Anna Chancellor Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Hour" in 2012
• Was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress for "Pramface" and "The Hour" in 2013
• Was nominated for a Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival for Outstanding Actress for "Suburban Shootout" in 2007
• Enjoyed doing drama when she went to convent school, which she claimed was the exception to her being "an educational failure․"
• Made her screen acting debut in the 1990 film "Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother․"
• One of her earliest roles, Henrietta in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," left her with the nickname Duckface, which her character was occasionally referred to as in the film
• Quote: "I've always been so pleased when I've got a job․ I'm sort of all over the place in my life․ I like being told what to do and where to stand․ It's like putting a tight corset on your behavior․"
• Quote: "The more I grow up, the more I realise you've got to appreciate the good times when you can․ Sad things happen: you're going to suffer, it's going to hurt․ So when it goes well, enjoy it․"
• Has appeared in stage productions of "South Downs," "Creditors," "The Observer," and several others
• Best known for her role as Mercedes Page in "Jupiter Moon" and as Questular Rontok in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy․"