Biography
Anna Chancellor is an English actress. Born on 27 April 1965 in Richmond, Surrey, she has appeared in film, television and theatre. Her early film role was as Henrietta in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Other screen credits include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Dreamers (2003), What a Girl Wants (2003), Penny Dreadful (2014), Downton Abbey (2010), How I Live Now (2013), Hysteria (2011) and Testament of Youth (2015). On television she has played roles in Pride and Prejudice (1995), Spooks (2005–2007), The Hour (2011–2012), The Crown (2016) and Hotel Portofino (2022).
Chancellor received a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Hour. She was twice nominated for Olivier Awards, for Stanley (1997) and Private Lives (2014). In 2025 she appeared as Lillith Greenway in the series The Girlfriend.
