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Anna Friel Biography
Birth Name:Anna Louise Friel
Birth Place:Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bolton in 2006
- Supports the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign by the organization Breakthrough Breast Cancer
- Won the 1995 National Televisoin Award for most popular actress
- Supports the child cancer awareness group Raisa Gorbachev Foundation
- Gave birth to a daughter with actor David Thewlis in 2005
- Started out acting in the soap opera "Brookside․"
- Trained in acting at the Oldham Theatre Workshop
Awards
- 1995National Television Award-Most Popular Actress: winner
- 1995TV Times Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2002Genie-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 2007Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2008Saturn Award-Best Actress on Television: nominated
- 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2008OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Czech Lion-Best Actress (Zenský herecký výkon v hlavní roli): nominated
- 2009RTS North West Television Award-Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series: winner
- 2009Scream Award-Best Fantasy Actress: nominated
- 2010SFX Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2010Sun in a Net-Best Leading Actress (Najlepsí zensky herecky vykon v hlavnej ulohe): winner
- 2017Emmy-Best Performance by an Actress: winner
- 2017Jury Prize-Best Actress: winner
- 2018BAFTA TV Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated