
Anna Chancellor
Born
April 27, 1965 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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

Stromboli
Diane
2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Lady Dant
2022

Come Away
Eleanor Morrow
2020

For Love or Money
Carol
2019

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Henrietta
2019

Benjamin
Tessa
2019

Nativity Rocks!
Clara Hargreaves
2018

The Happy Prince
Mrs. Arbuthnott
2018

Love of My Life
Grace
2017

The Last Dragonslayer
Stuffco president
2016

This Beautiful Fantastic
Mrs Bramble
2016

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
2016

The Carer
Milly
2016

Testament of Youth
Mrs. Leighton
2015

Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
Queen Victoria
2014

Inside No. 9: Sardines
Elizabeth
2014

Private Lives
Amanda Prynne
2013

How I Live Now
Aunt Penn
2013

Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
Narrator
2013

We'll Take Manhattan
Lucie Clayton
2012

Hysteria
Mrs. Bellamy
2011

Critical Eye
Laura
2010

Christmas at the Riviera
Diane
2007

St. Trinian's
Miss Bagstock
2007

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Irene Adler
2007

Breaking and Entering
Kate
2006

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Elizabeth Doring
2006

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
Anne Hathaway
2005

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'
Self
2005

The Best Man
Dana
2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Questular Rontok
2005

Roman Road
Maddy Bancroft
2004

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Jo Kenworth
2004

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Professor's Daughter (voice)
2003

The Dreamers
Mother
2003

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Nicky Bowden
2003

What a Girl Wants
Glynnis Payne
2003

The Real Jane Austen
Presenter / Narrator
2002

Crush
Molly Cartwright
2002

Longitude
Muriel Gould
2000

Heart
Nicole Farmer
1999

The Man Who Knew Too Little
Barbara Ritchie
1997

FairyTale: A True Story
Peter Pan
1997

Princess Caraboo
Mrs. Peake
1994

Staggered
Carmen Svennipeg
1994

Tom & Viv
Woman
1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Henrietta
1994

Century
Woman in Police Station
1993

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Barmaid
1989
Brighton Storeys

Outrageous
Sydney Bowles Mitford · (1 episode)
2025

Playhouse Creatures
Mrs Betterton
2025

My Lady Jane
Lady Frances Grey · (8 episodes)
2024

Fifteen-Love
And Woodward · (6 episodes)
2023

Compulsion
Sasha · (4 episodes)
2022

That Dirty Black Bag
Hellen · (8 episodes)
2022

Hotel Portofino
Lady Latchmere · (6 episodes)
2022

The Watch
Lord Vetinari · (6 episodes)
2021

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Frances Gaunt · (14 episodes)
2019

Ordeal by Innocence
Rachel Argyll · (3 episodes)
2018

Trust
Penelope · (10 episodes)
2018

The Crown
Lady Rosse · (1 episode)
2016

New Blood
Eleanor Davies · (7 episodes)
2016

Flowers
Aunty Viv · (1 episode)
2016

Mapp and Lucia
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas · (3 episodes)
2014

Inside No. 9
Elizabeth · (1 episode)
2014

Fleming
Second Officer Monday · (4 episodes)
2014

Shetland
Phyllis Brennan · (4 episodes)
2013

A Touch of Cloth
Hope Goodgirl · (2 episodes)
2012

Pramface
(13 episodes)
2012

Death in Paradise
Ciss Dacre · (1 episode)
2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011

Hidden
Elspeth Verney · (4 episodes)
2011

The Hour
Lix Storm · (12 episodes)
2011

Downton Abbey
Lady Anstruther · (1 episode)
2010

Law & Order: UK
(2 episodes)
2009

Lewis
Judith Suskin · (1 episode)
2007

Suburban Shootout
(14 episodes)
2006

Agatha Christie's Marple
Lydia Horton · (1 episode)
2004

Hustle
Wendy Stanton · (1 episode)
2004

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Narrator (voice)
2003

Fortysomething
Estelle Slippery · (6 episodes)
2003

Tipping the Velvet
Diana Lethaby · (3 episodes)
2002

Spooks
Juliet Shaw · (14 episodes)
2002

The Cazalets
Diana Mackintosh · (6 episodes)
2001

Waking the Dead
Lucy Christie · (2 episodes)
2001

Rebus
Amanda Morrison · (1 episode)
2000

Longitude
Muriel Gould · (2 episodes)
2000

The Vice
Dr. Christine Weir · (6 episodes)
1999

Cold Lazarus
Anna Griffiths · (4 episodes)
1996

Karaoke
Anna Griffiths · (4 episodes)
1996

Silent Witness
(2 episodes)
1996

Pride and Prejudice
Caroline Bingley · (6 episodes)
1995

Kavanagh Q.C.
Julia Piper · (26 episodes)
1995

Jupiter Moon
(150 episodes)
1990

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Virginie Mesnard · (1 episode)
1989

Inspector Morse
Sally Smith · (1 episode)
1987

Casualty
Celia Morton · (1 episode)
1986
The Girlfriend
Lilith · (0 episode)