Anna Chancellor

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1965
Country: UK
Total Credits at Criticker: 42 (Actor)
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Frankie Muniz returns as Agent Cody Banks on an undercover mission to recover a stolen min-control device from a rogue CIA agent.
The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 is the backdrop as three young cineastes are drawn together through their passion for film. Matthew, an American exchange student, discovers in French twins Theo and Isabelle a relationship unlike anything he has ever experienced or will ever encounter again -- and he longs to be a part of it. (Fox Searchlight)
The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will every find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend. (imdb)
Don't Panic... Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extra-ordinary adventure across the universe in this hilarious comedy. (Touchstone Pictures)
Determined to live out her fantasy of forging a storybook relationship with her long-absent dad, a spirited young American girl (Bynes) impulsively hops a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her father (Firth) is a high profile politician. (Warner Bros.)
Murray is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assasinate international leaders at a banquet. (imdb)
A story about theft, both criminal and emotional, Breaking & Entering follows a disparate group of long-term Londoners and new arrivals whose lives intersect in the inner-city area of King's Cross. (The Weinstein Company)
Tipping the Velvet (2002) - TV Mini-Series
Dramatised from Sarah Waters' acclaimed debut novel, "Tipping the Velvet" tells the story of Nancy Astley (Rachael Stirling), a young girl who works as cook and waitress in her Father's seaside restaurant - that is until she witnesses the extraordinary performance of a new-to-town male impersonator - Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes) - and begins to undergo a complete life transformation... (imdb)
Pride and Prejudice (1995) - TV Mini-Series
Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. (imdb)
A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds. (imdb)
Published in 1609, William Shakespeare's collection of 154 sonnets comprises the greatest lyric sequence of poems in world literature. At the centre of this sonnet sequence lies a mystery that has endured for 400 years. 126 of these sonnets are addressed to a "Fair Youth" and 26 are addressed to a "Dark Lady". What fair youth inspired such passion and who was Shakespeare's dark lady?
Longitude (2000) - TV Movie
An 18th century clock maker named Jon Harrison begins what is to become a forty-year task to invent a system for determining longitude at sea with a nautical timepiece. Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, naval officer Rupert Gould discovers Harrison's neglected chronometers and sets out to restore them. A high seas saga of passion, determination, and discovery. (cduniverse.com)
Saoirse Ronan (Hanna) stars in this adaptation of Meg Rosoff's award-winning near-future novel about an American teenager sent to live with her family in Britain on the eve of the Third World War, directed by Kevin McDonald (The Last King of Scotland). (tiff.net)
Christmas at the Riviera (2007) - TV Movie
The assistant manager of a seaside hotel is left to run the building over the Christmas period. (imdb)
The Real Jane Austen (2002) - TV Movie
Drama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen. Actor Anna Chancellor, a distant relative of Jane Austen, discovers the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. Location shots of her homes in Steventon and Chawton and extracts from adaptations of her work are also featured. (bbc.co.uk)
Mapp & Lucia (2014) - TV Mini-Series
The social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia rents Mapp's house for the summer.
Hidden (2011) - TV Mini-Series
When a mysterious lawyer Gina Hawkes turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client he agrees to take on the job but is unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother 20 years ago. Harry quickly finds himself caught up in a much bigger and more complex conspiracy that reaches deep into the heart of the British political system. (imdb)
Fleming (2014) - TV Mini-Series
Look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London. (imdb)
The Hour (2011) - TV Series
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme. (imdb)
Fortysomething (2003) - TV Series
Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping with family pressures and a mid-life crisis, Paul discovers his unusual ability to hear other peoples' inner thoughts. (imdb)
New Blood (2016) - TV Series
The series follows junior investigators Stefan and Rash, who are brought together by a link between two seemingly unrelated cases.
This Beautiful Fantastic is a contemporary fairy tale revolving around the most unlikely of friendships between a reclusive, agoraphobic young woman with dreams of being a children's book author and a curmudgeonly old widower, set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London. (Wikipedia)
Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled. (imdb)
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor. (imdb)
Ordeal by Innocence (2018) - TV Mini-Series
Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence. (imdb)
In Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature. (imdb)
Peter Pan and his sister, Alice, embark on adventures to Neverland and Wonderland. (imdb)
Suburban Shootout (2006) - TV Series
Little Steppington is a small suburb that should be calm, cozy and quiet. But it is not lucky with its inhabitants. Instead of quietly killing time knitting, they kill each other. Vegetable cutters and large-caliber weapons go into action. Under the guise of a women's charitable society, classes of yoga and a circle of amateur runners, secret super-agents hide themselves, ready to eliminate a couple of competitors for the sake of another injection of Botox. (imdb)
The Watch (2020) - TV Series
Based on the characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. (imdb)
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
Doctor Bamford has had enough of village life and is desperate for some distance from inquisitive Cornish neighbours. When the local estate agent shows him Tregunnt Farm, derelict and miles from anywhere, it's love at first sight. But the Bowden family from London also have their eye on the property with a view to developing the surrounding land into ugly holiday cottages. After being gazumped, the Doc decides to spook the family into leaving by pretending to be the Beast of Bodmin.
Follows Sara, who recently divorced and decided to register for a 'From Fear to Love' retreat on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli but she is confronted with the painful past she has been trying to hide.
My Lady Jane (2024) - TV Series
History's most tragic heroines but reimagined with an uplifting twist: the damsel in distress saves herself - and then the kingdom. (imdb)
- The Small World of Florian Selby (2023) - Season 1
- Emotional Erection (2023) - Season 1
The Cazalets (2001) - TV Series
Mini-series adapted from a series of novels that's set at the estate of a large privileged Sussex family and follows their life in London between the years 1937 and 1947. (imdb)
Compulsion (2022) - TV Series
After surviving a tragedy, paramedic Jenny Challoner struggles with PTSD. Concealing her suffering from husband Chris, friend Alison and daughter Rosie, Jenny's life spirals out of control. (imdb)