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...

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Playhouse Creatures

as Mrs Betterton

Stromboli

as Diane

Come Away

as Eleanor Morrow

Benjamin

as Tessa

Nativity Rocks!

as Clara Hargreaves

The Happy Prince

as Mrs. Arbuthnott

The Last Dragonslayer

as Stuffco president

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

as Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina

The Carer

as Milly

Testament of Youth

as Mrs. Leighton

Sardines

as Elizabeth

Private Lives

as Amanda Prynne

How I Live Now

as Aunt Penn

We'll Take Manhattan

as Lucie Clayton

Hysteria

as Mrs. Bellamy

Critical Eye

as Laura

St Trinian's

as Miss Bagstock