
tvCold Lazarus
1996
Anna Griffiths
tvKaraoke
1996
Anna Griffiths
tvPride and Prejudice
1995
Caroline Bingley
tvKavanagh Q.C.
1995
Julia Piper
moviePrincess Caraboo
1994
Mrs. Peake
movieStaggered
1994
Carmen Svennipeg
movieTom & Viv
1994
Woman
movieFour Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Henrietta
movieCentury
1993
Woman in Police Station
tvJupiter Moon
1990
Mercedes Page
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Virginie Mesnard
tvInspector Morse
1987
Sally Smith
tvCasualty
1986
Celia Morton
My Brilliant Career
Señora Bossier