Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

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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Filmography

2025

Playhouse Creatures
Playhouse Creatures
as Mrs Betterton
Movie - Released: 4/15/2025

2024

My Lady Jane
My Lady Jane
as Lady Frances Grey
TV - Released: 6/27/2024

2023

Fifteen-Love
Fifteen-Love
as And Woodward
TV - Released: 7/21/2023

2022

Stromboli
Stromboli
as Diane
Movie - Released: 11/3/2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
as Lady Dant
Movie - Released: 7/15/2022
Hotel Portofino
Hotel Portofino
as Lady Latchmere
TV - Released: 1/27/2022
Compulsion
Compulsion
as Sasha
TV - Released: 4/12/2022
That Dirty Black Bag
That Dirty Black Bag
as Hellen
TV - Released: 3/10/2022

2021

The Watch
The Watch
as Lord Vetinari
TV - Released: 1/3/2021

2020

Come Away
Come Away
as Eleanor Morrow
Movie - Released: 11/12/2020

2019

For Love or Money
For Love or Money
as Carol
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
as Henrietta
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
Benjamin
Benjamin
as Tessa
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Frances Gaunt
TV - Released: 7/28/2019

2018

The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
as Mrs. Arbuthnott
Movie - Released: 4/12/2018
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks!
as Clara Hargreaves
Movie - Released: 11/23/2018
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
as Rachel Argyll
TV - Released: 4/1/2018
Trust
Trust
as Penelope
TV - Released: 3/25/2018

2017

Love of My Life
Love of My Life
as Grace
Movie - Released: 2/17/2017

2016

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
as Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
Movie - Released: 10/8/2016
This Beautiful Fantastic
This Beautiful Fantastic
as Mrs Bramble
Movie - Released: 10/20/2016
The Carer
The Carer
as Milly
Movie - Released: 8/5/2016
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer
as Stuffco president
Movie - Released: 12/25/2016
New Blood
New Blood
as Eleanor Davies
TV - Released: 6/9/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as Lady Rosse
TV - Released: 11/4/2016
Flowers
Flowers
as Aunty Viv
TV - Released: 4/25/2016

2015

Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
as Mrs. Leighton
Movie - Released: 1/16/2015

2014

Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled
as Queen Victoria
Movie - Released: 11/13/2014
Inside No. 9: Sardines
Inside No. 9: Sardines
as Elizabeth
Movie - Released: 2/13/2014
Fleming
Fleming
as Second Officer Monday
TV - Released: 1/29/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Elizabeth
TV - Released: 2/5/2014
Mapp and Lucia
Mapp and Lucia
as Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
TV - Released: 12/29/2014

2013

How I Live Now
How I Live Now
as Aunt Penn
Movie - Released: 9/10/2013
Private Lives
Private Lives
as Amanda Prynne
Movie - Released: 12/11/2013
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
Confessions Of An Alien Abductee
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/3/2013
Shetland
Shetland
as Phyllis Brennan
TV - Released: 3/10/2013

2012

We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan
as Lucie Clayton
Movie - Released: 1/26/2012
Pramface
Pramface
TV - Released: 2/23/2012
A Touch of Cloth
A Touch of Cloth
as Hope Goodgirl
TV - Released: 8/26/2012

2011

Hysteria
Hysteria
as Mrs. Bellamy
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011
The Hour
The Hour
as Lix Storm
TV - Released: 7/19/2011
Hidden
Hidden
as Elspeth Verney
TV - Released: 10/6/2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 10/24/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Ciss Dacre
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

Critical Eye
Critical Eye
as Laura
Movie - Released: 3/9/2010
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Lady Anstruther
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
TV - Released: 2/23/2009

2007

St. Trinian's
St. Trinian's
as Miss Bagstock
Movie - Released: 12/21/2007
Christmas at the Riviera
Christmas at the Riviera
as Diane
Movie - Released: 12/23/2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Irene Adler
Movie - Released: 3/25/2007
Lewis
Lewis
as Judith Suskin
TV - Released: 2/18/2007

2006

Breaking and Entering
Breaking and Entering
as Kate
Movie - Released: 12/15/2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Elizabeth Doring
Movie - Released: 10/16/2006
Suburban Shootout
Suburban Shootout
TV - Released: 3/22/2006

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Questular Rontok
Movie - Released: 4/28/2005
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
as Anne Hathaway
Movie - Released: 11/22/2005
The Best Man
The Best Man
as Dana
Movie - Released: 7/9/2005

2004

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
as Jo Kenworth
Movie - Released: 3/12/2004
Roman Road
Roman Road
as Maddy Bancroft
Movie - Released: 12/31/2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lydia Horton
TV - Released: 12/12/2004
Hustle
Hustle
as Wendy Stanton
TV - Released: 2/24/2004

2003

The Dreamers
The Dreamers
as Mother
Movie - Released: 10/10/2003
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
as Nicky Bowden
Movie - Released: 4/30/2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Professor's Daughter (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/2003
What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
as Glynnis Payne
Movie - Released: 3/27/2003
Fortysomething
Fortysomething
TV - Released: 6/29/2003

2002

Crush
Crush
as Molly Cartwright
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002
The Real Jane Austen
The Real Jane Austen
as Presenter / Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/30/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as Juliet Shaw
TV - Released: 5/13/2002
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet
as Diana Lethaby
TV - Released: 12/9/2002

2001

The Cazalets
The Cazalets
as Diana Mackintosh
TV - Released: 6/22/2001
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Lucy Christie
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

2000

Longitude
Longitude
as Muriel Gould
Movie - Released: 1/2/2000
Rebus
Rebus
as Amanda Morrison
TV - Released: 4/26/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Muriel Gould
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1999

Heart
Heart
as Nicole Farmer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
The Vice
The Vice
as Dr. Christine Weir
TV - Released: 1/4/1999

1997

The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Barbara Ritchie
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
as Peter Pan
Movie - Released: 10/24/1997

1996

Silent Witness
Silent Witness
TV - Released: 2/21/1996
Karaoke
Karaoke
as Anna Griffiths
TV - Released: 4/28/1996
Cold Lazarus
Cold Lazarus
as Anna Griffiths
TV - Released: 5/26/1996

1995

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
as Caroline Bingley
TV - Released: 9/24/1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Julia Piper
TV - Released: 1/3/1995

1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Henrietta
Movie - Released: 3/9/1994
Staggered
Staggered
as Carmen Svennipeg
Movie - Released: 7/8/1994
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv
as Woman
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
as Mrs. Peake
Movie - Released: 9/16/1994

1993

Century
Century
as Woman in Police Station
Movie - Released: 12/31/1993

1990

Jupiter Moon
Jupiter Moon
TV - Released: 3/27/1990

1989

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
as Barmaid
Movie - Released: 9/1/1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Virginie Mesnard
TV - Released: 1/8/1989

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Sally Smith
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Celia Morton
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

Unknown

Movie
TV
Outrageous
as Sydney Bowles Mitford
TV
TV
The Girlfriend
as Lilith
TV