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Anna Chancellor

Acting Born Apr 27, 1965 Richmond, Surrey, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

The Crown

as Lady Rosse

Death in Paradise

as Ciss Dacre

Casualty

as Celia Morton

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Virginie Mesnard

Silent Witness

1996

Pride and Prejudice

as Caroline Bingley

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Frances Gaunt

Full filmography

  • The Crown (2016) as Lady Rosse
  • Death in Paradise (2011) as Ciss Dacre
  • Casualty (1986) as Celia Morton
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Virginie Mesnard
  • Silent Witness (1996)
  • Downton Abbey (2010) as Lady Anstruther
  • Shetland (2013) as Phyllis Brennan
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Lydia Horton
  • Waking the Dead (2001) as Lucy Christie
  • Spooks (2002) as Juliet Shaw
  • Hustle (2004) as Wendy Stanton
  • Inside No. 9 (2014) as Elizabeth
  • Lewis (2007) as Judith Suskin
  • Inspector Morse (1987) as Sally Smith
  • Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Caroline Bingley
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019) as Frances Gaunt
  • Law & Order: UK (2009)
  • The Dreamers (2003) as Mother
  • Trust (2018) as Penelope
  • The Girlfriend (2025) as Lillith Greenway
  • Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as Julia Piper
  • My Lady Jane (2024) as Lady Frances Grey
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) as Questular Rontok